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Whole Foods has long presented itself as a progressive company with a strong commitment to employee satisfaction. However, many workers feel that this image is merely a façade. One employee described working at Whole Foods as “walking around in the corpse of something that used to be.” The feeling is pervasive that management is squeezing every last drop of productivity out of employees, leaving them exhausted and unsupported.
Workers often find themselves surveilled, pushed to meet increasingly unattainable targets, and treated more like machines than valued team members. This sense of dehumanization is compounded by the knowledge that the company's public image does not align with the realities of life for its workers.