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Highland Baking Company

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company provides weekly pay

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful aspect is the evolving corporate structure, where decision-making has become centralized and less collaborative. Department expertise is sometimes overlooked, and internal dynamics can outweigh merit-based leadership, leading to micromanagement and shifting expectations.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment has become more corporate and hierarchical over the years. Decisions are frequently made at higher levels without full input from department leadership, which can create uncertainty and reactive changes in workflow.

There is also a strong internal dynamic component to advancement and recognition. Employees who are more outspoken or escalate concerns tend to receive faster responses or increased influence, which can unintentionally reward dissatisfaction over steady performance. This contributes to an atmosphere where politics and perception can outweigh merit.

The company was great to work for at first until there was a change in management. It's been going downhill steadily since then. There's a lot of racial tension, unprofessionalism, a complete lack of feeling secure in the company. Certain people get away with murder while others who have had only one or two minor infractions get fired instantly without investigation. There is a lot of favoritism. On a more positive note, there are a lot of good people who work there that make the day go by smoother. Pay is ok if you hold a higher position, but if you work on the line I think you start at $10 and there's not much room for advancement. Raises aren't guaranteed and kinda happen at random based on whether or not the top boss likes you. As of now they do holiday bonuses which is few hundred dollars, so that's good. But the way the company is producing waste, they may have to do away with it.

I have another job so some months I would take off two or three days a month to manage work life balance.  I was recently terminated for doing this and I dont believe that taking off two or three days every other month was harmful to my attendance. I know if I was an amigo I wouldn't have been terminated.

a typical day at work: when I first started things were like its ok you dont have to work so hard I'll do it then after a little while at the company things were like we're short staffed so you need to take on this persons responsibilities and that persons

 what you believe you learned: Dont go If you're not hispanic

management: you do what I say, you got that amigo?

workplace culture: viva mexico, columbia, and venezuela

the hardest part of the job: focusing on my work area while trying to focus on other work areas

the most enjoyable part of the job: clock out time and the little 600 - 700 a week check was ok

This is by far and away the worst job I’ve ever had.  It’s a concentration camp. The list of problems is way to long to type here, but the biggest problem with this company is how much they expect out of their maintenance guys, vs how little they pay. you will have no life if you work here. they say it’s 4 on 4 off, 12 hr shift schedule, but it’s a lie, because they expect you to work  ore like 14 hour shifts AND come in on your days off. when you’re there, you will be worked to death. Breaks are non existent except lunch. it’s hot in there, you will be miserable. go do maintenance somewhere else where you will actually be appreciated. 

With a few exceptions, management is terrible. Schedule and shift changes without much notice. Required to work other people's shifts if they took vacation.  Camera system to assure quality and safety (every square inch of the plant, inside and out) are used to monitor employees. If you have a target on you, they will use it against you, while others (pets, family members and Spanish speaking personnel) are free do as they wish. Not recommended for anyone that wants a work/life balance. They will tell you that a Schedule change is temporary to cover the lack of help. Nothing they implement is temporary!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Would never work there again . Management is rude and hateful. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working with management. Very rude people there. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
People on the floor are nice for the most part. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Extremely hot at the oven areas. Drains have been spotted up for about 3 years and it makes the plant stink.

Highland is a great company. Their innovation team is focused on process driven concept creation based on in depth brand and trend research from the birth of an idea to its presentation .

It is a family run company where each employee is treated as one of their own. 

Management of the company is firm but empathetic.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Not a good company don’t care about employee

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No break time only 30 minute lunch 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very dum no kind of organizing company

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very stressful and tiring on my feet all day

Work can be good if the management was trained better. Management doesn't know how to control the environment their working in. Management does not know how to communicate to the employees in a friendly manner. Management suck. Management doesn't want to understand his employer when there is a bad situation. It's always his way or no way.

Overtime was mandatory, whether you could afford to give them the extra time or not.  They did not adhere to the normal workday schedule, often sending employees to lunch within the first hour of the start of their shift and then forcing them to work more than 8 hours straight afterward.  While I was working there more than 60% of their workforce was laid off because their citizenship was not authentic or provable.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Packer 5 salaries reported	$17.97 per hour
Order picker 2 salaries reported	$22.33 per hour
Quality assurance technician 2 salaries reported	$19.99 per hour
Production worker 2 salaries reported	$17.40 per hour
Production 2 salaries reported	$17.95 per hour

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