Solid pay but toxic & unstable—Rounds of staff cuts - Business Manager Smithfield Foods Employee Review

Recent layoffs, facility closures, and benefit cuts have created uncertainty and low morale There’s a lack of career advancement. You stay on the same desk so it’s important that you’re taking on a desk you’re interested in. I’ve been at other companies that rotate you ever so many years so that the team is well versed. Here, pray no one quits or gets cut because they take that knowledge with them. You own your own development. There are opportunities out there for those that leadership likes, but it’s not openly out there for you to know about. Our culture is increasingly shifting towards a cost-cutting culture despite strong profitability in recent years. Work-from-home flexibility was removed, increasing our commute. PTO policy changes have reduced flexibility. We used to be able to roll over our vacation and now we need to use it all up before this year’s end—all the while pressuring us not to take time. Leadership communication can be inconsistent, with shifting priorities and direction changes mid-project. Even from what I’ve seen with my peers and other departments, advancement seems political rather than performance-based.