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    C&S Wholesale Grocers Reviews

    Updated March 21, 2019
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    C&S Wholesale Grocers Chairman and CEO Rick Cohen
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    280 Ratings

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    Pros

    • "The pay is decent and paid training" (in 18 reviews)

    • "Coming into C&S as a selector you have the potential to make big money" (in 28 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Work life balance is non existent" (in 46 reviews)

    • "Irregular/long hours - sometimes had to work 3rd shift" (in 41 reviews)

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    1. "Excellent Management"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Whately, MA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Whately, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at C&S Wholesale Grocers full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Excellent management and conscientious employees

      Cons

      None that I can think of

      Advice to Management

      Continue doing what you are doing.

    2. "Not a bad job"

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      Current Employee - Warehouse Supervisor in Bethlehem, PA
      Current Employee - Warehouse Supervisor in Bethlehem, PA
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at C&S Wholesale Grocers full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great warehouse career start opportunity

      Cons

      Limited Mobility from Supervisor positions

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    3. "Be Aware"

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      Former Employee - Supervisor in Keene, NH
      Former Employee - Supervisor in Keene, NH
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at C&S Wholesale Grocers full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      In general the the team/coworkers are terrific people. The company provides many good opportunities in the way of benefits like on site health care and community gardens as well as volunteer opportunities during work hours and on the time clock for hourly associates.

      Cons

      Top heavy in terms of senior leadership with a tendency to follow the mission statement when its to their advantage; saying one thing and doing another. Failures on the part of management create additional pressure on staff creating a do more with less work place and culture.

      Advice to Management

      Mission, Vision and Values are great but they need to actually be practiced by the leaders and not only when someone is watching.

    4. "Satanic"

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      Former Employee - Truck Driver in Orlando, FL
      Former Employee - Truck Driver in Orlando, FL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at C&S Wholesale Grocers full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Could be worse. Pays bills

      Cons

      They serve Satan. Don't respect experience

      Advice to Management

      Save your soul.

    5. "Don't work here unless you like being treated terribly"

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      Current Employee - Selector
      Current Employee - Selector
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at C&S Wholesale Grocers full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Easy work, you're mostly left alone

      Cons

      Horrible benefits, not so great pay, you're nothing but a number, favoritism

      Advice to Management

      Change everything you're doing because you are terrible.

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Salary"

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      Former Employee - Warehouse Trainer
      Former Employee - Warehouse Trainer

      I worked at C&S Wholesale Grocers full-time

      Pros

      Great hours, meet new people

      Cons

      Pay is a little low. Work-life balance

    7. "Receiving clerk"

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      Current Employee - Clerk in Houston, TX
      Current Employee - Clerk in Houston, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at C&S Wholesale Grocers full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good with area to work in near 288

      Cons

      You have no end time. If your replacement does not show you stay

    8. Helpful (1)

      "The worst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      Pros

      There are no pros here

      Cons

      The most disorganized company. They don’t care about their customers or employees. Would choose negative stars if possible

    9. Helpful (4)

      "Overworked, underpaid, underappreciated"

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      Former Employee - Buyer in North Hatfield, MA
      Former Employee - Buyer in North Hatfield, MA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at C&S Wholesale Grocers full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great training
      They offer a "Leadership" program that is an excellent opportunity for training and advance within the company, would recommend if you can get in this program.
      Made a lot of friends there, nice associates for the most part
      401k Matching

      Cons

      Clear divide between upper-management and associates
      Upper-management shows no appreciation for hard work, staying late/working on weekends
      Black out days for vacation makes it nearly impossible to take a vacation
      Not a lot of room for growth if you aren't apart of the leadership program
      Work life balance is non existent
      Drastically underpaid

      C&S is a good place to start a career, I started right after college and stayed for 2 years, the training is excellent. However, they take complete advantage of you and make promises they never keep. The turnover was EXTREMELY high while I worked there because no one was happy.

      Advice to Management

      Have work events, connect with the associates.
      Be flexible, I worked at C&S for 2 years and never got a vacation because I couldn't get it approved.
      A large issue I had with management was that they hadn't bought in 10+ years and weren't understanding when issues arose.

    10. "Not a great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Buyer in Keene, NH
      Current Employee - Buyer in Keene, NH
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at C&S Wholesale Grocers full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      I got lucky- my manager is nice.
      Some of my team members are supportive.

      Cons

      - no flexibility based on management
      - only 2 weeks vacation, no holidays off except 5 required by law
      - stressful- put in hard work and get zero recognition
      - awful company culture- they think they can give you Christmas ornaments with a company logo on it for your hard work during the holidays and everything is great (its not)
      - no room for growth. takes people 5-15 years to get promoted, and thats only if someone leaves the company

      Advice to Management

      Appreciate your people. listen to them when they complain about issues. Stop micromanaging us. You have us come in and talk about our issues in fireside chats and never fix our problems. work-life balance is important, and this company provides none.