Smithfield Foods reviews

2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(1,283 total reviews)
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Shane Smith

46% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Smithfield Foods has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,283 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Smithfield Foods 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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1K reviews
1.0
Jul 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

401K match, health benefits and PTO

Cons

Since the exit of the prior CIO and the CBO taking over responsibility it is nothing but toxicity, power plays, incompetence and fear mongering. Round after round of reductions in force, followed by more job eliminations, and eventually ending with closing offices and eliminating more positions to relocate from metropolitan areas to rural Virginia. Current IT leadership is not in control and just executing the maniacal biddings of the CBO whose objective is just to show savings at all costs. All of this has led to the dilution of any credibility the IT organization once had.

1.0
Apr 17, 2020

Don't do it!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None really. Insurance is bad, management is bad...its ALL bad.

Cons

Most racist company. If ur are any color other than white you will not get far with this company. They will find ANYTHING (even make up stories) to fire you. Just go in there and see how equal opportunity they really are.

1.0
Sep 9, 2017

Hypocrites

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The wages help me pay my bills

Cons

I am being harassed (by someone in HR) and it is impossible to log a complaint. The bogus phone numbers just lead you to recorded messages and hang up. I finally talked to someone in corporate and all they did was call HR at my location which- what a surprise- denied everything. Then they call me back to say allegations unfounded but thank you for calling.

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