CHEP reviews

The company has purged the majority of its US knowledge base in the past few months. They claimed to have grown too fast and needed a workforce reduction. The problem with that claim is that to fix it they termed tenured managers and departments who built the brand and held the company to a certain standard. This purge was allowable because the senior leadership outsourced most of their production facilities to 3PL companies (that are literally robbing them blind). The quality of the pallets is degrading by the second, they have purged the regulatory and or compliance departments and have minimum oversight of the third-party vendors that operate the service centers. A recipe for disaster.

It’s concerning to see an organization promote values like having a voice or learning from mistakes when, in reality, the executive leadership team fosters a culture of intimidation and fear. Toxic behavior from the top has gone unchecked, and even HR appears hesitant to challenge it — which says a lot about the internal climate. Workloads have increased while headcount has decreased, creating unsustainable pressure. And when managers are told to “just pick” individuals for layoffs without clear reasoning or accountability, it opens the door to bias, retaliation, and poor judgment. We have lost a lot of strong individuals due to this. It’s not leadership when fear drives decisions — it’s control.