Darigold

4.0

Oct 25, 2016

Anonymous employee

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Pros

I work in Darigold's corporate headquarters in Seattle, and I really appreciate several things about this company. The thing I like the best is that Darigold supports a healthy work-life balance. While this may not be true of all departments (I don't have a lot of experience with the plant staff.) the department that I work in is very flexible if I have a life event that requires an adjustment of my daily schedule. Another thing that I like is the feeling that I get of being a part of a local institution. Whenever I tell people that I work for Darigold, the response has always been positive. I also like the 401k matching contributions and the ORCA card benefit that saves me a ton of money on my commute using the Sound Transit and Metro Bus systems. I enjoy the diversity of the people that I work with. Though every barrel has a bruised apple or two, the team here at Darigold is mostly made up of solid, motivated individuals who care about providing value to the Farmer/Owners and working well with other employees.

Cons

Because this is a very low margin industry, and Darigold is wholly owned by the Northwest Dairy Association, this is not the place to work if you are looking for a high paying, cutting edge, glamorous IT career. Darigold tries to pay a reasonable wage, but cannot compete in the salary area with the boiler rooms or meat grinders of Seattle's high-tech workplace. That being said, the atmosphere and work-life balance at Darigold make up for what is lacking in the pay scale. I, and the team I work with, put in an average of 40-45 hours per week, and, because we are a great team of qualified and motivated professionals, we manage to get our work done in that amount of time.

Darigold Response

Thank you for your feedback and your 8+ years of service. We're glad to see that you are happy with the benefits we provide and team atmosphere. We take a lot of pride in ensuring employees are valued and are able to maintain a good work like balance. We believe we offer competitive total compensation packages that are in line with the market. We are always looking for new ways to improve our offerings and be innovative. Your advice to management, is dually noted. We are continuously working to promote an environment of trust, transparency, and collaboration and we think it starts with solid communication. Our monthly town halls are just one example of this commitment. Please feel free to reach out to us directly is you have any other suggestions on how we can improve- feedback@darigold.com. We'd love to hear it.

A good place to work. - Anonymous employee Darigold Employee Review

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