delivery driver

forklift operator

inventory associate

truck driver

warehouse worker

Misfits Market

After acquiring Imperfect Foods and decimating the good things that came with being employed by Imperfect Foods, I'm slowly losing my sanity thanks to Misfits Market. Where should I even start? Maybe the forced overtime to clean up mistakes made by other teams, decreased PTO accruement, no raises for the year, no bonuses because the metrics they had in place were entirely unattainable due to the poor job the dev team did launching the new website, rampant favoritism with upper management, poorly behaved customers that feel entitled to mis you verbally and emotionally, layoffs, hour cuts, having to clean up messes made by the third-party customer care team in the Philippines they use, on top of all the general lack of an actual positive culture and identity.

There is a clear divide in the way that exempt and non-exempt employees are valued and treated. I mean, how out of touch do you have to be to send your employees, who live in the desert, a company branded umbrella as some paltry excuse for "appreciation". I'll enjoy using that never. 

I feel I've wasted the time I've spent with the company and pre-merger. I have gained no real experience, no real career progression, no impactful professional relationships, or anything positive other than just getting by. I think I cry almost every single day because of this job and the customers.

Some of the folks are wonderful, certainly not the upper leadership and especially not the CEO, but some of them make the day to day less painful.

I like the company and what it stands for but it’s not the environment I saw myself working in . 
Starting with the orientation, me and a couple others were at the orientation, was sent on a break . I go to my car and next to me I see current employees rolling up weed.  Every morning and every break since then I would smell it on people. What they do on their own time is none of my concern, but don’t bring the stuff to work and then operate electrical equipment while you are high .
Another thing is there is no training at all,  I was put in a section and was expected to perform as an experienced employee, by the end of the day I got a hang of what needed to be done regardless . Even coworkers worry about their own section and won’t give any type of advice . Next day I was placed at the end of a production line and was suppose to place boxes on pallets and wrap them. The last person touching the box was not speaking a word of English, and I don’t speak Spanish . That at times created misunderstandings. I’m not sure why leads do that, they put a new inexperienced person with someone who I will have communication issues with . There is no leadership, no management on the production floor . I left the job today , went in on time and waited around for lead to assign me to a station , I stood around for over 30 minutes trying to figure out which area to work at . Leads are busy talking and joking with each other 


-Inconsistent hours (You're signed on as full time but could still end up getting sent home due to too many workers and not enough jobs to do, or you could get sent home early if production finishes early.) -Getting paid 16.50 in this economy is a joke. (But thats a whole other discussion.)

 -No one really knows what they're doing at first. It's really a "figure it out yourself/trial and error" enviroment. (Line leads/Supervisors should share the basic run around of the job before throwing new employees on the floor.) 

-Has the worst HR dept. I've ever experienced. They're unorganized, important information isn't always shared with everyone (ex: we get texts when we have late start days or cancelled shifts, and on more than one occasion I did'nt get the info and showed up to work and no one was there. Well, except for the other handful of people that did'nt get the memo.)

 -I could go on and on, but none of that matters because MisfitsMarket is shutting their warehouses and laying off all their employees because they can't afford to keep all their warehouses after the merge with Imperfect Foods. On very short notice we were all told this in a very unorganized meeting, and were given the deadline of April 8th to find new employment.

So far, my experience at Misfits has been very positive. Most of the people here speak Spanish, some of them not knowing English, so knowing at least some phrases in Spanish goes a long way in this place. The pay is very good, considering how easy and redundant the job is. I’ve met a lot of interesting people at this job and the leads I’ve worked with are very helpful in addressing my concerns and making sure I’m successful at my job, so I’m happy.
Keep in mind, it’s a startup company so with that comes the growing pains and constant changes in the work environment. You just have to go with the flow and do your best. The good thing about working for a new startup is that your voice and opinions carry weight. If you have suggestions to make the job easier or more efficient, they do take your opinions seriously and implement your ideas. There are lots of opportunities to grow with this company and really make the workplace your own, and the company is quickly expanding! Dress warmly, make some friends, and actively communicate with your lead, and you’ll do just fine.

