Its a job!!! - Anonymous employee Russell Stover Employee Review

2.0
Feb 28, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

We do offer benefits: Starting pay is not bad: Its a clean environment: Lots of good employees. The employees make the difference not the employer. Discounts at the candy store.

Cons

Upper management is not fair. Rules are changed to benefit the company not the employees. During the busy season they work 7days a week. Including holidays for some. Example: B & C shift had to work night before thanksgiving. We wasn't able to spend time with our families, wasn't able to leave town, most folks didn't get off work until 3:15 a.m. Sanitation folks didn't get off work until 6:30 a.m. Thanksgiving day. I bet corporate had a chance to rest, travel, & spend time with their families. And if they took the night off to have family time they lost their holiday pay & told the supervisors to tell them that. Different positions are overated/underrated.

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