Poor Management and Unrealistic Expectations - Market Development Representative (MDR) Sazerac Employee Review

2.0
Jan 12, 2026
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Pros

Pros: Good pay for a first job out of college Decent benefits Great coworkers — we truly had to rely on and guide each other to be successful

Cons

Cons: No work-life balance if you want to even come close to 5/5 KPI achievement Expect to work nights and weekends if you want your accounts to work with you Goals change so frequently that you rarely get the chance to actually achieve them High performers are penalized with significantly increased goals compared to coworkers Unnecessary side tasks that take time away from core responsibilities You often end up doing your manager’s job in addition to your own “More is more” mentality leads to burnout and no personal life unless you’re constantly working Poor communication across all levels of leadership Constant out-of-stocks, yet performance is still judged against those shortages Little to no support for career growth or advancement Promotion is nearly impossible unless you relocate Training is inadequate and does not set you up for success

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Great hours, flexible schedule mostly (8am-4pm, 9-5,10-6,just 8 hrs in market is expected) Good pay Good benefits Phone bill paid for Extra pay to help pay for car and insurance Work laptop Sales experience Good pto

Cons

Very self driven like going to accounts (businesses, restaurants, bars, etc) Lots of driving Large learning curve with no liquor industry experience Generally work alone except training or when manager comes for ride alongs to help u learn Might be hard to move up and promote without moving

1.0
Apr 10, 2026
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Pros

I really enjoy the brands and the industry as a whole. I take a lot of pride in working hard, solving problems for customers, and closing sales. Sazerac brings a lot to the table too—competitive pricing, a strong product lineup, and every now and then we even get some pretty cool POS to work with.

Cons

Our distributor can’t seem to carry enough of our stuff, so we’re constantly out of stock on anything new or anything people actually want. It’s a mess. Be ready to grind 40 hours a week in accounts, then somehow cram in trainings, reports, posts, pre-planning, organizing POS…basically all the other crap on your “free time.” And don’t forget—you better account for every singe minute of your day. Got a gap between calls because you had to a crap or grab food? Yeah, you might want to log that too, because they’re gonna want to know exactly what you were doing with their time.

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