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      Revamp Needed: Culture Talk vs. Accountability Reality - Anonymous employee Johnsonville Employee Review

      1.0
      24 Jul 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Privately Owned: Johnsonville is privately owned, allowing for flexibility in performance metrics. Job Security: It’s challenging to be fired unless a significant error is made. Employees can work at their own pace without fear of immediate consequences. Flexible Performance Expectations: The company is lenient with performance indicators. Even slower workers receive the same ratings as more efficient employees.

      Cons

      Culture Misalignment: Johnsonville often hides behind its culture, using it to justify poor business decisions. Mistakes by management are labeled as “learning,” whereas employee mistakes are scrutinized. Weak Leadership: There is a lack of strong management at the Director/Sr. Director levels. The company operates on tenure rather than merit. Outdated Performance Management: There is no modern performance management process. Goals are not clearly set at the beginning of the year, and KPIs are not well-aligned by leaders. Inconsistent Cultural Practice: Despite emphasizing coaching and feedback, the company paused its employee engagement survey when results were unfavorable, highlighting a gap between talking about culture and living it. Lack of Incentives: The profit-sharing bonus is based on total company performance, not individual contributions, leading to a lack of motivation for personal excellence. Talent Retention Issues: There’s a worrying trend of young talent leaving due to lack of innovation and growth opportunities, while long-tenured employees focus on retirement rather than business growth.

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      Johnsonville Response
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      We hope you’ve shared your feedback and ideas with your coach and/or your Member Services team. Some of what you’ve published below is what we’ve heard before and have been working on such areas to improve our culture and ensure new Members are also aligned. Our Member Survey is scheduled for early fall 2024. We’ve had a committee working on The Johnsonville Way to improve the way we speak and live our core values, provide better training and ensure better consistency across our growing organization. We do truly believe we “work as a team and win as a team,” which is why the company performance is tied to our team and department contributions. And as you know, individual development and performance plans are tied to KPIs. We’re excited to share our next strategic and long-range plans with Members very soon. It sounds like you have some ideas about initiatives that could drive our culture forward so we hope you can be a part of these solutions. Thanks for sharing your feedback.

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      5.0
      30 Apr 2026
      Bi consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Loved, loved, loved working for Johnsonville. Nicest people I have EVER worked with. Enjoyable projects and great opportunity for professional growth, without being too demanding. Very laid back and compassionate people. Great work life balance. Very, very sad when the contract ended. Would honestly be willing to move to Michigan to work for them as a salaried employee if an offer were extended (I live in Houston and work remotely). I hate cold weather and am also a vegetarian, so that really says a lot about how wonderful the people are and how much I enjoyed the work. Cannot say enough about how much I loved working for Johnsonville. Five stars is not enough.

      Cons

      Absolutely zero complaints except that it makes my current job seem like more of a disappointment because Johnsonville raised the bar to a level that not many companies can meet.

      5.0
      3 Feb 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The organization cares deeply about its culture. Every organization as they grow has challenges maintaining culture in every facility and team, but I see Johnsonville investing in just that. A big part of what makes the culture great is the focus on developing my talents. I've grown more at Johnsonville in the last few years than 10 years at a prior organization. They have fully invested in my development and the people I work with care about me. I've experienced the "love your neighbor" mentality here with two young children. They get sick, things unexpectedly come up, and my coach all the way up to senior leadership always ensures I prioritize my family. We've all heard about the "Sunday scaries"... I don't experience those here knowing I have leaders who want me to succeed and have my back. I'm going to be hard pressed to ever leave because of these factors.

      Cons

      There are opportunities to improve how the organization manages change. To grow, we have to adapt quickly, and I haven't seen Johnsonville thrive yet during big changes. Communication is hit or miss and I don't think our internal change team is staffed to handle the multitude of initiatives. If the organization could figure that out, I think it would lead to more consistent feelings around the culture and senior leadership.

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