State Manager - State Manager Sazerac Employee Review

1.0
19 Jul 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Salary and bonus are higher than most companies.

Cons

Fear culture (keep your head down, do not question status quo) constant old fashioned reporting, good ole boys club (sexist, spoken to like you are a child, very unprofessional environment) vacation time (frowned upon when you take vacation, old employees brag about not taking vacation in years etc), not forward thinking (I was told in interview I would be part of the new regime and would bring my expertise and experience to the role and help facilitate change. That is laughable. They do not want any change), a lot of talk about culture (from what I can tell, the “culture” is to keep your head down), HR is a joke. The CEO signs off on everything. And I mean everything. As a manager you will not be authorized to make any decisions. With 10 years experience in this industry, the State Manager position seemed entry level. The money wasn’t worth the constant daily beating you receive. Most of my peers were very unhappy and in constant fear.

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5.0
24 Jun 2026
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Pros

Great hours, flexible schedule mostly (8am-4pm, 9-5,10-6,just 8 hrs in market is expected) Good pay Good benefits Phone bill paid for Extra pay to help pay for car and insurance Work laptop Sales experience Good pto

Cons

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1.0
10 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I really enjoy the brands and the industry as a whole. I take a lot of pride in working hard, solving problems for customers, and closing sales. Sazerac brings a lot to the table too—competitive pricing, a strong product lineup, and every now and then we even get some pretty cool POS to work with.

Cons

Our distributor can’t seem to carry enough of our stuff, so we’re constantly out of stock on anything new or anything people actually want. It’s a mess. Be ready to grind 40 hours a week in accounts, then somehow cram in trainings, reports, posts, pre-planning, organizing POS…basically all the other crap on your “free time.” And don’t forget—you better account for every singe minute of your day. Got a gap between calls because you had to a crap or grab food? Yeah, you might want to log that too, because they’re gonna want to know exactly what you were doing with their time.

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