My experience was good overall with the team I was one. Amazing team. Good people who care about saving cost.
The company made bad financial decisions which has lead to several layoffs over last couple of years and the merge with a competitor. Do not trust their word when comes to job security. I happen to be part of a layoff. I should seen it coming based history layoff every year. No technology development over 3+ years I was there. No opportunities for advancement. A lot of favoritism by management. The company is trying to be profitable which understandable but they are willing let go of employees they need. Which is unfortunate. The team now is understaffed but they rather let go of good employees and keep paying leadership and management. Leadership is clueless on direction of the company . I wouldn’t be surprised if they burn it to the ground. 
Pros
Weekly grocery credit
Remote
Good pay after few years salary
Cons
No opportunity for growth
No real future in the company 
CEO only cares about becoming profitable 



People set you up to be fired here. And HR does no investigation to try and prove the allegations right or wrong. It’s always gossip, he said she said and everyone is sleeping with everyone. Management expect you to be able to read minds when it comes to knowing information l. They throw you in positions that they don’t train you for and get mad when you don’t know. Don’t work here. It isn’t worth it. The sanitation team is always disrespected by production. And they are always under staffed and over worked. The trash volume is constantly high and no where for it to go. Shipping and receiving act like everyone should worship the ground the walk on. While production lines think you should kiss their behind. Not to mention the supervisors and managers putting I unrealistic expectations on the teams. They don’t even provide them the proper tools to get the job done. Unnecessary competitive for a little bit of money. There are so many people in this building who don’t wear their masks. And the company took away the COVID-19 hazard pay. Smh

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great benefits including shopping allowance.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Unstable working environment.
Shifting priorities lack of seasoned leadership. Corporate HR.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Some nice people. However, the individual responsible for leadership created a culture of “ my way or the highway”. It reminded me of a college sorority or fraternity. Many of the senior level people were more interested in working remotely than partaking of plant operations. It was al

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Chaotic . Unorganized. No one ever seemed to know what was happening. Purchasing costly heavy equipment and having building out space only to acquire another company and fold into it. The turnover from top down was horrendous. An onboarding system which folks would not return after day one.

Misfits market had the worst working conditions I have ever seen in my life. Required to stand for 9 hours a shift, with the exception of a 30 minute break. Little to no training is given. If you are thrown on a different part of the line, you are expected to know what to do. The managers will become frustrated if you don't. 

The warehouse is absolutely filthy. Rotting food is intentionally given to customers in order to keep production numbers high. A majority of line workers refused to wear gloves when packing boxes, management did not care as long as we had the numbers. The floors and shelves are dirty, associates step on palettes where food goes.

It is very difficult to move up or receive a raise in this company. We are all seen as a number to them, and we aren't expected to stay long.

a typical day is to start at 5:00 a.m, you are told after you start that you can`t leave until production is done,which is at 5 or 6 in the evening or sometimes later.. I learned to pay more attention to reviews before agreeing to start working for a company. The management cares nothing about you, you get threatened with a write up if you get sick and have to leave.There is no work life balance, they don`t care if have family issues or a doctors appointment, You are forced to stay until they tell you to leave. The hardest part of the job is not communicating with co workers who can`t speak English, all the supervisors are non English too. I have yet to find anything enjoyable about the job, unless you enjoy not being able to go home. You work and go home at night, go to bed without food and then start over again. 

they are always under staffed and over worked. You never know what time you’re gonna get off, they let you know last minute when is last your time off. Specially if you work morning shifts. Is hard to be in the cold for 12 hours every day or sometimes more when you supposed to get off at a certain time. That’s why mostly everyone gets hired and leaves within weeks. People have stay longer than 12 hours before and it sucks because some people have kids to pick up or any other reason. They say you have to be flexible but they don’t let you know at least in advance. Is short stuff almost everyday and leads and management don’t know how to even help and manage so that maybe we ship more than standing around for minutes doing nothing. Leads talk with other leads most of the time and are not helping. 

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Delivery driver 38 salaries reported	$19.57 per hour
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Warehouse worker 16 salaries reported	$17.22 per hour

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