Ex-MrBeast staff accuse YouTube star of running ‘youth cult’ where work was like ‘living in a soap opera and mom ran HR’

Due to two lawsuits from a former producer and contestants, former employees have characterized the YouTube channel MrBeast as a “youth cult” that is operated by incompetent supervisors who foster a poisonous work atmosphere.

The multimillionaire content producer Jimmy Donaldson and his staff are in charge of the well-known online account, which has 331 million users.

In addition to producing original viral videos, it hosted “Beast Games” where contestants vied for $5 million.

According to the U.S. Sun, a number of unfavorable evaluations of the business can be found on glassdoor.com, a well-known website where both current and former workers can post anonymous comments about their experiences.

Many say they have put in long hours without getting paid, and they blame the company’s poor HR department, uncaring management, and toxic work atmosphere.

In July 2024, one retired critic called the group a “cliquey youth cult,” saying, “They squeeze every drop of juice out of you.”

In August of this year, a second wrote that they faced with poor communication from supervisors and included a list of suspected frauds.

They asserted that Susan Parisher, Donaldson’s mother, serves as HR director and that the company does not “protect their employees at all” from being forced to work long hours without breaks.

In addition to complaining about “intense hours/workload,” one review from 2024 charged the company of misogyny.

A other worker claimed, “Intense workloads, unempathetic upper management, horrible HR department, no protection of private employee information, promotion of unhealthy work-life balance, cult-like atmosphere promoting complete company loyalty.”

Someone repeated the same concerns in a thorough evaluation dated September 2023, adding, “HR dept is terrible.” It’s lot more amateur here, but it feels like a startup. Communication is terrible. Instead than using actual HR chat applications like Slack, the entire organization uses Discord.

‘CULT-LIKE ATMOSPHERE’

“Be prepared to be fired if you are recruited on a contract or part-time basis. They are conducting experiments.

“They provided a Word paper with three phrases and no MrBeast logo on the day of orientation. Simple, amateurish operations.

Though it’s not, you would think it would be better. They can create amazing videos, but they can’t manage an organization. Help this site, someone.

Additionally, while Mr. Beast does nothing, they are running out of ideas. Additionally, they pay min wage for many jobs.

They responded, “Hire some real corporate people to organize this disaster,” when asked for management suggestions on the website. Leave Greenville. Nobody desires to reside in such shithole. Greater talent can be found in larger cities.

They just asserted, “The name,” in a section describing the benefits of working for the company. the information. That’s all. There are a lot more drawbacks to this basic beginning.

The website has 37 evaluations for MrBeast, and many of them simply highlight the paid trips and “free stuff” that come with working for the YouTube channel.

The corporation was contacted by the U.S. Sun for comment, but they did not respond.

In September, five anonymous contestants from the reality show “Beast Games” filed a civil action against MrBeast’s production business and AmazonStudios.

They say they experienced sexual harassment, “chronic mistreatment,” and other abuses.

‘SEVERAL HOSPITALIZATIONS’

MrBeast and Amazon Studios have not yet addressed the lawsuit and declined to comment.

Late 2025 has been set aside for a hearing on the motion to seal the first amended complaint.

The Beast Games complaint even went so far as to allege that injuries occurred during the challenge, which is said to have cost $100 million.

The New York Times reportedly reported that “more than a dozen people who participated in the first installment of ‘Beast Games’ said theyhad not received adequate food or medical care and that some competitors had suffered injuries from the physical challenges.” The complaint also cites the newspaper’s investigation into the matter.

According to the news report, some competitors vomited and seemed to faint, while others left the competition area on stretchers. According to them, there were “several hospitalizations.”

A MrBeast representative told The Times that the CrowdStrike incident, severe weather, and other unforeseen logistical and communication problems regrettably made things more difficult.

A formal review was underway, they claimed, and they have “taken steps to ensure that we learn from this experience.”

A former producer is also suing MrBeast in a different lawsuit, claiming that he was not compensated for overtime despite putting in up to 75 hours a week.

The business has not yet responded to the lawsuit or offered any comments.

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