food service worker

cook

director of business development

site lead

food service director

Genuine Foods

In the beginning everything was great. I had a good boss, friendly coworkers, the hours were good, I was very happy. As time went on we could all see that the company wasn't living up to the standards that they set themselves. Our steamer had stopped working the first week we had opened the kitchen, and about 2 months later our dishwasher had stopped working as well. We reported both to be repaired and we never got them fixed. We had also began to notice the company was letting go of people as well as people leaving the company en masse. The only thing that kept us together was that we all got along and worked really well together. The seniors enjoyed the meals the we provided them and we always went the extra mile to satisfy them. In the end it was all for nothing, they closed the kitchen because they couldn't get the number of people they agreed to on the contract, but instead of waiting to see if we could increase tge numbers, they pulled the plug. They told us all less than 2 weeks before the closing of the kitchen, giving us no time to prepare for being unemployed. No severance pay, no transfer to another location, they didn't even offer. Just said "Sorry", and that we were eligible for unemployment. The people I worked with are some of the best workers I've ever worked with, but this company is by far the worst I've ever worked for. They are anything but "Genuine".

Work hours changed quickly from the job I applied for and lack of communication or direction no mangers talked or told me when I did something against policies or broke rules unless they needed to discuss two different managers within the first couple of weeks cause the first one got fired decent pay starting but definitely no room for advancement stupid policies they try to find any excuse to not pay you or let you go coming up with a flimsy excuse on why they were firing me and they claimed I was a good and hard worker now without a job and any income. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing, nothing in particular 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything, people call out for days at a time with no consequences 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There is no work culture, everybody has their favorite person and if you’re not one of them they talk about you. And when you hear them talking about you they say you’re the problem 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typical day is working by yourself doing all the heavy lifting and they praise the peoples who don’t put in the same work

Great company , I understand that I have worked there during Covid , so it was hard for everyone , they fully trust me running schools emergency meals 200-300 miles apart , they pay for my lodging , gas , meals , and car miles ..,
Because of Covid they did not get as many contract that they have originally planned so they had no choice but let me go , they pay me for extra 2 weeks , they did not have to do that but they did , and it was much appreciated 

Company is fake! They say are organic company with a mission of health "scratch cooking" but is not true. I work in one of their kitchen. Conditions are terrible. Constant roof leaking problems. managers come in and just stare at us. we work hard with little pay. they dont care. they hire other poeple with more money but i worked for them awhile. thank god i leave that place. not safe. No benefits! They didnt even give me vacation time. I had to fight HR to get paid.

Warning !!! If you are in Washington DC please be cautious of this company. This is by far one of the worst food service company’s !! They don’t wanna spend money for better resources for the contracts that they have and the working conditions of the Perry St prep kitchen is in terrible and they cook food for 14+ schools out of that location. Then how they treat their employees are even worst. The amount of work does not equal to your what you being compensated. Also, Poor Management and very high turnover rate.

If you are able to jump onto a sinking ship, fix it before it sinks, and then steer it to safety, you'll be fine. Little to no training, just "training" videos to watch. You control when you clock in or out, you really have most of the control of what you want to do besides making the menus. The dietitians are clueless, they'll serve the same meal 6 times in a month and see no problem with it to save money. Your team is usually small, you'll grow more close with then then your boss. Expect to see them maybe once a month, if that. I enjoyed being in control though so it was a position for me.

Work environment is not the best. Management is childish and immature. Management would rather talk about you to other workers & vice versa like it’s highschool instead of doing their job managing & helping workers grow and learn from mistakes. Current Coworkers are toxic and miserable as well. It’s like highschool for old miserable people who has not excel and failed in life. Food is unsanitary . Things drop and they reuse it. I’ve seen chefs touch food with bare hands and put it back for kids to eat. Work life balance is the only benefit. The whole job is unprofessional. 

This company is extremely disorganized and provides little to no support for its managers or staff. Communication from leadership is poor, expectations are unclear, and the culture is not what is presented during the hiring process. They overpromise and underdeliver on nearly every level, which makes it very difficult to succeed in the role. I would not recommend Genuine Foods to anyone looking for a stable or supportive work environment.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It was a bad experience there were no best parts about working for genuine Foods

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Poor management, lack of supplies,

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Extremely horrible poor management on all levels corporate office management don't care about lower level employees

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You dread having to go to work currently looking for new job

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