line operator

deboner

utility worker

retail sales associate

long haul driver

Wayne-Sanderson Farms

I am a hard worker. Worked at Sanderson Farms for 2 years. I go to work on time and do my job. This job is on a 5 point system and you have to wait 90 days before a point comes off.My mother n law passed in 2017 and the man that is responsible for her death trial was in 2018. I never passed 3 points. If i was out of work , i had a good reason. Two of my points came from going to my mother n law trial to support my wife on the stand. I bought work notes. One point was because i needed a personal day, that was with no note. The job told us we will not be working anymore Saturdays back in oct 2018. At this time i only have 3 points. So I decided to better my life and go to school for 8 weeks. Since we didnt have to work on the weekends i put my classes on the weekends. In Dec.2018 they decided to put us back working on Saturdays. In order to keep my job every Saturday i had to go get a doctor note because I ended up with 5 points. HR told me I had to go get a doctor note every saturday.Thanking God a point comes off at the end of Dec and Beginning of Jan. My points went back down to 3 while being suspended for 3 days. Yes if u get 5 points, you get suspended. Since i was in truck school and i finish on Jan.30, 2019, I was told i can get a job their when i get finish. But again they worked us on Saturday. Every holiday they make up it by working employees on Saturdays. So now im back at 5 points again. I went and got one note for the 4th point but the 5th point i didnt. So, i go to HR and she told me they will terminate me without suspension on Thursday anyway. Now, they know I am in school and they know the reason why i was not at work on Saturday. They don't care. They even know that i was promised a truck job when i get finished. The notes did not matter at all. They didnt care. Also my 2 year anniversary is on Jan 31, 2019. I lost 2 weeks of paid time off. My supervisor told me she wasn't going to send me to HR until the 3rd day because she didnt have anyone to replace me and she needed me to fill that spot. So, i went to HR and resigned so it would not look bad on my record that i was fired. Either way i was going to get six points because my test was today. Im upset with the point system because its not fair for a faithful worker who been their for 2 years. Now with no job my baby included me do not have insurance. My baby suppose to have surgery next week with no insurance. So, if someone die in your family and you need to take off more days other than the 3 days you automatically get, this job is not for you. If you decide to pursue another career while you work; this job is not for you.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The main positive is that the job itself is simple and easy to learn, so most people can pick it up quickly without much experience. The pay is consistent across floor positions, which can be both a positive and a negative since some employees end up doing more work than others for the same pay. Outside of that, there isn’t much that stands out, but it can be a place to gain basic work experience if needed.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part of working here is the lack of accountability and support on the floor. When some employees don’t pull their weight and management doesn’t address it, the workload falls on those who do, creating constant pressure. It can also be difficult to get coverage when needed, even for basic things like using the restroom. On top of that, favoritism and unprofessional behavior from leadership make the environment feel unfair and unpredictable, which adds to the overall stress.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment can feel unstructured and inconsistent, with a noticeable lack of accountability across the floor. Favoritism and blurred boundaries between some supervisors and employees can make the culture feel unfair at times. While the job itself is manageable, the overall atmosphere can be frustrating due to uneven workloads, limited support, and a general lack of professionalism.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day is often overwhelming, exhausting, and frustrating. While the tasks themselves are simple, the workload can feel uneven, especially when others aren’t pulling their weight. This usually leads to taking on more than you should, with little support or coverage available. The lack of consistency and organization on the floor adds to the stress, making the day feel more draining than it needs to be.

