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Darling Ingredients reviews

3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)

Alfred Horn / Stefan Schlecht

52% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Darling Ingredients has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 245 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Darling Ingredients employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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245 reviews
3.0
Oct 2, 2017

Darling is a good and steadily busy company.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

This company offers great benefits and there is many opportunities to move up in job positions over time. Seniority is a major factor in opportunities.

Cons

There is not many cons to working here other than at times you have to miss out a lot on your family due to work.

3.0
May 24, 2017

Large company with many moving parts

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I appreciate the Cold Spring office. There are benefits to working at regional offices you won't find at plants (which would be a con , I suppose, if you worked at a plant). You get free lunch, free access to an on-site gym with adequate equipment and showers, and the people are generally friendly. Compensation is adequate and there is a possibility of an annual bonus, depending on personal review and whether or not the company meets its business goals. Benefits seem fair (401K with employer match, medical, vision, dental), tuition reimbursement (must work at least 1 year before this kicks in, max of $3K in a calendar year), etc. I feel like I have been treated fairly and my hard work is noticed and appreciated.

Cons

In such a large company with so many teams and moving parts, any pros or cons will be biased depending on which department you work for and your manager. In my case, I am a hard work and feel like I am treated very fairly by my manager. For the most part, though, it seems like the more advanced roles you take on, the more disgruntled, stressed out, and frustrated people become. I honestly can't think of 1 person at Cold Spring in the IT department besides me that's generally happy with their job. I see and hear people figuratively (and literally) throwing their hands up in the air on and almost daily basis. That's pretty disconcerting. PTO is not good compared to other large, publicly traded companies. Vacation time is obnoxious at first. You accrue vacation time when you first get hired, then your first full calendar year is only something like a max of 5 days. That's pathetic and they don't explain that clearly in the interviews or onboarding process. Your second full calendar year is when you finally get 2 paid weeks of vacation time. With few exceptions (such as regional account managers who obviously don't have a company office), working from home is technically not allowed. You are at the mercy of your manager when it comes to making adjustments in your schedule or working from home if you have no other choice (like sick kids) since you have such little vacation, PTO, and sick days (I think you literally only get 1 or 2 sick days until you have worked 5 full calendar years). There is practically no push for team building (there are still people on my team I've never met), company events, or general employee morale boosting events of any kind.

1.0
Aug 3, 2016
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Pros

We get a lot of overtime, also home every night and most weekends off. We don't have our boss in our face.

Cons

Is the money there? Yes and no, the rate of pay has not nor will it ever keep up with the rate of inflation because of deep seated greed within Darling. During negotiations we're fighting for nickels and dimes. Several of their trucks do not have air conditioning for the 80+ degree days during summer and now your driving a sweat shop on wheels, this is not only dangerous for a persons health but also a reason to contact OSHA. I have been to the ER already this summer complaining of extreme heat related illness. Someone could die under these long hours and working conditions and believe me, my wife will sue you for wrongful death because this matter has been brought to managements attention for years going unaddressed. Your drivers are the backbone to your company and deserve better working conditions and pay.

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