Pilgrim's reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,088 total reviews)
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Fabio Sandri

58% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Pilgrim's has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,088 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pilgrim's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
5.0
Sep 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I have 2 and a half years experience in a chicken plant. Dependable

Cons

None at this time. I really need this job.

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Pilgrim's Response
4mo
Thank you for leaving us feedback, if you are interested in a position at our Russellville plant please apply! ~Lauren
2.0
Sep 3, 2025

Barely hanging on

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most of the people are good people to work with.

Cons

They care too much about production NOW, and not enough about improving.

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Pilgrim's Response
4mo
We truly appreciate you taking the time to give us your feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience and will pass this along to the local team. ~Lauren
1.0
Aug 24, 2025

Dead end jobs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Poultry is a fairly steady industry.

Cons

Underpay, mediocre benefits, work visa employment-trapping, terrible location (Greeley), poor morale, and a worst ethical culture I've ever seen. Senior leadership is hand-picked from JBS in Brazil, without regard for leadership ability. I wish I were exaggerating, but there are running jokes in the office about what favors leadership did to get their positions. Legal, risk, compliance, and internal audit are all basically token teams designed to rubber stamp whatever leadership decides they want to do. HR genuinely doesn't understand why no one wants to work there. Sales acts like a bunch of Wall Street bros. IT talks about AI but can't upgrade anyone past tech from the middle ages. Most of the company run on manual workarounds because they don't have the tools or resources to do their job. Whenever the best thing about a job is "the people", it usually means there isn't anything else worth mentioning. The reason people bond here is because of their mutual frustrations, and the only reason they stay is because they have no better options.

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Pilgrim's Response
4mo
Thank you for taking the time to leave such detailed feedback. We are sorry to hear about your poor experience and I have shared this with the local team. ~Lauren
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