If one of the goals in your career path is to simply “do just enough to not get fired” or “learn just enough to make it run” this is a great place to work… you will be asked to do the bare minimum on a daily basis. The only standard used in evaluating your job performance will be attendance and punctuality. Occasionally you will be asked about the quality of the equipment you are responsible for performing preventive maintenance on; however, since this only happens in specific moments where management is being held accountable, shift blaming and/or finger pointing will negate your responsibilities and provide management with a training opportunity (often referred to as a “sign the paper on the desk before you clock out” training)

If you take any amount of pride in your work, routinely try new ways to make your equipment more efficient, or aim to be the most proficient you can on equipment in your area: “Performance Punishment” ensues. In addition to attendance and punctuality, you will be held accountable for your equipment as well as any equipment whose mechanic isn’t present on “PM” nights. You will routinely be given extra lists to complete, ask to find out extra information usually belonging to another department, and without fail each day you will be questioned by the incoming shift as to why something didn’t get done. With the increased workload and extra responsibilities you can expect no extra compensation. With 4 levels (plus trainee) all one must do is pass a written test and complete a hands on assessment with a supervisor to receive an increase in pay. Some level 4’s can’t swap leads in a disconnect for a conveyor going in the wrong direction while some level 4’s are asked to run the entire control voltage circuit for a piece of equipment: the diversity in knowledge continues at each level. 

I honestly believe it could be a good place to work. You stay busy which I do like. Headphones allowed after probation period (60-90 days). Best pay for any entry level job if had and you can max out fairly quickly (3-6 months). Excellent benefits. For the “bad”(strictly opinion): I believe the training(or lack there of) has obvious room for improvement, schedule is interesting 7:45am-5:45pm(1st shift) two 30 minute breaks 10:00am-10:30am and 12:50pm-1:20pm(hard to get business outside of work done and evening commitments like church or kids stuff can be affected), everything is just so rushed and unorganized it feels like, I can’t speak for anyone else but I don’t feel like they care very much at all about the employees, I’ve personally never had an injury at work until now but dealing with that has been a real life nightmare,  unrealistic expectations especially at first(and I believe that’s where at least 75% of people quit) I started with 9 other people and I don’t think any made it past 60-90 days, they have a “retention officer” which I’ve personally never heard of so I feel like that says something in itself, if you don’t like to be busy(to the fullest extent then I wouldn’t recommend it) I wouldn’t call that a bad thing(just trying to be informative) I personally like that, ULTIMATELY though my main concern is management(which influences and affects everything) no involvement in training, processes, guidance, no communication among themselves(hard to communicate with them yourself as well), there’s no sense of leadership(and people are affected by that especially in such a environment as this is).

The backbone of any company (hourly employees) are viewed as replaceable cogs in the machine. Very high Constantly changing policies and guidelines. High turnover rate. One week volunteers needed to work weekends next week sending people with 39.99 hours home early. Great Benefits if u can find a decent health care provider outside of the state of Mississippi that accepts Blue Cross Blue shield. Thanksgiving Christmas and New year's unfortunately fall in the off season for the poultry business and only salary employees recieve any type of bonuses. Once took 40 hour paid vacation the Monday I was scheduled to return on a holiday didn't recieve Holiday pay. Holiday pay was ALWAYS less than my usual pay rate. Never once disciplined written up or suspended. Was Terminated due to attendance was given the option to quit in order to "leave on good terms."  Reapplied recently out of morbid curiosity during the interview i was informed all rehires go in front of the committee to be discussed every Friday, I  interviewed ON A TUESDAY, got a inexpected call back the very next day (WEDNESDAY) surely a mistake I assumed but returned the call within five minutes was asked my ssn 3 times all 3 produced no record of my employment. FOURTH time got it right and said the application had been denied. Didn't bother to ask why or how that was possible. I assume my file was a special exception on the top of the eligible for rehire pile under "left on bad terms" viewed by the committee a couple days before everyone else.

Salaried supervisors are vindictive and use favoritism and retaliation to enforce the rules according to corporate protocol. Salaried supervisors are required to attend frequent training classes sponsored by the corporate office in Mississippi in which they are instructed to use write-up sheets to punish hourly employees for even the most ridiculously minor infractions -- such as clocking-in one minute early or losing your clock-in badge -- in order to keep plant operations flowing smoothly and turning a profit. As a result, at least in my department, we have a management staff that is totally ineffective. If you actually go to your supervisor to report a problem or concern, nothing gets done and you are brushed-off as if you aren't important or are complaining needlessly. If your concern actually even gets past your supervisor to the HR department, HR will fill out a bunch of paperwork and then put a bunch of "statements" in your personnel file THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE, unless you have a pretty good attorney. That's right, there's no "open-door" policy at Sanderson Farms between management and employees. So if you're expecting to find a supervisor who acts as a mentor and encourages you, or a company that values your hard work, keep looking elsewhere. You won't find any respect or appreciation at Sanderson Farms.

