Toxic work envirnent - People in management are a joke
Pros
Benefit package was good. Health Insurance, wellness program, 401K, car allowance (for sales), etc. All were very competitive in the market. Company spent a lot of money on flashy sales meetings, so was able to see the world on Kemin's dime.
Cons
The management level employees are a total joke. Often times lacking any management experience at all, just put in place because they had been at Kemin the longest. Most of these longer term employees could not move on and do something that was different. I heard so many times "this is just what we've always done". There is a slight undertone of sexism at this company. Several male management employees treated their female subordinate poorly. Chris Nelson as a business person doesn't go well with his PhD scientist mind. Each business unit operates as a silo and doesn't work together. One business unit may be doing well, so then sends entire business unit on a full company paid trip to Hawaii and gets paid bonuses, while the other business unit who didn't meet budget doesn't get anything. This further divides employees and sets them up for internal unhealthy competitiveness.
