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Great place to work
Occupational Injury Benefits Coordinator (Current Employee), Dallas, TX – June 14, 2013
Pros: great place to work
Cons: layoffs
Great place to work with good benefits. with good benefits.
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productive and fun workplace
Customer Relations Representative (Former Employee), Lynn, MA – June 12, 2013
The most enjoyable part of the job was the people that I worked with.
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A great place to work
Laboratory Technician (Current Employee), Grand Rapids, MI – May 31, 2013
We are always busy which makes the shift go by fast. The people are fun and friendly which makes going to work fun.
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Very challanging work inviornment.
Shipping/Warehouse Supervisor (Current Employee), Springfield, VA – May 29, 2013
Pros: lots of room for growth and opportunity.
Cons: lack of team work among management.
completing load-out departure times at a high fulfillment rate. We have a lot of incoming purchase for resale items that has to be reshipped to our customers. Lots of times the product is not available when shipping, so once it arrives it has to be tail-loaded on already loaded trucks. Lots of accountability put on the warehouse, more than any other – more... department. Union environment has a very difficult contract in place which allows employees to call-out with out penalty! – less
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No Job Stability
Class A Truck Driver (Former Employee), Hayward, Ca. – May 20, 2013
Pros: pay/union job
Cons: very unstable/bad upper management
I worked 5 years for Berkeley Farms in Hayward California as a Class A Truck Driver. Berkeley Farms was the top milk company in Northern California for a long time. After Dean Foods bought the company in 1998 it started slowly declining. Now the company struggles to compete with every other milk company. Dean Foods/Berkeley Farms can not get their price – more... down to win bids on new accounts or keep their existing accounts. Since i was there only 5 years i witnessed them lose their 2 biggest accounts (7/11 and Walmart) which caused a massive lay off, amongst other smaller accounts have left, and they're struggling to keep their other large accounts. And yes efficient employees do NOT get rewarded by the company, the worst employees who should be fired for safety violations etc but make themselves useful to management by snitching on everyone are the only people who get rewarded. This company lays off a lot and is struggling to compete with cheaper milk companies. You've been advised – less
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Good work atmosphere, good support
Area Account Representative (Former Employee), Houston Texas – May 9, 2013
Ability to work independently to grow business, control pricing and secure business with independent restaurants, local chain restaurants, national chain operators.
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Great employee workforce and excellent place to work
Director (Current Employee), Dallas / Chicago – May 8, 2013
Pros: best group of people i've ever worked with
Cons: difficult operating environment subject to frequent restructuring
Great employee workforce. The biggest challenge is simply due to the space that Deans operates in. Dairy consumption is generally flat to declining and, as a result, the company is frequently subject to significant cost cutting and restructuring initiatives. Job security is frequently uncertain.
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Fast paced and friendly environment
Customer Service Representative (Former Employee), Rochester, IN – May 1, 2013
Pros: benefits, management, comraderie
Cons: hours, extensive overtime
I enjoyed very much the people I worked with. Each day began and ended in the same manner of cooperation from both management and other coworkers. My sadness in leaving was the lack of advancement opportunities. With raising a young family, the hours needed to make both a career and family run smoothly were not available. Had I been able to move to – more... day shift I would have loved to continue on. – less
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Fast Paced, high tech production facility.
Line Maintenance and Refrigeration Tech. (Current Employee), Decatur, IN – April 29, 2013
Pros: the people
Well paid, but, under staffed, almost no time off that works out for family. The people are great. We are all in it together.
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loved working for this company for 17 1/2 years
ICE CREAM ORDER COORDINATOR (Former Employee), Paw Paw, MI – April 19, 2013
Pros: worked on my own
Cons: lost job too soon
this was a very good company to work for, I had always imagined I would retire from here, but Meijer decided to talk over the Ice Cream division and my job was dissolved
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Good coworkers/Bad managers
plant worker (Current Employee), Braselton,Ga – April 9, 2013
Pros: pay
Cons: management, no raises or advancement, favortism
This was a good company with good hard working employees for the most part. But the management there is the worst I have ever seen. They love to say we are a family all the while screwing u over. No rises not even the cost of living one they use to give. They took away the little $50.00 Christmas bonus also but u best believe the managers and supervisors – more... get theirs. They just lost Walmart so now we are getting laid off. 38 good people but not one worthless management type. The same group that is actively running the company in the ground. You will neve get another raise or move up at the Braselton plant. – less
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Great company that treats employees fair and hold them accountable
Shipping/Warehouse Manager (Current Employee), Shreveport, LA – April 2, 2013
At Dean Foods we communicated early ,often and clear
You learn decision making with a supportive management group
keep employees motivated in time of breakdowns
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bad company to work for
maintenance (Former Employee), Garelick Farms, Lynn – April 2, 2013
Pros: free parking
Cons: work on sunday at regular pay rate
a very bad place to work for, low pay, worst management I have seen in my entire life so far, no respect for hourly paid employees, you never know what your boss comes up with, no security whatsoever, 90% workers don't speak English,I never seen company like this in my life, all rules are made on the spot, every set of rules can be changed on daily – more... basis, whatever is written in the employee handbook does not count...don't expect to hear any truth from your bosses, all lies – less
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bad company to work for
maintenance (Former Employee), Garelick Farms, Lynn – April 2, 2013
Pros: free parking
Cons: work on sunday at regular pay rate
a very bad place to work for, low pay, worst management I have seen in my entire life so far, no respect for hourly paid employees, you never know what your boss comes up with, no security whatsoever, 90% workers don't speak English,I never seen company like this in my life, all rules are made on the spot, every set of rules can be changed on daily – more... basis, whatever is written in the employee handbook does not count...don't expect to hear any truth from your bosses, all lies – less
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Dean Foods was a very instructive experience overall
Purchasing Planner (Current Employee), Shreveport, LA – March 31, 2013
I have learned several aspects related to distinct departments within the company.
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Good pay, benefits other then that its just a job.
Cooler (Former Employee), Le Mars – March 23, 2013
Pros: pay, benefits
Cons: drama with cooler and nosey lab lady.
I used to work at the Le Mars plant and overall it was a clean place, good pay and benefits. But they hire a bunch of people who cant read or do math and make mistakes. The lab lady at night will walk around and spy on people and report them to the boss. Alot of drama in the cooler with employees. Mangement will find any way to get rid of you if they – more... dont like you. Promotions go the favorites and not those fully qualified.

