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Southern Wine & Spirits of America is now known as Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits. For up to date information and jobs, please see the Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits [1366486] profile.
Updated 29 Aug 2016
"Met some great people & life long friends" (in 23 reviews)
"Good benefits if you are in the union and you will never go thirsty" (in 23 reviews)
"Upper management treats you like a number" (in 21 reviews)
"Long hours can be hard and getting up early can be a bummer" (in 13 reviews)
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time
Pros
What a great company to work for. The senior management is very responsive to ideas. I would recommend a Job with SWS to anyone in the Wine and Spirits industry.
Cons
There are some long days that come with this job. Well worth the long hours as the team you work with is solid.
Thank you for such a positive review. Our employees are our greatest asset and we're thrilled to hear of your experience.
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time
Pros
Great training, exciting opportunities for incentives from suppliers
Cons
Long hours, stressed management that trickled down to everyone, incentives from suppliers were paid very slow and in one case not at all
Pros
Southern is a fun company to work for. Great benefits and the pay is pretty good, especially if you get placed into a good route.
Cons
Long hours can be hard and getting up early can be a bummer. Wish we had more vacation time.
Southern Wine & Spirits of America Response
May 23, 2016 – TMP Rep
We're happy to hear about your experience and couldn't agree more! We appreciate the constructive criticism, since we know that our employees are our greatest strength. Thank you for your review.
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Benefits and you can plan your own schedule
Cons
Long hours around holidays
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America
Pros
autonomy, decent commission, co-workers are flexible and willing to lend a hand. The ability to increase commission through personal efforts
Cons
long hours and drive time between customers can be draining. The fact that you have to drive your personal vehicle can become difficult and expensive.
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
A lot of really great people. The benefits are solid, and if you land the right sales territory it can be very lucrative financially. Be prepared to work extremely hard with little or no recognition from management.
Cons
Long hours and you will be working weekends and nights, no matter what you are told in an interview. You will be challenged to obtain your sales quotas and volume goals with increases. The goals are somewhat attainable if you should decide to buy back placements out of your own commission dollars.
I have been working at Southern Wine & Spirits of America
Pros
Excellent Benefits, pay and pension plan. Not micromanaged. You are treated like adults and with a lot of respect. 4 day weeks off Sat, Sun & Mon.
Cons
VERY long hours. A lot of stops and at times your first stop can be 1 1 /2 - 2 hours away.
Southern Wine & Spirits of America Response
August 12, 2015 – Agency
Thank you for your review! We appreciate your hard work!
I worked at Southern Wine & Spirits of America full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Meet great people Great benefits- education, medical, dental Free booze? Ha!
Cons
Poor management training Long hours No work/life balance Encouraged to trick customers into buying what they don't want Good old boy network No reimbursement for expenses, car or phone Harassment from middle management Threats of HR or write ups in order to achieve goals No acknowledgement from upper management Blame game if and when anything goes wrong Wacky pay structure that can't be explained by the people that designed it
I have been working at Southern Wine & Spirits of America
Pros
Pay and benifits are good
Cons
Lots of driving and long hours
Pros
Great place to work and grow
Cons
long hours and late nights
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Southern Wine & Spirits of America Response
September 6, 2016 – TMP Rep