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
4.0
Aug 16, 2020

RollerCoaster Ride!!

Recommend
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Pros

Pay was very competitive, Health insurance was inexpensive, most of the people were good to work with, benefits were good (including a pension), longevity.

Cons

Old school mentality from the top, unfair and unequally applied policies depending on who you are and who your manager is, high turnover in decision making roles, belief you have to sit in a desk to be working, more reactive that proactive approaches to things, too many hands in the soup, poor decision making, too much focus on process over productivity.

2.0
Jan 29, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits and vacation time.

Cons

Top leaders only care about becoming a billion dollar company for their own personal benefit. Lots of changes and chaos going on. Company is losing top talent by the week which won't effect the company at this moment but eventually will when the market changes and the market will change. Only opportunities left are in Smithfield, VA or if you belong to the Good Ole Boys Club.

1.0
Dec 1, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, free lunches often, nice people

Cons

Poor communication, expectations without training, hiring temps until the move to VA in 2019. When announcements of move in Oct, everyone started leaving, now those left have to do the work and try to train temps.

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