Co workers are ok allthough some are very lazy and will dump their work on you.

Upper management in Dallas is unstable so as far as the plant closing in the future who knows??? – less
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Some good people in a stressful environment.
Shipping and Warehouse Manager II (Former Employee), Springfield, OH – March 3, 2013
There were many meetings throughout the day and expectations were off base because focus did not appear to be on the operation's floor, rather talking about changes that needed to be made. Senior management at Reiter Dairy was too busy micro managing to do an adequate job. Some departments were held to different standards than others. Some of the office – more... politics got in the way of doing the best job for all involved, but management seemed scared to change the culture due to the non union atmosphere changing to a union one. A majority of the people were great to work with. – less
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long hours
Production Worker (Current Employee), IL – January 28, 2013
Pros: long hours
Cons: decent pay
Dean foods works alot of hours. I worked 65-70 hours a week,worked 6 days a week
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Fast paced and cross-functional environment
Finance Manager (Current Employee), DC Metro Area – January 22, 2013
Pros: cross-functional exposure
Cons: no training available
Significant amount of ad hoc tasks, annual budget and monthly forecst responsibilities, daily interactions with cross-functional teams ( accounting, sales, distribution, manufacturing\conversion )
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Great Job
Sr. Systems Analyst/Desktop Support (Former Employee), Dallas, TX – December 31, 2012
Americo was an awesome opportunity to get my feet in the IT field. It was my first experience in the roll of helpdesk agent. Management was great, I loved my co-workers. The hardest part of the job is dealing with people who think they already know about computers.
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About Dean Foods Company

Dean Foods Company is a processor and distributor of dairy products. The Company also is a manufacturer and distributor of specialty – Read more