Exploitative environment, discrimination, and 'tech bro' culture.
Pros
My coworkers were great. Management is the problem.
Cons
Hands down the worst position I've had. For a company that claims to 'change how the world eats', they're in fact burning through employees, discriminating against their BIPOC and female staff, and greenwashing the incredible markup on their products for self enrichment. To break it down: - Turnover is high. Particularly in the warehouse, they lose at least one member a week. Pay is low and there are no benefits for the packline workers. For those on the tech side, where I worked, at least one person a month would promptly disappear without any notice, leaving the rest of us bewildered. As well, entire teams have been fired or laid off on two occasions. All in all, morale is low and burnout is high. People feel expendable, because they are. - Women and people of color are not respected at Harvie - you can tell by the wage gaps (in one case I know, a 30% gap, which numbered in the 10s of thousands of dollars), the departures and dismissals (a disproportionately high number are women and people of color) and the side comments made by both the CEO and COO. When asked about the diversity and inclusion efforts, the HR department said that those initiatives were coming soon - but they never came. -In true start up fashion, employees are used up and thrown away. It wasn't unusual for us to work 60 to 70 hour weeks routinely, and evening and weekend work was expected of all staff (except, of course, the CEO and COO). Because the direction of the company changes so often, there are constantly fires to put out. -Promotions without raises are common. When given a 'promotion', staff are told to work for 6 months at that level without a raise, and then it will be discussed, but not guaranteed. No solid numbers are given as to what ranges can be. This is initially introduced as a way to reduce the need for negotiation, but in fact blocks the possibility of any negotiation for employees. All in all, this is a for-profit company that hides its mistreatment of workers behind a wall of supporting local food. There are plenty of legitimate businesses that help local farmers find success, but this is not one of them.
