Michael Foods Reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(140 total reviews)

Mark Westphal

66% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Michael Foods has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 140 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Michael 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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140 reviews
1.0
18 Oct 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Wellness initiatives and community giving are important to Michael Foods. The people are nice.

Cons

I worked for less than 6 months in the corporate office into a newly created position. The job description I applied to wasn't close to what I ended up doing. My manager was rarely in the office, having little time to train me. I didn't even get a tour on the first day, and had to sit in someone else's office the entire time because mine hadn't been set up yet. They use multiple systems that, not only take forever to get access to, they make it hard to keep information organized. All decisions needed to go through Post Holdings, and they dragged their feet on everything. There is no flexibility in certain departments for those with young families. If you're not at your desk until 5pm, you're looked at as a slacker, even if you come in early and work after hours and weekends.

1.0
24 Nov 2015

HR

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, company is solid & stable financially

Cons

Unethical practices, cover up illegal activity, very poor management I was a whistle blower and they tried to fire me because of it.

5.0
20 June 2015

Excellent place to be for the most part

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Tremendous flexibility and high visibility has allowed me to progress steadfast into a CPG career. On a day to day basis, I am thrilled to be here. Company recently acquired by Post with little disruption on day to day work. Great culture with temendous, friendly people with great values. Good PTO, benefits with option to buy additional time off which is refunded if not used. Performance measured on output over hours worked. This is huge. CEO Dwyer a great communicator on all issues and challenges, hosts frequent Town Hall meetings.

Cons

Have not received notable incentive/bonus in years due to issues outside of our control. Incentive based on company EDITBA so you really don't feel like you earned nor contributed to it depending on how you performed individually. Many senior managers on retail side are retiring or being let go because they don't fit. They are not promoting from within to fill these roles, instead are investing into hiring talent from larger CPG companies. This is great for talent aquisition, but has put a major stall on upward momentum for current employees, particularly on retail/Crystal Farms side.

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