Decent and Fair - Anonymous employee Sysco Employee Review

3.0
May 13, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The majority of my work experience and skill acquisition happened here. They provided solid, secure employment during the recession. They downsized only a handful of positions during that time. They focused on maintaining good workers. They operate with the idea that there is such a thing as a warehouse professional. Good work/life balance.

Cons

They get leaner with each passing year; a little too much. Compensation got smaller, benefits got worse. Opportunities for advancement are REALLY slim.

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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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