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Southern Wine & Spirits of America is now known as Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits. For up to date information and jobs, please see the Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits [1366486] profile.
Updated Aug 6, 2019
"Met some great people & life long friends" (in 23 reviews)
"Good benefits if you are in the union and you will never go thirsty" (in 23 reviews)
"Upper management treats you like a number" (in 21 reviews)
"Long hours can be hard and getting up early can be a bummer" (in 13 reviews)
I have been working at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time for more than a year
Pros
Met some great people & life long friends
Cons
Managers & owners are flaky. Favoritisms all around the store. The guys get paid more than the girls do. They expect you to do more work than your title for no extra pay. No paid vacations or holidays. Only closed one day out the year.
Advice to Management
Choosing favorites isn’t fair. Stop picking on people who you don’t care for. Don’t be a manager when you want to be.
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Outside sales, you are always moving going account to account. You aren’t sitting at a desk everyday
Cons
Too much pressure, far too many quotas and daily fire drills
Advice to Management
Look at how your goals affect people’s income. Many goals are unattainable (by your own admission) and adversely affect your people’s income and overall satisfaction with the job.
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Outside sales equals independence.
Cons
Like most sales jobs, the goals were ridiculous.
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time for more than a year
Pros
None nada zilch zero zip
Cons
HR one sided ... fails to review all sides and facts provided ... overworked ... poor team leadership
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Opportunity and potential for career growth is there if you want it and a lot of perks available to you. Real ability to network and build cont ya within the industry.
Cons
Management seemed to be hired based on who they know from previous employer, not necessarily any skill pertaining to the job they’re hired for. New hire training can lack any real depth or time allotted for it.
Advice to Management
At the end of the day, there is more to your business than the bottom line sometimes. Utilize employees to their strengths and listen more to suggestions being made.
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time
Pros
Great company with a lot of opportunities.
Cons
You do not get vacation until after a full year. Negotiate vacation ahead of time.
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time for more than a year
Pros
Learn quickly to overcome rejection.
Cons
Terrible room for advancement. All the great positions are held for years. Early hours. Very little recognition. Upper management treats you like a number. Not an individual.
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America
Pros
probably the best overall wine and spirits book in the industry. Built by the reputable Lauber team.
Cons
Micro managed. The philosophy and practice of personal relationship building business skills one on one has been replaced by a " pushing out boxes en masse.. " dictator style management that has ruined, in my humble opinion, the entire atmosphere in the most important and prestigious wine markets worldwide. In short, SWS came in and removed knowledgeable, caring consultants and replaced them with box pushing foot... soldiers for the most part. They've ruined the cultural aspects of our beloved wine industry.
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Attitude is reflective of leadership.
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time
Pros
Great team, manager, perks, and work/life balance
Cons
Sales pressure, lots of driving, will calls
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time for more than a year
Pros
Free wine and spirits. You could create your own schedule as long as you start by 6:00am. If you got on a good team you could reap from the benefits of the sales in their territory.
Cons
Bonuses were unrealistic in most territories. You had to lie to meet your quotas, which your manager instructed you to do, and you usually didn't get your bonus unless you lied. Management also had you go to stores that were 80%+ EBT and most of their liquor left the store with a five finger discount. The compensation you got for driving doesn't cover the expenses from the driving. There were a lot of promises... from the Recruiters that turned out to be unobtainable or nonexistent.
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Make goals reasonable and obtainable. Do not force the territory managers to go to stores that are a waste of time. Compensate your employees better. If the VP can drive a $120k+ car and get carpool violations and act like he is just getting a burger from McDonalds, something isn't right with that equation.
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