MrBeast's former staff say working for him is like a 'youth cult'

Working for MrBeast is comparable to being in a cult, people who have worked for the internet star are saying.

The remark is one of several surrounding the North Carolina-based company the 26-year-old runs with his mom Susan 'Sue' Parisher, seen on Glassdoor.com.

In a section about pros of working at the homegrown outfit, one person scathed, 'The name. The content. That's about it.'

One one-starred post simply pleaded 'Shut it down' - while framing management and 'a certain celebrity star' as 'raging misogynists'. 

A total of 37 reviews have been left overall - many describing days of long hours and little recognition. 

Another common theme was the unhealthy work environment - fueled by what's painted as a poor HR department personally headed by Parisher.

Others warned potential employees to be prepared to be let go at a moment's notice, as plenty of posts pointed to a toxic work climate.

One from July described the popular Youtuber's team as a 'cliquey youth cult' - cryptically adding, 'They squeeze every drop of juice out of you.' MrBeast - real name James 'Jimmy' Donaldson - is currently facing two work-related lawsuits.

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'Negative work environment, no unions, long hours. little to no recognition,' another  post reads, after conceding their role - an executive assistant - had been high-paying.

'HR dept[sic] is terrible. This place feels like a startup but much more amateur,' another ex-worker sniped.

'Communication is horrendous. The entire company uses Discord instead of real HR messaging apps like Slack,' they continued.

'If you get hired as part-time or contract just get ready to be let go. They are experimenting.'

The post - published in September of last year - added how on 'orientation day' they received a Word document with 'three sentences on it, not even a MrBeast logo. 

'Just very amateur operations,' they went on.

'You would think it would be better but it's not. They know how to make great videos but not run an Org. Someone help this place... Also they give min wage for a lot of the jobs.'

When asked about any prospective advice they would give to management, the same person said, 'Hire some real corporate people to organize this disaster.

'Move out of Greenville. No one wants to live in that sh**hole. You will find better talent in bigger cities.'

Another reviewer this past August laid out a list of their major gripes: 'Horrible communication', the 'head of HR [being MrBeast's] mom, 'long hours [and] days,' and an overall 'lack of professionalism.'

'Speaking of HR, they literally don't protect their employees at all,' the person added, awarding their overall experience as an employee on the production side of things three out of five stars.

A more unforgiving assessment came in the form of a post from a few months earlier, which openly declared, 'This place needs to be investigated.'

Starting with the single 'pro' - that their coworkers had been 'awesome people' - the review got more incendiary from there.

'Management and a certain celebrity star are raging misogynists,' it reads. 

'They rather get views than care about the welfare of contestants.

'They break OSHA violations like no other,' the anonymous person claimed, pointing to widely viewed stunts the company puts out for views.

'I'm impressed no one has died yet but there'[s] been injuries!'

Another one-star review asserted their less-than-one-year at the Greenville office was 'the worst' experience in their entire career.

The anonymous ex-producer  complained about 'intense workloads, unempathetic upper management, [and a] horrible HR department.'

'No Protections of private employee information,' they continued. 'OSHA and dep[sic] of labor violations rampant, promotion of unhealth work-life balance. cult-like atmosphere.'

When it came to future advice for management, they wrote: 'Learn how a traditional production company runs and adopt the best practices instead of trying to be something that has never been done before.'

DailyMail.com has reached out to MrBeast's team for a response to the claims, which were all made within the past two years.

In September, five unnamed contestants from the YouTuber's new reality show Beast Games filed a civil lawsuit against the company - and partner Amazon - for 'chronic mistreatment,' sexual harassment, and 'injuries' allegedly suffered on-set.

With a court date in that case tentatively slated for late next year, the complaint references a report into the $100million competition by The New York Times, which claimed contestants left the contest on stretchers after not receiving adequate care.

Some vomited and appeared to pass out, according to the August report - which claimed there were 'several hospitalizations' after contestants suffered unspecified injuries from the physical challenges.

A spokesperson for MrBeast -  who has an estimated net worth of $500 million - has since said the contests were complicated by 'extreme weather and other unexpected logistical and communications issues.'

A formal review was being carried out, they told The Times - along with 'steps to ensure that we learn from this experience.'

Earlier this month, MrBeast's company revealed it had fired between 5 and 10 people as a result of the internal probe, revealed to have lasted for almost three months.

Hired investigators found 'several isolated instances of workplace harassment and misconduct were identified during the investigation', they wrote in a letter posted by MrBeast to his official X account.

'I was asked to refrain from making public statements to enable a detailed and unbiased investigation,' he explained in an accompanying caption.

The law firm he enlisted reviewed millions of documents and messages, in addition  to 39 interviews. 

Meanwhile, Donaldson is also now being sued by a former producer over alleged unpaid overtime in a suit filed just last week.

The producer, identified as Brittany Carter, allegedly worked 75 hours a week without proper compensation.

The suit seeks 'unpaid wages, overtime…damages, and attorney’s fees…for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and North Carolina Wage and Hour Act.'

MrBeast currently rakes in a reported $54million a year, according to Forbes - mostly from ads on his widely viewed videos.

He recently launched a venture called Lunchly, which has been hit with claims its Lunchables-eque products contain mold. 

This past Friday, he appeared in an interview with YouTuber oompaville to reject that there is a 'serious problem' with the product also touted by KSI and Logan Paul.

'There is no mold when it leaves our factory' he said in front of a fireplace during the filmed sit-down. 

'Once it leaves your factory, a truck that's delivering it could take a sharp turn and a box falls and punctures the seal,' he continued. 

'Or honestly, even something as dumb as when it's put on the shelves a the store, I can't stop someone from walking to Walmart and grabbing a Lunchly, going to the potato chip aisle and putting it there... there are variables that we just can't control.'

His video with Cristiano Ronaldo from a day earlier has since been viewed nearly 50million times.