Your employees come in at 4:30. You need to be there by 2:30. Your employees leave from 12:30 to 01:00, maybe you go home at 03:00. I'm speaking from experience as a supervisor. You will work 14 to 15 hours a day. If there is a holiday that the company shuts down for like Christmas, New Years, MLK, you can expect to work the weekend before and the weekend after to make up for the lost production. 

As a supervisor, you really have no say about your department. All decisions are made by your superintendent and above. You just do what you are told. Most of the time you are just a really expensive hourly employee. You will be dirty, wet and cold or dirty, wet and hot and frustrated every day.

 Sanderson will pay you well, but they expect a lot in return. They will give you tasks without resources to do those tasks and then hold you accountable for not getting those tasks done. Every minute of every hour of every day is a race to contain some crisis, real or imagined. If your superiors think it's a crisis, it's real, if you think it's a crisis, it's just you not being able to handle it. To sum all this up I say that the management culture from the top down is to constantly criticize everything you do. Which is fine. But what is missing is there is no building up of anyone. No pats on the back, no kudos, no recognition for when something goes well, just criticism, complaints and moans. That's what makes working here a miserable experience at least for me, a supervisor.

Making sure that the equipment is ready to start the day of production. the rest of the day is waiting on something to brake unless theres a call to help another tech do a job that requires more than one person. and if its slow even if it doesn't require two people just to make the day go by faster and help my fellow employee and help production out as well. We all have to live in this world together why not make it a much better an enjoyable place to live and work.
  i always try to approach a typical situation with the idea that I can learn something from anyone no matter how young or old. because i don't know it all and the day a person thinks he does he had better quit the field.I,m not too fond of the management there right now mainly because its all people that came from another company together and it makes it hard to overlook the buddy system that seems to be there at times. they're all good people though.
The workplace culture seems to thrive in and out amongst those that are trying to make it through another day and dollar.
there is no hard part to the job.;no harder than we ever make it really.
 The most enjoyable part is seeing your work appreciated by those that have to use or operate it.

I go in and depending on where they need help that day that's generally where they send me, I've learned how to get along with various people some of who do not deserve the respect you'd give a rat, management is great, they pay some of the best wages to management in the entire chicken industry so you'd expect a higher class of management which is what you get though they do have their off days but don't we all, Most co workers are decent hard working people but you do get those that like to curse everyone out and threaten people, some coworkers do drugs and drink during their break or during trips to the bathroom, and then some people just want to collect a paycheck and let everyone else do their jobs for them, hardest part of the job is the physical aspect of having to hang birds if they're alive those suckers fight you for their lives pecking and scratching at you, even using the bathroom on you, if they're dead well you have to hang 27 birds a minute plus depending on your location and how lazy the guy is standing next to you, you do not want to be at the front of the line, Most enjoyable part of the job is of course the paycheck 13/hr isn't bad for my area.

The president of the company and some of the other upper management team are really good at what they do, and treat their employees fairly.  However, there are a lot of managers, supervisors and line leaders at this company who are extremely unprofessional.  The work is already extremely hard to put up with which is the main reason for high turn over, but an adjustment in management is sorely needed.  I have seen supervisors talk down about employees as soon as they walked out of the office, right in front of other employees.  The benefits are great, however they don’t do individual raises unless you move up to a line lead position.  Bosses will put extra pressure on hard working employees and ignore those who slack off.  There is also a big problem with bad attitudes here.  There’s a lot of pressure put on managers and supervisors, which ultimately trickles down to the rest of the employees.  People end up being blamed for things that aren’t really in their control because things are done unprofessionally.  Almost everyone stays in a bad mood at this place, especially upper management.  There are also definitely favorites and cliques.  Over all this job is just a stop on the way to something better unless you want to be miserable your whole life.

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