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Ferrara Candy Company

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Senior Management is Not Open to Constructive Criticism and Ways to Improve - Management Ferrara Candy Company Employee Review

1.0
Jul 24, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Perks such as free lunch on Friday's, wine and beer after hours and the new office space prior to Covid has a very industrial loft appearance.

Cons

The culture of the organization is a contradiction of what the CEO encourages. Senior director and higher are unwilling to listen. Also if you don't support their style or point of view they will belittle you making it extremely uneasy to voice your opinion. There is a lot of nepotism which is typical of many organizations but it's very evident and unless constructive criticism is coming from their friends they are unwilling to listen. If they find that you've challenged their way of seeing things, they will also make the workplace very hostile.

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Ferrara Candy Company Response
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Thank you for taking time to share your feedback on Glassdoor. As our company continues to grow, we fully appreciate change can be both difficult and exciting. We also know we may not get every step right, but our top priority is to continually improve all our employees’ experience and help make Ferrara a great place to work. We’re working hard to put our values into practice to create a unique and differentiated culture where we all can develop and grow. Your feedback is truly important to us, and if you’re comfortable sharing, we’d like to know more about your situation. Even when it’s difficult, we hold ourselves accountable to high standards and doing right for each other. Please don’t hesitate to share your concerns with your manager or HR Business Partner.

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