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Great Lakes Cheese reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(184 total reviews)

Dan Zagzebski

84% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Great Lakes Cheese has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 184 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Great Lakes Cheese employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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184 reviews
1.0
Jan 15, 2015

production Supervisor

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

My employees were very hard working, and amazing people

Cons

Management is blind, or doesn't care; not sure which. Sexual harassment is swept under the rug, and employees are afraid of retaliation by their supervisors if they report any wrong doing. HR is very corrupt, and inexperienced.

1.0
Sep 26, 2019

Run in the opposite direction

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company used to be family-oriented. The family members that own the company are great. However, the rest of the management team is quickly changing the culture.

Cons

The once family-oriented company is hiring management that is changing the culture. It's a "cool kids club". If you don't suck up to HR you are on her hit list. Talk about a tyrant. No experience and running the company and culture into the ground. Do as I say not as I do mentality. A flashy new headquarters is just a mask to hide how miserable everyone is.

2.0
Oct 24, 2019

Average employer stuck in the pre-2000s

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good ESOP program, which is their only retirement program. Average wages on the corporate side, better pay on the plant side. Modern work environment and the associated luxuries, with free well-kept parking. Employer-sponsored healthcare, although single employees contribute about $3,000 annually. Company-sponsored "appreciation" events twice or so through the year.

Cons

Nonexistent communication between departments, and even within many departments. Working remote is not an option, even though most employees commute over 45 minutes each way. Taking care of normal life occurrences becomes near impossible. Extremely noncompetitive vacation/sick leave time allowance. Forget about taking a vacation or calling off sick. Most departments are beyond short-staffed and expected to accomplish great things without the necessary resources, setting employees up for failure. No employee training/development/mentorship programs. Advancing in your career isn't an option unless you know someone. Except for those at a very high level, corporate employees are not given the chance/permitted to know or understand the products, suppliers, or plants they're working with.

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