Longtime Market Basket employee slams chain for culture of ‘fear, hostility’

Valerie Polito, a 35-year Market Basket veteran, reportedly told company leaders staff morale is declining due to “uncertainty, poor communication, and a lack of visible leadership.”

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Amid ongoing turmoil at Market Basket headquarters, a longtime corporate employee is sounding the alarm about a purported office culture now “defined by fear, hostility, and lack of direction.”

“Many have reported that expressing concerns or dissent are increasingly met with intimidation and retaliation. This punitive atmosphere has created a chilling effect where many now fear speaking openly,” 35-year Market Basket veteran Valerie Polito wrote in a letter to the company’s board of directors, according to The Lowell Sun, which obtained a copy of the July correspondence…

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