Toxic work environment with low pay and high expectations - Anonymous employee Dole Food Company Employee Review

We get free fruits everyday

I get sick of the free fruits

I’m trying real hard to think of something.

I don't have enough space to describe all of the negative experiences I had at this organization, so I'll focus on the most significant ones. In my experience, executive management consistently treated employees at lower levels with disrespect, making it clear that their opinions and concerns carried little weight. I rarely saw appreciation shown to employees, and leadership lacked humility, empathy, and accountability. Rather than leading by example, management often enforced standards that they did not follow themselves. Employees could be criticized for certain behaviors one day, only to see management engage in the same conduct the next. I also witnessed behavior that I believe reflected racial discrimination and a workplace culture where bullying was tolerated. I found it difficult to trust senior leadership because confidentiality was not respected. Personal or sensitive matters that should have remained private were often shared throughout the organization. Executive management was rarely, if ever, held accountable for its actions. In my experience, Human Resources did little to address the underlying issues contributing to the toxic work environment, despite being aware of where many of the problems originated. Instead of addressing the root causes, the culture was allowed to continue.