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    Gordon Food Service Reviews

    Updated October 17, 2018
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    Gordon Food Service CEO Jim Gordon
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    433 Ratings

    787 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • "Their 401k/Profit Sharing program is "second to none"" (in 73 reviews)

    • "Great pay with incentives and great benefits" (in 56 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Work/life balance can be much better" (in 17 reviews)

    • "Long hours during school and holidays" (in 32 reviews)

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    1. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Information Technology in Wyoming, MI
      Current Employee - Information Technology in Wyoming, MI
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Gordon Food Service full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      This is the best place I have ever worked

      Cons

      None that I can think of

      Gordon Food Service Response

      Aug 27, 2018 – Manager, Talent Acquisition

      Great to hear this feedback -- lots of exciting stuff going on in IT right now!

    2. Helpful (2)

      "Customer Development Specialist"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Gordon Food Service full-time

      Pros

      Fantastic, family culture
      Encouraging of new and young employees
      Appreciates teamwork and collaboration at highest level

      Cons

      Clunky applications and programs on back-end

      Advice to Management

      Continue to invest in a diverse work-staff

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Sales"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Gordon Food Service full-time

      Pros

      Good product offerings to customers

      Cons

      Not always priced competitive to compete with competition

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Corporate Transparency--Lack there of"

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      Current Employee - Customer Development in Houston, TX
      Current Employee - Customer Development in Houston, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Gordon Food Service full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Emerging company, high growth opportunity, potential for success

      Cons

      There is no corporate transparency--every department tends to work against the others. Each department is not held accountable for their actions. While there is potential for growth, management has no control over any department but their own. There is no real work life balance here and no "servant leadership"

      Advice to Management

      Consider seriously evaluating your strategic business plan and then discuss it with your employees. Have actual "round tables" in which the people actually out in the field are coming up with solutions to internal and external issues. Determine long term solutions to problems rather then coming up with a band-aid solutions. Invest in marketing tools that aren't dated, create an effective communication program. Consider the idea that they way you have been doing business--is not the way you should continue to do business.

    5. "Management"

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

      I worked at Gordon Food Service full-time

      Pros

      Good pay and benefits comparison

      Cons

      Mid and uppr level management have lost the vision

      Advice to Management

      Get back to what you are a wholesale grocery dedicated to supporting restaurants, and large feeding operations

      Gordon Food Service Response

      Oct 16, 2018 – Talent Acquisition Specialist

      Thank you for providing this feedback. To remain competitive in an ever-evolving industry it is important that we innovate while still remaining true to our roots. Our new G Store concept that adds... More

    6. "Inventory Control"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Douglasville, GA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Douglasville, GA
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Gordon Food Service (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great Pay And Benefits

      Cons

      Seems more and More they hire leadership off of who can be more Pc instead of the hard workers and people who will really hold them accountable for their performance

      Advice to Management

      To Hold People Accountable

    7. "manager"

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      Former Employee - Delivery Driver in Springfield, OH
      Former Employee - Delivery Driver in Springfield, OH
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Gordon Food Service full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      great job if you don't mind cold working conditions

      Cons

      very heave lifting long hours

    8. "Great starter job"

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      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Monroe, MI
      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Monroe, MI
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Gordon Food Service part-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great people and customers. Very flexible work schedule and nice people.

      Cons

      The freezer was cold ( as it should be)

      Advice to Management

      Higher wages

      Gordon Food Service Response

      Oct 9, 2018 – Talent Acquisition Specialist

      Thank you for your feedback. Our compensation team is constantly conducting research to make sure we are providing competitive wages. We will take your note back to the team. Thank you, again!

    9. "Sales Associate"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Milwaukee, WI
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Milwaukee, WI
      Recommends

      I worked at Gordon Food Service part-time

      Pros

      The company cares about it's employees. We get small perks, discounts, and holiday bonuses (even for part-timers!). The store has limited hours on Sunday to allow you to be with your family. My managers were great. A lot of promoting from within, which is nice.

      Cons

      Women were always stuck on register while men stocked. This kind of assigning felt very dated.

      Gordon Food Service Response

      Sep 14, 2018 – Talent Acquisition Specialist

      Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We strive to provide better work/life balance compared to other retailers and are happy you experienced this! We'll be sure to share your feedback with... More

    10. "Good first job"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Extremely flexible schedule, good people to work with

      Cons

      Low pay, retail environment means inconsistent schedule and job difficulty, customers

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