Marketing Associate - Anonymous employee Sysco Employee Review

1.0
30 Jul 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good starting pay, decent benefits, 401k and vacation (which you never really get to use).

Cons

Be realistic about having to work every Sunday (6 day work work) and whether or not that is a good fit for you. Every Holiday is also a work day. Pricing tools must be done weekly even if you are on vacation. If you get a good DSM you may find field support, I did not. Routing and deliveries are a hot mess and you cannot make it up to the customers as you cannot carry product. You use your personal phone and car with no cell allowance or mileage reimbursement, By the time the expenses come out and you figure your hours you WILL be underpaid. The starting salary goes away and you are straight commission.

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5.0
21 May 2026
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Pros

Amazing benefits and opportunities to buy stock per month. Transferring to different locations and states is very easy after 6 months to a year of employment. Training paid for on an annual basis.

Cons

None at this time of entry.

2.0
15 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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