Land O'Lakes reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(722 total reviews)
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Beth Ford

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Land O'Lakes has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 722 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Land O'Lakes 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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722 reviews
1.0
Nov 12, 2015

Manager

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Pros

Benefits and PTO if you like having no support that is a good thing, if you don't value integrity then that is a good thing and if you like working for companies that pound on their chests and say they care about people but don't then this is a good place. They don't have time for you!

Cons

Not a good company, I have worked for some of the top toughest fortune 100 companies and this is by far the worst ran company you could ever work for.Company doesn't care about its people in the field, no respect for women in the field men bully and intimidate, when reported nothing gets resolved and the women are retaliated against. Disparate wages for women in field, no standardization, no equal resources, no job descriptions, no technology in feed, integrity not a core value or of any value at all. No interest in ingenuity or creativity. This is not a good company for people who value themselves, are experienced and wish to have their knowledge respected. Women take note, they love to hire you in the field however beware after you are in the door in the field be prepared to be treated as a sub citizen by corporate male manager bullies who don't take kindly to being disagreed with. If you are ready to say yes sir even when your experience and knowledge tell you it is wrong, this is the place for you! Budgets are not fairly done, budgets are dictated and weighted heavily for the most preferred male managers to look more successful than they are.

4.0
Sep 23, 2015
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Pros

Friendly, collaborative culture. Sharp executives (for the most part). It's a $15 Billion agribusiness, but people only know it for Dairy Foods (butter). It also owns Purina Feed (brand is shared with Nestle who owns it for cat & dog food) as well as WinField, which is a crop inputs and seeds / precision ag consulting business.

Cons

80% of corporate profits come from WinField - that's not a bad thing, but if you think this is a consumer products company, you're wrong. It's a branded commodity company. Margins are tiny, and it's a cooperative - meaning profits aren't the goal, revenues and growth are. Collaboration is often more important than doing the smart thing. Things move very slowly - could be frustrating for those who like to be decisive and make change happen.

3.0
Mar 23, 2015
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Pros

The company genuinely seems interested in engaging employees to grow the businesses. The office has recently been upgraded and is no longer a drab sea of brown cubicles.

Cons

Don't come here if you're planning to have a child anytime soon. There is no paternity leave and the "maternity leave" is the standard 6-week short term disability benefit, which ends up being 5 weeks of reduced pay after the waiting period week. Some managers seem ok with flexible schedules but there's no company wide policy and many departments place more value on face time than work output. Management has hinted at more changes to come but as of now they're vague promises without any real timelines or details. More attention is being paid on efforts to get women into leadership positions, which is great but the concerns of professional workers and staff are falling by the wayside. If you're not in marketing, IT, or sales it can be challenging to find a career path open to candidates with non-traditional backgrounds. People tend to be conservative in decisions and actions.

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