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Employer: Smithereen Farm

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Other known name(s): 
Smithereen Farm
Address: 
767 Leighton Point Rd
Pembroke, ME 04666
United States
Phone: 
+1 207-726-4442
Industries: 
Agriculture

Summary of reviews

Employment conditions

The work was what I was promised:
Yes (1) No (3)

They paid me an adequate salary:
Yes (0) No (4)

They paid me for all the hours that I worked:
Yes (0) No (3)

They provided me with pay stubs:
Yes (1) No (3)

The work hours were:
insufficient (0) good (0) too many (4)

They provided me with everything I needed to do my work safely and healthily:
Yes (0) No (4)

They paid me return travel costs to my community:
Yes (0) No (2)

They paid my travel costs to the U.S. from my community:
Yes (0) No (1)

They paid the cost of the visa:
Yes (0) No (0)

They provided me with housing:
Yes (0) No (0)

The housing was dignified:
Yes (0) No (0)

Employment practices

They treated me the same as everyone else:
Yes (0) No (3)

I think it was because of my:
race (0)
nationality (0)
language (0)
sex (1)
age (1)
sexual orientation (0)
other (3)

They punished me for making a complaint or for defending my rights:
Yes (3) No (0)

The punishment was:
They gave me more hours (0)
They gave me less hours (1)
They gave me more difficult tasks (1)
They threatened me (3)
They fired me (1)
They didn't hire me again (1)
They retained my personal documents (0)
Other (2)

They retained my personal documents:
Yes (0) No (0)

They threatened me:
Yes (2) No (1)

They physically assaulted me:
Yes (0) No (1)

They verbally assaulted me:
Yes (3) No (0)

They sexually assaulted me:
Yes (0) No (1)

They kept me somewhere against my will:
Yes (0) No (1)

Reviews

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They did not pay me after work was completed. Agreed to a price then only paid me half. On a separate contract. As crooked as they come. Do not do anything for these people.
1
This employer said they were paying me under the table which I assumed was legal as a farm worker but later learned it was not legal and ended up having many tax issues. After two and a half years working for them they said that I was in fact an independent contractor which made my final wage well below the federal minimum. I was required to use my own vehicles for many farm jobs and not compensated for the mileage or wear and damage to them. The jobs were mostly very enjoyable although i was required to pay other people to help me get them completed on time (being seasonal farm jobs well beyond my own means) as well as purchase equipment etc. and not reimbursed for 30 days later and sometimes much later or never. Most payments came late and were challenged. I am still owed for receipts that were not accepted. There were many work safety hazards that were not made aware - I found out the hazard during or after the job was completed. The employer was participating in bad food safety practices and when I made them aware threatened me with loss of work etc. I would recommend not working for this employer- it seems very pleasing to begin and will end poorly in my opinion. I have seen many employees leave upset (as well as local self contractors) and in fact I was the longest standing employee of the employer (to my understanding) until my job ended badly, also.
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