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.

Polito, Market Basket’s director of advertising and an internal investigator for allegations of discrimination and harassment, once touted the company’s culture as “basically second to none” in a 2024 promotional

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