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Amys Kitchen

I got connected to this job through Star Staffing so I cannot talk about benefits other than that the supervisors will push that you join direct through Amy's.
Everyday is different, which is only bad because unless you speak Spanish things never get more clear. If you don't know who is the right person to ask for something, and are not able to find them, then you are lost. Whether it's finding an item or finding the schedule to figure out where to go.
You work in units with other people and every single person who has been at the company a while does things differently, so you have to be good with incredibly loud noises and be able to understand what people want otherwise you will have strife. There are a lot mixers who just stand around and talk and act as if you are an imposition if you need help.
The company itself has poor communication, you are just put on the schedule and you need to check it Every day because tomorrow's time could change right before you leave to go home. If you were hired as a light lifter you will be put on heavy lifter tasks.
The environment is incredibly loud, the floor is always wet with either water, ice, sauce, or oil. You need to have the most anti-slip shoes money can buy because you will slip transitioning to many different floors. Someone is always hurt from either strain or an almost fall.
Really you're just a body, it's just a job, if you need a job they have hours, but don't do it unless you have someone else to manage the cooking and cleaning at home.

They say one thing but there’s no action.  This place is a joke.  They make a big deal about being family and treating each other with kindness. downstairs it’s a different story.  The line leads yell at us and are disrespectful.  The morale is horrible.  It’s reported to HR but nothing ever changes.   We are tired of reporting it and it never changes.  The poll they do each year is stupid and means nothing.  They give the lowest increases they can.  So many people are looking for new jobs.  The benefits used to be worth it but not since they changed everything.  People are being sent to collections for medical bills that are supposed to be covered.  The attendance policy is the worse I’ve ever seen.  Don’t get sick or have emergencies or you will get fired.  They don’t care if you have a note from the doctor or if your kids get sick.   My coworkers are getting hurt constantly.  Safety is supposed to be top priority but that’s only for show.  The plant manager cusses and throws fits in front of everyone.  How is she supposed to fit in the Amy’s culture?  Unless your Hispanic she won’t promote you. That’s why the line leds get away with treating us so bad. The one person in HR who cared about us and tried to help is leaving.  There’s a reason she was the only one of them with a line outside her door.  The other HR are always in meetings or have their doors shut.  They’re rude and everyone knows they don’t care about us.  Who cares what they say, this company doesn’t care.  They use you up, destroy your health and spit you out.

Working at Amy's was a great pleasure especially with the team of people i worked with; from lift training to driving everyday working. Any questions I had I know my coworkers would be more than willing to help me. My supervisor was amazing and more than understanding to help with problems at work or home. He gave me the confidence I needed to keep getting better as a lift driver and would always give me feedback on how I was doing as an employee and what I could improve on. 

HOWEVER; new management came in and it felt like team moral was at an all-time low. It used to be fun getting up and going to work until new management came in and started changing things. The fun atmosphere was almost instantly gone. I feel like me leaving has disappointed my immediate supervisor and team because we worked great together. 

HR department needs some serious overhaul! I've came into the front office countless times for issues with my check (finally fixed after I started to get angry) needing to do paperwork (telling me to come certain days when the person i need to speak to isn't even there!!), asking to do an exit interview (first time I asked they told me to come another day. I did and was told the second time they do not do them...what?!)  or changing my address for my last check. I don't know if they're on youtube, tiktok, painting their nails or doing nothing at all but, there should be no reason why the front office staff are this unorganized and lazy. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Largely discounted Amy's food via employee purchase program, for food that you would not otherwise pay $8, $9 a pop for from a regular store. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Company culture is not progressive. Unrealistic job expectations buoyed by a lack of support (funding) for projects, etc. Quarterly performance reviews administered by management who seem weak in knowledge of processes and goals of performance reviews themselves. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Company culture is not progressive. Majority of the company (yes management) no Bachelors degree and very little or no college at all.
Contrary to the health-conscious image that the company tries very hard to portray publicly, work offices (several attached to adjoining processing plants) smell bad. Over time I began to wonder if negative press in the media (regarding the working conditions and abuse reported by many factory workers) was not actually true, especially after observing squalid working conditions multiple times myself. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very much every person for themselves. Stressful and turnover rate is high, and not surprising given the quarterly performance reviews, and lack of funding of important work-related projects (things as simple as hotels, flights, etc.), inept and poorly prepared management.

