Awful - Employee Sunny Farms Country Store Employee Review

Every single coworker i have met at this job has made every moment more enjoyable and easy going. Facing the horde with these wonderful people has made every bad day suddenly perfect. While no job is without its disadvantages, this ones main advantage is in garnering the support of the kindest individuals I have ever met. No day is without some task to complete and when the main tasks are completed there is always something to clean or organize, which allows my mind to be at ease. I love to keep busy and for the most part this job does just that.

During summer time I fainted due to lack of air conditioning and inability to schedule enough people for the days workload. I was left to do twice the amount of work in close to 91 degree heat and wound up on the ground. While I cannot exactly blame anyone for it alone, I can see clearly how the situation should have been handled and how it was mishandled. According to the long time associates there, it is a regular occurrence during the summer and many people faint due to the lack of preparedness. This did not make me feel cared about or safe.

Literally none besides 20% on the overpriced products available here.

- Employees are subjected to unsafe and inhumane working conditions, including being required to work in an uninsulated store during stormy weather below 50°F and extreme heat exceeding 100°F. The store provides neither air conditioning nor adequate heating. A wood stove exists but is frequently nonfunctional, unused, and wholly insufficient to heat the store. Customers routinely complained about the temperatures and openly remarked that employees were being treated inhumanely. - Employees are expected to immediately memorize and flawlessly recall over 150 produce and bulk item codes without access to reference materials, an unrealistic and punitive expectation that sets staff up for failure rather than success. - Training and supervision are characterized by unprofessional and demeaning conduct by Brenda. During my second day, my trainer openly mocked and laughed at me in front of customers for not having memorized all item codes. This elderly cashier employee has a documented pattern of hostile behavior toward both employees and customers, which has reportedly caused multiple employees to transfer departments or resign. - Management enables and normalizes customer abuse. Verbal harassment, screaming, and intimidation toward employees are permitted without consequence. Intervention reportedly occurs only after customers physically harm staff or other customers, creating a hostile, unsafe, and negligent work environment. - Employees are penalized or terminated without warning for illness or injury, even when supported by a doctor’s note, demonstrating a blatant disregard for basic human decency. - There is no meaningful feedback or performance management. Instead, management discusses concerns behind employees’ backs. - Compensation practices reflect a lack of respect for employees’ labor. Raises are rare and, when granted, are typically limited to $0.25 increments, providing no meaningful recognition of performance