Marketing Associate - Marketing Associate Sysco Employee Review

3.0
Aug 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The training program is intense and long but is very helpful. Know your strengths and weaknesses in the sales before going and really focus on improving those because there is a wealth of knowledge thrown at you that cannot all be retained at once.

Cons

1. Was told the there is an allowance for employees gas and cell phone. There is not. They'll tell you there is $100 something dollars per week for that, which is actually your "base" salary, included in the offer given. 2. It's very much a situation where you are out there for yourself and yourself alone. People will give you tips and pointers along the way but are all in it to make themselves look good in the long run, even if it makes you look bad. This isn't uncommon for sales jobs but they've tried to bill a team attitude towards things as well. 3. They have horrendous technology. Constant problems and connection issues. I haven't had enough experience in other industries to see if this is a common theme. 4. They'll tell you the only thing that is constant with Sysco is change, which is more true than I was ever able to picture and has seemed to hurt my particular area more than it has helped.

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Cons

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Pros

You can make money but it all depends on the orders you get, how fast you can go, how long you can maintain that pace without getting burned out. Definitely a young mans sport, as the do refer to you as "industrial athletes."

Cons

Like many industries the hours can be long. For the ones who don't make much on running above rate then you can make up for it in hours. If you soak the hours and run you can definitely make some big money. The turn over rate is extremely high there, even in management. I used to be proud of the union but the teamsters in Cleveland are completely worthless, I would bet they are getting paid under the table to not fight for contract negotiations. When I was there the contract expired and they barely fought for anything, on voting day they literally said they wont back us up if we don't pass this contract....so consider that when you want to work for this place. Also the equipment is so old and broken that people were taking the scanners home just so they could have a good one for the next night.

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