BG Products Employee Reviews for Anonymous Employee

"I have been working at BG Products full-time for more than 10 years Pros: Great wages, competitive compensation, and profit-sharing for all. Good insurance and great products. I enjoyed the first 10 or so years tremendously. Cons: I have worked at BG for many years and have kept quiet for a long time. I have had a long career of success, and I am loyal to a company that has been so good to me for so long. Objectively, I simply wanted to encourage those board members who could make changes to seriously consider this as an open and honest assessment of the situation in the last 5 years or so. My seniority, location, and position have allowed me to remain separate from a lot of what I have observed and know to be against what I thought was BG's good culture and reputation. No one would ever suspect me of speaking out because I have openly supported much of what I disagree with, as all of us must do, because BG has reached a point where the slightest criticism of some certain "inner-circle" individuals in management WILL result in termination. I know this because I have seen this firsthand, multiple times. Internally we have become a company of rotten morals and ethics and this is contrary to what we founded this on. I have gone along with a lot of the "off the wall" directions I see given and see a lot of the egotistical two-sided personalities in plant management. Religion is mocked and openly used as a means of self-promotion for those who can get away with it, keeping bibles on their desks and using religion as a way to shame those with righteous indignation to get their way. I see the upper crust leadership buy into this and consume it. Going to the same church as the boss will get you a promotion, quoting bible verses at work will get you a raise, etc. Fake acts of "dedication" like sending out emails at night with your boss copied on them, blind copying your boss on emails with the intent to make others look all get you promoted."

"6% profit sharing, unless disciplined (although they make it a point to point out they may not give it again next year). Merit bonuses ranging from 1% to 3% annually. Good work hours, very slow paced. Advancement is possible if you are willing to play the cut throat political games. Cons: BG PRODUCTS INC. has lost the people, the leadership and the entrepreneurial aspects that made it great. Operating two facilities with one staff, in debt, sales have slowed way down. Cut throat dishonest politics and yes men are being rewarded. Leadership is unprofessional, childish, inexperienced, angry and militant. Quality people are leaving, or getting fired. Executives will not take responsibility for the mess the company is in, they blame the employees and everyone else. The last five years have been a revolving door of Executive Management. Cost of living increases have stopped, no bonus program, executives drive gaudy company trucks while they slash merit increases... tasteless and bad for morale. Do more with less, work harder, etc. BG has stopped investing in its people and has lost those leaders that will attract and keep good talent. Show Less Advice to Management. Current leadership is terrible! Wake up!"