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Updated May 10, 2023

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Found 400 of over 406 reviews
3.2
53% Recommend to a Friend
Southern Wine & Spirits of America Chairman and CEO Harvey R. Chaplin
75% Approve of CEO

Found 400 of over 406 reviews

3.2
53%
Recommend to a Friend
75%
Approve of CEO
Southern Wine & Spirits of America Chairman and CEO Harvey R. Chaplin
Harvey R. Chaplin
171 Ratings

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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great company

    Jun 14, 2021 - Senior Marketing Manager in Fort Lauderdale, FL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good work life balance & great culture

    Cons

    None honestly, just time to move on

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  2. 3.0
    Current Employee

    big company

    May 10, 2023 - Sales in Portland, OR
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    stable work and abillity to grow.

    Cons

    big company that you can get lost in

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  4. 1.0
    Former Employee, more than 10 years

    Warehouse /sales

    Dec 18, 2021 - Wearhouse Associate in Albuquerque, NM
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Everyone that is not in management are great people.once someone is promoted into management they Corrupt by management already in placed,and lose all credibility that have built before they were in management

    Cons

    Very unprofessional.very prejudice and favoritism Under pay

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    1 person found this review helpful
  5. 3.0
    Current Employee

    Be prepared to be away from your family

    Aug 7, 2021 - Night Warehouse in Puyallup, WA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good group of people to work with

    Cons

    Long hours poor management hard work

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  6. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Former employee

    Mar 17, 2021 - Key Account Manager in Washington, DC
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    It’s very good balance of working and living. It’s very well structured to make success. Payment is decent.

    Cons

    Unfortunately, you won’t be able to go that much up no matter what success you may have, it’s all about “office politics “. There is a deep overlapping in many areas, so instead of a support you may get a “leg”. Most of employees trying not to go to the office if there is no need for.

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  7. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Merchandiser review for management

    Apr 9, 2016 - Merchandiser in Phoenix, AZ
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Nice people. People who care. Growing company that has good intentions to keep growing

    Cons

    Personal vehicle abuse that is known and not cared about

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    9 people found this review helpful

    Southern Wine & Spirits of America Response

    Inbound Marketing Manager

    We're sorry to hear about your frustrating experience, but thanks for letting us know about your situation. If you want to provide us with further context to help us make adjustments for the future, please send us an email at SWSCorporateTalentManagement@southernwine.com with your name, location and a description of your problem. Thanks!

  8. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Growing company

    Oct 30, 2020 - Sales Manager in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Lots of job opportunities within the company around the US

    Cons

    Lots of working hours on weekend and holidays

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  9. 2.0
    Current Employee, more than 10 years

    Could be so much better. (it used to be)

    Sep 18, 2012 - Sales in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great products to sell, some great incentives and rewards. Great health benefits. (Thanks to the Union). Great 401K. Some great co-workers.

    Cons

    This job used to be great! The work was hard, but the rewards were great too! We had commission, quarterly bonuses, car allowance, supplier trips, and amazing holiday bonuses. The commission is gone (from our division), the car allowance is gone, nearly all the supplier trips are gone, (or only a few go..and of course the managers)..The holiday bonuses are puny. The incentives overall are tiny or nearly unreachable. Experience used to be a good thing. Now as soon as you sprout a grey hair, they want you out the door. There is a noticeable "good ole boy" network in action. You get to move up based on your relatives, age, lack of family, and ability to say yes to everything no matter how demanding it may be. I actually work harder, get paid less, my car gets more abuse than a rental car, every time the price of gas goes up, more of pay is eaten up. I am watching people I trained, or people less educated than myself and others get promoted with reckless abandon. The pressure to hit extreme numbers is huge!

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    1 person found this review helpful
  10. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 10 years

    Great company to work for.. Great people and products

    Aug 1, 2016 - District Manager in Union City, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great company to work for. Company is going through expansions, which is great and it's a recession proof industry which we can all be thankful for. Executives are willing to listen to your suggestions and also willing to think outside of box! You can create growth for yourself within this company. Great training and support!

    Cons

    Still heavy boys club mentality in certain areas. Need to hire more competent management individuals to lead a group (overlays), instead of hiring individuals with no management experience (they can make or break your teams). Need to hold more accountability for DM's and above, do regular 360 reviews annually to know how your leadership is doing in overall performance, including and most importantly how they are getting along with their team members!

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    2 people found this review helpful

    Southern Wine & Spirits of America Response

    TMP Rep

    We're happy to hear of your experience and couldn't agree more! When you join Southern Wine & Spirits, you embark on a journey with a company that was founded on a steadfast commitment to embody success at every level of our organization. As we work to get rid of the mentality you described, we want you to know that diversity in thought—and action—is welcome. Our goal is to provide a positive environment for our employees that encourages creativity, recognizes innovation and rewards results. Your review will be extremely helpful as we look for ways to improve.

  11. 2.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    not sure its legal

    Mar 1, 2016 - Sales Associate in Medford, OR
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Overall, I love my job and my position. My coworkers have become like family. We fight, we care , we bs. We help each other. Everyone knows their job and can get it done on time

    Cons

    3 weeks ago, my supervisor had me cover a route for a week, that is 2 1/2 hours away from my home and 11/2 hours away from our nearest warehouse. Which is normal and totally fine. When I asked which hotel I was staying at, he said I won't be. I said "your going to pay gas?" He said no, he called the representative that was on vacation and asked if I could stay at their house for the week. He told m it was not in the budget to pay for my stay or my gas to travel daily. The furthest account to write during the week was 4 1/2 hours from my hometown putting me at driving 9 hours in one day alone to complete my job. I tried to argue with my supervisor on how that cannot be federally legal. He told me if I can't get my assigned jobs done, there will be consequences....so to do my job, I stayed at a coworkers house for a week...sad company

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    Southern Wine & Spirits of America Response

    Inbound Marketing Manager

    Hi, thank you for bringing this to our attention and we appreciate the honest review. We are sorry to hear about this experience and we take these reviews very seriously. Please write swsCorporateTalentManagement@southernwine.com with your name, location and a description of your experience so that we can be of further assistance.

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Southern Wine & Spirits of America has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 406 reviews left anonymously by employees. 53% of employees would recommend working at Southern Wine & Spirits of America to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Southern Wine & Spirits of America employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Southern Wine & Spirits of America. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

53% of Southern Wine & Spirits of America employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Southern Wine & Spirits of America 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Southern Wine & Spirits of America to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, compensation, management.

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