I enjoy my job and my co workers very much. My position will change soon and I am not certain how and the management is also not sure. Although I am a Master Data Controller, I cover often for other jobs, so I do some distribution planning, and various things for my department as well as other departments. Such as checking all of the UPC codes for compliance, and documenting job flow through charts and documenting a wiki site for training. I was fortunate to be a part of the beta testing and helped to develop the system that runs our production facilities, it is very specialized and I am the expert for how the data works in that rather complex system. The company is growing and the demand for the product is higher than the amount of raw materials we can source, and this adds a lot of stress to the employees and we have recently seen a large turn over in staff as well as a change to what we all do as compared to our actual job descriptions. I have worked for two start ups with similar issues. It's par for the course, I am entrepreneurial by nature, but very precise and detail oriented, I would like a job I would want to stay at for 10 or more years. I would like to work in an established company with less turn over, especially in management and HR.

Once upon a time Amy's Kitchen was quite a wonderful place to work.  Casual, laid-back, not too intense, not terribly disciplined.  We just did our jobs with nominal direction and all was well.  That culture lead to problems, of course, but none beyond repair.  Core technology was extremely dated for the first few years I was there but I was empowered to change that and I did.  I was promoted and was able to upgrade this core tech stack significantly in less than a year's time but the organization I inherited didn't significantly change.  If anything I probably made it worse.  A CIO was hired after 2-3 years of looking than that person of course began changing things and moving her own people in after 9-12 months.  No one gets paid that kind of money to maintain the status quo but certainly things needed fixing so I can hardly blame her.  Very, very different management was brought in under her. Culture and changes were shifted dramatically without top-down communication, buy-in, or significant involvement by rank-and-file.

Management is under trained. I've never dealt with such as them. In like decades of employment. I don't forsee them investing in mgmt training either. They think they're doing a stupendous job. The salaried mgrs are above any accountability for their actions. They can treat employees as they want. You have to watch your 6 if you aren't in the clique. They will tag some employees and discipline them, while those who curry favor can do the same exact violation only days later and not receive any disciplinary action. They think nobody notices, but they do, trust me. They are making note of their every action. They do not want work with you if have any infirmity, if they don't 'like' you. 
It is like middle school with no tangible leadership. They operate as if they believe the salary mgrs are an asset to the company while the hourly's are a liability. You'd think they think that this valley has an endless source of production level workers. It does not and the community has heard about the dysfunctional culture of inclusion for some and exclusion for others that their amateur managers have created. They will hang on to the mgrs who caused them the negative press exposure. They are tone deaf and cannot see it as well. Simply amazing and frustrating 

A typical work day for me was to supervise and oversee the many processes and programs in the QA Frozen and Canning Departments. I reported to the QA Manager and provided updates on what was happening on the assembly lines, and discussed the most important issues that required managerial support and feedback. During my employment with Amy's Kitchen, I learned to time manage, provide daily leadership to my team, and develop as a leader and professional in my field of expertise. I was provided a reasonable level of autonomy to carry out my daily taskings. The most enjoyable part of my job was working with the many fine people throughout the various departments, and the working relationships I developed over the years. I think the most challenging part of my job was my time management and balancing the various daily taskings I encountered. This was also very rewarding for me when I was able to complete everything I needed to accomplish each day. Overall, the employees at Amy's Kitchen are very professional and work very hard together to produce the best organic food on the market.

They need to listen to the people that actually do the work, not the managers that have no idea what's going on. Stop using fear as a way to silence the employees from speaking the truth. Stop the favoritism. 
They eliminated an entire shift and had to choice between 2 supervisors, one that knew how to run, tear down, clean and set up the department and the other only knew how to run. Which one do you think they went for? The first? Nah, that would make sense. Instead they choose a lazy arrogant supervisor that barely shows up or can't stay to finish out the shift. Talk about favorites. You ask us to help out other departments, people and even cross train but then when someone does they get told to stop because they aren't paying them to work in another department even when that other department is paying them to help. 
Economy is rough and everyone is trying to make a living, stop trying to make us feel bad for wanted more time and money so we can pay the bills. This isn't a family company. I wouldn't treat my family this way. 

I feel rather sorrowful for those that rely on their  jobs at this particular facility. Poorly managed, no training or administrative accountability. There is no formal training. They simply say "here is your job, don't mess up or it's on you". The management seldom has a plan, and when they do have a plan, they deviate from said plan regardless of whom it may affect. That is due to the fact that their deviation does not affect them. If they actually planned ahead, and set forth contingency plans, things would run much smoother. When things go wrong, they react in a very over-the-top way. As I type this, I think back to a time a heavy lifter injured her shoulder, at work, and (in a sling, mind you) was expected to work her scheduled shifts. They lack any safety awareness simply due to the fact that saftey is no where near a priority. Priority number one is production. Ask the majority of those employed there..... forget about it! Just look at their turnover statistics. Lynn...... please get involved.

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