The Hershey Company Employee Reviews about "great people"

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- Long hours (9 to sometimes 12 hour days if you factor in the drives between stores) - Very physically intense job with little to no office or down time: heavy lifting cases of candy, digging thru pallets in chaotic Walmart backrooms, trying to drag pallets and displays of candy around customers without hitting anyone - Dealing with unfriendly and demanding store management (mainly from the Walmart account) who may tell you what your job is rather than respecting you and allowing you to follow the specific priorities that Hershey delegates to you - Relocation all over the country in order to move up, combined with long hours especially during seasons (Halloween/Christmas/Val Day/Easter) makes this job a tough work/life balance - Battling for space and fighting the competitors on the sales floor during seasons - Some reviews will talk this job up, some will tear it down. At the end of the day, you need to evaluate what exactly you want in a career. Some people love this role, others do not. You're in Walmarts and other grocery stores during the day, trying to find great space on the sales floor to display Hershey product. You need to be an outgoing personality type who is comfortable being on your own all day and not afraid to be assertive and fight for space. You also need to be able to power thru with positivity even if you had a rough day with several negative interactions. This role is inherently confrontational, which some people may not like.

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The culture is overly bureaucratic and requires a consensus to make decisions. Part of this is a good thing but the problem is everyone is always in meetings which slows down the decision making process as well as prevents work from getting done.

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Stressful situations were developed through the fast pace environment

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Less challenging working environment.

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Hershey does not treat their employees well. Very much an "up or out" mentality with a forced ranking. When the company has not been doing well in meeting company goals and metrics - you will see lower level management blamed and people are often forced out. The Hershey culture is nice and personable to your face, but managers and employees talk about others behind their backs. I have been in meetings where it is very evident that people are being talked about poorly. The retail team fosters an environment of "throwing others under the bus" and they are asked to identify the worst person that they work with. Hershey likes to keep up the appearance that they have great values and support families and "deliver smiles" - but the corporate culture does not promote work life balance. I have spoken with many collegues at Hershey who say they are depressed, work until midnight on a daily basis, and are unhappy with their work situation. Management often says one thing and then contradicts their direct within a few months. The upper level managers have not set clear direction for the company.

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Slow decision making. Career path ownership of employee.

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Avoid commercialization projects. Cross-functional = all 35-40 hours used to attend meetings, make calls, and write emails. You will work hours beyond 35-40.

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Over worked and miss opportunities for individuals who should be promoted

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You are a literal workhorse - 60+ hour weeks, admin work at home, driving 5+ hours a day, merchandising aka lifting 50 lb boxes and pulling 500 lb pallets at Walmart. Only way to promote is to move (usually states away) If you promote the work life balance will only get worse

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Compensation is not as competitive as pier companies