Complete disappointment - Manager Sysco Employee Review

1.0
Sep 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

So much to learn and get exposed to. Sysco Interactive University has a lot to offer if you find the time to actually use it to advance your knowledge. Flexible hours.

Cons

Very poor culture! Employee moral is so low. Management don't trust employees (top to bottom). Employees have no respect for management. Very fast paced work environment they work you to death. Management don't listen to what you have to offer and stay in their boxed mentality. Many members of the management have been with Sysco for 20 plus years and worked their way up from floor level. Most have no proper education for the position they are holding and are not willing to listen or use the talents in the team. Employees are like objects to them. As a result of all this, the turn over is very high and the place never settles. Promotions are based on who you know and not what you know. People get promoted and the job is not even posted. People get fired in a heart beat.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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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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