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Monterey Mushrooms

Beware the promise these people will make you to get you to work at their establishment. First of all, they lure you in with many false promises about what you will be doing. They make it seem like you will be doing fun and initiative work but in reality they make you sit and watch people move material around.The turnover is crazy here, all the old growers will eventually confirm that they have seen many young faces come and go. This is because the owner of the company wants young and educated people to be the new leaders of the company one day. That's a great idea since mushroom growing and farming revolves around science. However, they do not pay you for your knowledge. You get the bare minimum or close to bare minimum for salary. The benefits, specifically the medical insurance, are horrible.They give you the lowest tier insurance available. Most Growers who have worked there for years have not gotten raises and thus are hostile towards young and energetic newcomers. The management is absent. when they are not absent they deal with things in a very old school way, the 60- 70's "be afraid of the boss feel". The work conditions are very dangerous; So dangerous that their have been fatalities at least 2 of their farms .Then their is the work life balance, they tell you since you are on salary " you work until the job is done". This would lead you to believe you might be able to go home early from time to time. However, the reality is that you simply end up working more hours. These farms are running on machinery that are years past their prime and break down constantly. Since Growers often time supervise several operations on the farm they have to stay onsite until the machines and job are done. I have heard of people working up to 20 hrs in a single day because a machine was down for 12 hours. I highly recommend you do not work here unless you really need experience, even then it may be better to look elsewhere.

I hate this company. 

First they lied to me about the 'incredible pay' it was supposed to be starting $18.50. That's what I was promised and that's what they used to persuade me away from my company that was paying better. 

They had me working for a whole month without getting a single check so I would know what I was really being payed. They kept telling me I'll be paid, never happened for over a month. I didn't get to sign my tax forms and paper work until I was already working for almost 3 freaking weeks... 

They lied themselves in a circle over and over again purposely keeping me in the dark about my pay and my paper work. It wasn't until I threaten to sue them that suddenly I got my employee Id number, password and a stable schedule but still no tax form no money for my labor. I had been driving a commercial class A tractor trailer for a whole month and they didn't care that I was doing so illegally. They simply wanted me to work as much as possible before I found out they lied about my pay amount... 

After I had enough of their games I called corporate and they played games to and told me I shouldn't have been offer that much money when they. Hanged their policy on the pay to $10 and hour all the way around... Flare rate no over time nothing... Just $10 an hour period and I lost my flipping mind... I hate this company more happened but I think you get the picture. I hope to god this company drowns and goes bankrupt...

Lacks basic communication, organization, and managment. You come to work each day without know what the priorities are. Lucky to have 1 maintenance meeting a week, which basically just consists of status of jobs for their Managers meetings. Line mechanics are required to stay at work past their shift until line finishes run. Has 24/7 maintenance but no line mechanics on 2nd shift to cover longer run times. No sick days period. Attendance on a point system with no type of excused tardies, early leaves, or missed days. Even a medical emergency will go against your point unless qualify for FMLA (only after 12 months of employment). Awesome mechanics to work with but very hard to get managment to allow repairs to be made correctly. They only want to make it through each day. Most repairs are made off symptoms and not about solving the root problem. Almost impossible to get pay raise. Many mechanics have had the same pay more 6-10 years. No cost of living. Best thing about working here was the cheap insurance. I paid $21 a week for myself and 1 child. Most higher up have been employed since the beginning and are stuck in how stuff was done in 1970's. GM personally told me that they don't hold people accountable. Constant damage to equipment without any repercussions to operators or person damaging equipment.

