Does Golden State Foods pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Golden State Foods employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Golden State Foods. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Golden State Foods?

46% of Golden State Foods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Golden State Foods 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Golden State Foods?

Machine Operator (14) , Compounder (10) , Production Supervisor (5) , Forklift Operator (4) , Manager (4) , Truck Driver (4) , Warehouse (4) , Warehouse Associate (4) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Information Technology (3) , Order Selector (3) , QA Technician (3) , Sanitation Worker (3) , Technician (3) , Warehouse Order Selector (3)

What are the pros of working at Golden State Foods according to real employee reviews?

"Great environment and pay in my opinion" ((in 36 reviews)); "Benefits are good and somewhat affordable." ((in 35 reviews)); "great people to work with" ((in 21 reviews)); "Most of the team members were great." ((in 7 reviews)); "Most employees are friendly and helpful." ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Golden State Foods according to real employee reviews?

"No work / life balance" ((in 25 reviews)); "(2) Poor management" ((in 23 reviews)); "Long hours but getting better." ((in 8 reviews)); "Leadership is a close, personal network of friends outside of work." ((in 8 reviews)); "Too much overtime." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Golden State Foods layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Golden State Foods layoffs and their outlook for job security at Golden State Foods in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Golden State Foods locations?

Conyers , Irvine , City of Industry , Burleson , Opelika , Los Angeles , Phoenix , Lexington , Atlanta , Auburn , Whitewater , Covington , McCook , Industry , Garner , Sumner , Miami , Apopka , Oak Brook , Rochester , Plover , Fenton , Charlotte , Fort Worth , California City , La Puente , Fontana , San Jose , Las Vegas , New Orleans

Golden State Foods reviews

3.1

46% would recommend to a friend

(280 total reviews)

Brian Dick

51% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Golden State Foods has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 280 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Golden State Foods employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

280 reviews

1.0

Oct 5, 2019

Unproductive IT Environment

It analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is hardly anything positive nowadays since the new CIO joined.

Cons

The CIO has made the IT environment very toxic and she talks behind most of the folks. She puts one leader against the other. Shows off to be sweet person to non-directs and the upper management (manages up well) but is very conniving and mean. Run,if you are in GSF IT, and do not even think of joining if you want to maintain sanity.

1.0

Aug 21, 2019

Toxic IT Environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can't think of one outside of honey baked ham and $50 gift card for Christmas.

Cons

Once upon a time, Creed & Value was something to be proud of at GSF, but the last few years, especially in IT, it no longer applies after the new IT management team joined in 2017. 1. Cost cutting everywhere in IT (ex: IT no longer gets $90/mo cellphone reimbursement while outside of IT still gets $90, creed & value? ) 2. Laid off for the first time in company's 70+ year history, but only the old timers in IT got impacted while the new hires from CIO since 2017 were all safe. They used position elimination as the excuse to save cost; however, they only laid off the employees who joined prior to the CIO, but at the same time they continued to hire more people. I

2.0

Aug 15, 2019

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They provide good benefits and pay for hourly associates.

Cons

The leadership is not very active or helpful.

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