United Natural Foods Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Very under paid for the market"

What do you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"They are a great company and have a wonderful vision and mission."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be open, honest and up-front"

What don't you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"They under pay for the industry."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn how to discipline in the correct way, I see my manager putting my co-works down all of the time."

"Truthfull"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't talk about politics"

What don't you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"If your a republican and not a tree hugging liberal you wont make it there. Never worked for a company that put more importance of peoples perception vs their performance"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop being so wishy washy and stand up for your good employees"

"Overworked, under-paid, under-appreciated until you put in your 2 weeks notice..."

What do you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"There was quite a few good things about this place. The people. All the people I worked with (minus a few detractors) were good people. The upper management (both in and out of my department) seemed very driven and focused. They made every effort to keep people on the same track for the same goal. Company benefits included options to purchase natural & organic foods direct from the company at a lower price than at the grocery store."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you have a pulse and any experience with a job you are applying for you'll be hired. Just make sure you negotiate your pay right off the bat, because they'll likely give you 2% bonuses at best until you retire / quit."

What don't you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"There was a lot of fluctuation regarding management & staff towards the end. On many occasions people that worked the hardest, the longest, and made sacrifices daily for the company were the ones that were treated the worst. Those that didn't make waves or weren't high profile were often forgotten. Middle / lower management often micromanaged and lowered the overall performance of it's employees by lowering morale. Many good people left and others were let go. One in particular sold his home and moved his entire family across country after being given a middle management position at the company headquarters. He had worked for the company for over 10+ years. He committed suicide less than a year after being let go (RIP). You can't blame the company directly for his suicide, but you can say that a situation like this makes you really consider your own ordeal with a company. Beyond that, leaving this company was difficult. In the final days before I left I was offered anything under the sun to stay. Always be aware that if and when a company does this it will be short lived until they find your replacement and then can you."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Only the golden rule of employment - Treat your employees as you wish to be treated!"

"keep looking anything is better that this place"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"run away, and work for Wal-mart before this place"

What don't you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"managed 100+ uneducated work force and expected to work 12-16 hours in a shift then turn around and come back in 6 hours to do it again. No training what so ever and if your not up to speed in Spanish, good luck."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Add manpower both salary and hourly make supervision seen on the shop floor managing and not picking orders"

"Fast paced and diverse work environment but youthful in IT."

What do you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"There were a lot of challenges."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Listen and comprehend."

What don't you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"No dislikes at this time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be open to constructive suggestions."

"It is a good start for a job, but I am not sure of advancement possibilities."

What do you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"I liked the hours that I was able to work at United Natural Foods."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay focused on what you want, and what you can offer the company."

What don't you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"I did not like the fact that when there was an issue, the upper management was not willing to help."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your employees, when there are issues, they are the first people to know and could have some good suggestions on way to avoid the issues."

What do you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"I enjoyed working with my support staff - very dedicated."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would only tell people to study the company on line and be honest with their own qualifications"

What don't you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"I did not like the union campaign from Teamsters local 166 - very poor moral for many."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I feel the company should hire the tight person for the job."

What do you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"I like the stability of employment and growth of the industry"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask about the industry and the culture both at the warehouse and at the corporate level"

What don't you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"Corporate instituted micromanagement policies and efficiency solutions that are counterproductive and dehumanizing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would create a company wide employee-centric atmosphere with bottom up leadership"

What do you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"The knowing the companies possibilities of growth potential, and what the future of IT could be."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"UNFI has great growth potential. The money was good. I would have liked to have seen some exposure to the IT departments Bigger Plan. Much of it was secretive. My view is that if you have to hide it, its wrong. If you want employees to be fully engaged, one needs to make them feel that they are part of the plan. My over all thoughts of UNFI were positive, as I was initially able to use my skills without boundaries to meet objectives. Management changes are often good, but should not be self serving. They should be for the benefit of the companys goals and assist on employee growth. These two together as a balance, will drive strength and pride in meeting objectives."

What don't you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"UNFI IT was in the process of restructuring. Change is often good, but needs to engage employees as resources toward that change. There were limitations. 1/2 Of my responsibilities (Problem Management), I was informed to HOLD, and not move forward until instructed. I was later informed that my position was illuminated. There was little account within the restructuring for what happens to the employee. Is there consideration to ensure that the employee is included into the companys new model. Many of the new VPs / Directors brought in staff from their previous positions as to who had for them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have the IT End-to-End processes as an over all Business Strategy match fthe objectives of the business it self as partners. This includes agree upon SLAs with the business, to ensure that all IT department processes matched the goal and objectives of the company."

"I enjoyed doing the job at UNFI"

What do you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"I enjoyed the actually work I was doing at UNFI"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Truthfully... no I do not have any advise for others interviewing with this company."

What don't you like about working at United Natural Foods?

"The politics were overwhelming between the parent company and the Auburn branch"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Please merge the management of this company so they are all on the same page"

"Company was a pleasure to work for."

"I've worked for UNFI since 2014. It's a fast growing company in a blossoming market. It provides great work atmosphere. The only down side to this company is with it being so young it will be hard to move up and advance."