food technologist

research associate

scientist

brand ambassador

process engineer

Beyond Meat

I worked here for a few months, specifically in the R&D labs. During my interview, they did very well on selling false promises that quickly became apparent during the first few weeks of employment.

Upper management don't know what they are doing. I would bring up issues within the company and I was told they would take it into consideration but in reality it was just to get me to stop bothering them. I was not the only person who experienced this. They like to act like they know what they're doing, but they lack experience handling certain situations. No wonder why many people have left!

There was a lot of pressure to have all these responsibilities (that weren't even on the initial job description!) even though I was just starting out because of the constant deadlines. The responsibilities just kept adding on over time, but the pay stayed the same (which was VERY low for these types of roles!). There was also my manager who was constantly breathing down my neck criticizing everything I did no matter how well I was doing, which made me hate my job very quickly.

The teams in R&D are more on the younger side, which made the environment fun. BUT, this gave upper management the opportunity to take advantage of us for being recent graduates. They made it seem like we should be praising them for even considering us for these kinds of jobs, but in reality, they pay VERY low compared to other established companies. I lost trust in Beyond and no longer support their products despite loving their food before starting my role.

I rated this company 2 stars overall because some of the people I worked with great and PTO was decent, but management drains the life out of the environment. They need to get in touch with reality and serve the needs of their people. Maybe then they could actually keep their employees long term!

This is an alright place to start working, but be warned, raises and promotions are few and far between, and chosen by managers who pick favorites. Upper management doesn't care about you or your well-being or even your project whatsoever. Everything was due yesterday because no one in the upper echelon has worked in a food company and understands how a product timeline works. Finance team mismanages money like crazy and then the cost-reduction effort is thrown on the innovators halfway through the project, where you just wasted half a year developing something to their old standards and now you have to completely toss that aside, and then they blame YOU for that problem. You will work hard and launch a product and not even get a thank you from upper management, not a raise or a bonus or anything, just keep working and why aren't you working faster? The impossible timelines creates incompetent work that gets pushed through to commercialization and then commercialization spends months on end trying to fix backended issues that could have been solved by giving innovators a little more time to figure it out. My fellow coworkers were amazing, but they don't care about you at all here. If you have a family I definitely would not work here. 

The atmosphere at Beyond Meat is not professional at all. I loved my job there because I love logistics, however if you were not in the "clicks" you would get walked over. It is very sad that a company with  so much potential can treat their employees so badly. I was told that they were going to fire me- but wouldn't give me a reason why, they gave me the option to resign so I did. Later I found out that I was going to be fired for something that my main boss blamed on me instead of him getting the blame. A week after I left, he was fired for what he blamed on me. They offered my job back. I did not take it back due to the fact that I worked my hardest there every single day, no one could  tell me what I was being fired for so that I could prove I didn't do it. Unless they change how the management runs there I would not recommend anyone to work there.

The company portrays a progressive culture yet merit promotions are non-existent.  Top down toxic leadership promotes nepotism, special person title positional creation, while retaining management that blames subordinates instead being accountable, and those who will just do as they are told or don't know any better which leaves them exposed to legal ramifications. Individuals who are not willing to operate in gray areas or uphold strong ethics are branded as trouble-makers and the work environment becomes oppressive.
The company disproportionately focused on up-scaled production capacity while neglecting quality systems, training, operating procedures and dangerously anemic Safe Quality Foods documentation.

If you enjoy a management team that Favors Temp employees over actual employees then feel free to work there as a Temp, because you'll actually be paid more than an actual employee there, cause that makes sense right? Wrong.
You'll be paid more as a Temp until they buy out your contract yes, but you'll also be constantly sent home early due to lack of product, or machine functionality during a typical 9-5, moved around to a different line(s) to meet the desired quotas, (non-negotiable) and if the desired quotas aren't meant, and you were lucky enough to not get sent home "early", you'd be subjected to a undetermined end time that could severely impact your next day of work there. So by all means if you wanna make "good money" with absolutely no consistency to your income, work at Beyond Meat.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company Pays well for the position

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of support. As company goes through tough times many roles have been cut and those remaining are expected to manage the work load

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Remote isn’t bad but in the office is stressful. Every department fends for themselves. Not a te environment - working together as one company

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Basically putting out fires. Because of the short staff, each day is working on what becomes most important. Not much time is spent on continuos improvement

its a good job for the fact thatg there is always work. The co workers and a couple supervisors are pretty much friendly. But the job environment, is bad. theres always issues and never stay working without things breaking on a Daily basis. They play around when it comes to hiring temporary employees on. They segragate into groups and play favorites. I have learned all the machines and procedures but two of the machines. The most enjoyable part of the job is one of the supervisors trying to help me and realizes that ti have potential and always talks to me and tries to help get me more work when necessary.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Recruiters lie to get you on board.  Lied to about hours, pay, positions, promotions, and game plans.

You will get promoted to a position, worked for 7 or 8 months, without the pay raise.

Benefits are good.  Mgmt is a joke.  Think "the beatings will continue until moral improves" as they cut you to 32 hrs a week.

Easy work, but supervisors are okay we working the a players while letting the poor performers stand and chat.



What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Inexperienced management, from low level up through CEO


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Everybody is on their phone, little work gets done

If you are punctual and able to be at work on time every day, dont mind an occasional day of cleaning or just simply pushing a broom around for 8 hours or even going to the other plant to work on occasion, at times working short staffed while getting out a high level of production, are flexible as to what role you perform on the production line, able to handle products at below freezing temperatures for an 8 hour shift, able to stay focused on the task at hand and if need be find something to do in order to stay busy, and able to get along with others while working close to one another this is a great job to have. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
They have more paid holidays than any other company I have EVER seen. They even have a “Beyond Meat Day” which is also a paid holiday! 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Inconsistent work schedule. 
There are times when it is mandatory to work every weekend and then all of a sudden, you are getting laid off. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
As with any company, there are favorite people who always stick together and get special treatment while others are  ignored.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
There is NO typical day at this company. 
Things change constantly.

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Food technologist 3 salaries reported	$72,333 per year
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