What is the best part of working at the company?
one of the best aspects of working for Monterey Mushrooms was the opportunity to learn and gain experience across different segments of the business. This provided valuable insight and skills that are hard to come by in many other companies.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Morale has taken a significant hit recently. Many employees have chosen to leave, and even more have been let go. The longtime owner has lost decision-making authority, and now decisions are made by the board and partners who show little loyalty or compassion toward employees who have dedicated decades—sometimes their entire careers—to the company.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Over the last year, the company has closed three facilities and has been operating in the red for years. A new minority partner brought in leadership changes that have left critical team members in the dark about strategic plans.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day often involves putting out fires addressing urgent issues with operating

I was referred to this company by a friend that has worked here for over a year. I was told there was only one position open at the time and it was the janitor position. I agreed to come in for an interview and within seconds of the interview regretted it. One of the employees in HR is very rude TO WOMEN SPECIFICALLY and talked down to me the entire interview and made me feel like a peasant. I worked as a janitor for almost 2 months and went to both HR employees to discuss some difficulties I was having and this same HR employee did nothing but make fun of me the entire time indirectly. After this incident I applied for the Packer/Driver position they had open and yet again was just talked down to and this specific HR person was very rude during my interview. After almost 2 weeks I didn’t hear anything back from HR about if I got the new position or not. This company treats you terribly and does NOT RESPECT THEIR WORKERS AT ALL! 

The compose makes the ground fertile, the seeds come before growth, there is an incubation period, before we see the birth. The packing is fast, we want them to last
Like those seeds we grow in the rooms, working those hours make us bloom.
We learn integrity, and the rewards of a job..there is no time left to steal or rob...
We have a chance to build relationships...that take us out of the streets tight grips.,
Something happens at we clean those rooms..
It goes way beyond, growing mushrooms..
Someone believed we could be someone special..
This alone deserves a metal..
They train us..teach us give us a chance, even when we quit, they take us back..
they gives us hope where there was lack..
We learn to love those mushrooms...they are not all that grows in those magical rooms.
If you want a job that will grow your soul..
Come to Monterey Mushroom and choose your role...We love you Monterey..Madisonville Tx,

A typical day at work usually has around 3 human errors and/or machine breakdowns a day. I gained Forklift experience and gained a good understanding of label and case machine troubleshooting. management has been unstable for the last 4-5 months due to temporary and new management. The shifting of goals and ideals has caused changes both good and bad. They had almost doubled our daily production, but at the cost of quality. The hardest part of the job is coming to terms that 40 hours is not a guarantee for every week, and if you work in case and label, if an error happens it has to be fixed without stopping production or else the product may become unable to be salvaged. The most enjoyable part of the job is preparing for the day because its the easiest time to be optimistic.

I performed daily preventative maintenance on machines and repairs as needed. I also made repairs or upgrades to infrastructure as needed.
I learned a great deal about electrical and mechanical components of high speed wrapping machines, labelers, and printers. I also learned about 3 phase motor installation, as well as other electrical knowledge.
Management was usually strong and fair.
The workplace culture was good as efforts to improve were strived for regularly.
The hardest part of the job was interacting with the many spanish speaking employees. However I did make a good effort to learn enough spanish to work with them to deal with production line issues.
The best part of the job was installing new equipment and being put in charge of learning its operation and teaching others.

I worked as a Maintenance Tech at Monterey Mushroom Farm. This place is sorely lacking in Maintenance Management. Absolutely no preventative maintenance what-so-ever. But when something breaks down, it’s the fault of the Maintenance Techs. No “root cause” maintenance at all. You are expected to get the equipment up and running ASAP with no regard as to what caused the failure. The maintenance managers are constantly complaining about being over budget, yet will not let you make proper repairs. Replace the obviously broken / damaged items, but don’t take an extra few minutes to examine other components that may need attention. If you work there, keep your personal items in sight, or under lock and key, otherwise it will wind up “missing”. Unless no other employment is available, I seriously advise finding work elsewhere.

Typical day at work is basically fast paste. I'm constantly moving and pouring different varieties of mushroom to be sliced and packed into boxes. I had learned what mushroom goes with what orders and how to maintain certain machinery. Everyone had there own assigned job and if something went wrong management would step in to direct those who needed it. Many people worked at that company but it was hard to start conversation because of how loud the machinery was. We all basically stayed to ourselves but I did enjoy talking to my managers. I think the hardest part of the job was staying in one spot. You would be in constant motion. all the time. the most enjoyable part would have to be getting all those orders correct and being able to work as much as you needed. It helped a lot.

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