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Overall, one of the best environments I've ever worked in. Hands down. The people make this place worth going to everyday.

Everyone's birthdays are celebrated, frequent town halls for transparency, celebrations of life events (Marriages, Babies, etc) The people here are some of the most caring and genuine people I have ever met. 

If you're in sales, management, or marketing, this is the place to go! The product is very exciting, and the environment is fun. Lot's of advancement opportunities and the perks you get are AMAZING!

If you're looking to join in a support role (Customer Service, Supply Chain, IT, Accounting, etc) It's a great place to start, however, be prepared to be underpaid, overworked and under-appreciated, and utterly forgotten by upper management. (Not your line manager...they actually care about you as a person and share some of your frustrations)

Haribo is a candy company, so they mostly care about associates who sell candy. Which is logical. It's their business, but little advancement and appreciation is shown to it's support staff. You know..the people who get that product moving and keep those all those systems running. They are the "help" after all. Why should they get any advancement opportunities? (heavy sarcasm). 

Yeah, you get little gift cards here and there and they do hold "associate appreciation events" but you know what says "Good Job" more than a gift certificate and a donut? A promotion. A career path....for the people who sacrifice their family time constantly to achieve THEIR goals. That's employee appreciation in my book.

They advance you only when you're visibly frustrated for years, or have laid of people and given you their work. This causes people to eventually not care about what they do, and end up leaving or being terminated.

Also, be prepared to be treated like a child, as their corporate dress code is outdated and dusty. They don't trust you to dress yourself like an adult, especially for support staff, who are crawling on floors, walking around all day supporting people, crawling under desks, inside walls and ceilings, handling dirty boxes. You are expected to wear your Sunday best while performing these duties. 

This, among others, is a clear display of the disconnect upper management has with regular working people and the work they do. It's a disgusting display of control and elitism that has no business in a company with the corporate values they have.

Don't get me wrong, there is no shortage of fun to be had here. If you come to work looking to have more fun than work, you have found the place! However most of the "fun" is FORCED by mandatory company engagements. For people actually going to work, to work and achieve something, it's very frustrating and annoying.

Like I said before, this is one of the best places I have ever worked in my life. The people here are the most caring individuals on the planet, you will make new best friends, maybe travel the world, and have fun doing it, and the benefits package is top notch!

...but that's where the fun stops if you are in support. No advancement for little people. If you like soul-less tasks and being restricted by leadership that doesn't quite understand the value of it's information and support systems or the people behind them, but packaged inside a fun environment with great people and benefits this is the place for you!

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My experience working at Haribo has been challenging and, at times, discouraging. While the company has a well-known brand and strong market presence, the internal work environment does not reflect the same level of quality.
One of the most significant issues is the management culture. Leadership often feels disconnected from employees’ day-to-day realities, and communication tends to be one-sided. Feedback from staff is rarely acknowledged or acted upon, which creates a sense that employee voices are undervalued. This has contributed to a workplace atmosphere that can feel toxic and unsupportive.
Additionally, there is little to no opportunity for professional growth. Advancement paths are unclear, and employees who are motivated to develop their skills or take on more responsibility are not given the support or recognition they deserve. Promotions and development opportunities seem limited, which makes it difficult to build a long-term career within the company.
Another concern is the lack of appreciation for employees’ efforts. Hard work often goes unnoticed, and morale suffers as a result. Recognition programs or even basic acknowledgment from management are minimal, leaving many employees feeling underappreciated and disengaged.
Overall, while Haribo has potential as an employer, significant improvements are needed in management practices, employee recognition, and career development opportunities to create a healthier and more motivating work environment.

Haribo of America is a great place to work at. It's a very friendly, family-oriented company with a strong and unique culture. Although the expectations are for you to work hard, we still manage to find ways to have fun during our weeks like celebrating with colleagues over birthdays, life events, or celebrating the different holidays from cultures and religions around the world.

Although small in size, the company is growing with the opportunities for employees to grow with and develop in their careers. 

The company offers an extremely rich benefit package, generous PTO and paid holidays, and the option for everyone to leave by 3pm on Fridays all year round.  

I've worked in other larger companies in the past where you feel like you are just a number, but here everyone knows who you are and there is definitely a sense of value. It's a place where I enjoy coming to work everyday.

I started here with high hopes and alot of promises made. 

we work every weekend both days sometimes, even though they said no weekends when I was hired. They just changed there insurance and it does not cover what it use to. They ask for more of you then what they pay you for. They think that because they have “good benefits” they can pay you less and ask more of you. 

There is no commuincation from leadership. They push for unattainable goals. You smash a goal they set and even more unattainable goal. They care about numbers and being the best in the company. They dont care about their empolyees 

Their Policies and demands do not back the claim for work life balance and wanting to make sure you have time with your family. 

There is no room to grow with the company, unless you are apart of the “inner” Circle. 

This Branch of the company is not a reflection of the company as a whole. 


-You work e/o Saturday when told no weekends because that’s “family time”
-They don’t value good employees, just want more and more and more
-They don’t listen when concerns come up MULTIPLE times about employees taking 45 minute lunches and 20-30min breaks
-Lazy employees that talk all shift, don’t do their jobs and have been written up multiple times are still “working” 
- They only care about numbers even if there’s nowhere to put anything and there’s no help even when you ask.
-It’s just totally toxic. 

I used to love coming to work, love telling people where I work and bragged about it to everyone. Now I come home irritated and want to find a new job where I’m valued and appreciated. 

HARIBO, I’m really disappointed in your so called “family” business 

Haribo used to be a company that valued its employees and really made an effort to push for best regardless of the outcome. Sadly that is not what Haribo is today. Leadership is toxic and fundamentally out of touch with the inner workings of the organization. Leadership prescribes to toxic positivity and anything that goes against the vision is not acceptable. Expectations at the middle and bottom are beyond reasonable, our high turn over seems to reflect that. Many of the top performers are leaving the company since more work is piled on them and those who cant do seem to never pick up their own slack.   

Unfortunately Haribo of America has very poor leadership and they are extremely out of touch with the core team members.  If you are not part of their inner circle, you will have zero chance at any type of advancement or  growth opportunities.  The German team also comes into town on occasion and demands unrealistic goals.  Wisconsin and Kenosha specifically had high hopes for Haribo in joining our community, but poor leadership and un fair working conditions are leaving unfavorable experiences for many of its employees ( both current and past). 

Management and HR have nothing but broken promises. If you work here, try not to show them that you are more intelligent than the supervisors and more, they will not like you that you have better strategies. Work life balance speech that they tell you during your interviews,  I lived it, work life balance doesn't exist. On your days off, you must reply to personal text messages or they might think you are not enjoying the haribo family while your actually supposed to be enjoying your own life family. 

Haribo was a very friendly, enjoyable, family oriented working environment. In Baltimore Haribo employed 13 inside workers and 4 Outside Regional Sales Managers.
In January 2015, Haribo closed their Baltimore Office and made a move to Rosemont, IL. Where they now have 45+ new employees.

Over all this company wouldn’t be bad if it weren’t for ridiculous HR policies and unrealistic expectations from upper management. The work can be very physically demanding.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Retail sales associate 12 salaries reported	$19.08 per hour
Seasonal associate 1 salary reported	$20.00 per hour
Retail store manager 4 salaries reported	$74,500 per year
Maintenance mechanic 3 salaries reported	$39.67 per hour
Summer associate 3 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour

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