Marketing associate. Horrible! - Marketing Associate Sysco Employee Review

1.0
2 Feb 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits, pay, many company tools to help grow your market share. 401k and stock options are very good. Organized and well structured.

Cons

ZERO work life balance! If you’re not a former chef used to working 70 hours a week you will definitely not think this is paradise like they do. Training program is insane! 9–10 hour class training with homework, mid terms, and exams for an alternating 3 week period. If I wanted to go back to school- I would’ve! I’m told continual training is mandatory. Too stressful once you start the actual job as well. RUN!

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Pros

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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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