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Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 58,000 colleagues, the company operates 343 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 650,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2021 that ended July 3, 2021, the company generated sales of more than $51 billion. Information about our CSR program, including Sysco’s 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, can be found at sysco.com/csr2020report. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 346

TOTAL RATINGS: 5071

CEO: Kevin Hourican

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Millennials at Sysco

Millennials at Sysco grade their overall culture a B; also rating it 72/100, 8 points higher than Sysco's overall culture as rated by all 346 employees on Comparably. Millennials are considered more demanding and to have higher expectations than their more experienced colleagues. Three areas millennials working at Sysco think their company is performing well in are: Meetings (A+), Team (A), and Executive Team, (A+).

Work Life Balance & Community Outreach at Sysco

Millennials working at Sysco and everywhere else are striving for a balanced life. At Sysco, the majority of employees are satisfied with their work life balance. The average Sysco employee receives 20-30 paid days off per year, and socializes with their peers once a quarter outside of work. See what employees at Sysco think about their work life balance.

Answer	Percent
Yes	64%
No	36%

Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?

Answer	Percent
Unlimited	8%
20-30 days	29%
15-20 days	21%
10-15 days	25%
0-10 days	17%

How much paid vacation and sick days can you take a year?

Answer	Percent
Weekly	11%
Monthly	16%
Sometimes	32%
Infrequently	25%
Never	16%

How frequently does your company participate in community outreach?

Mentorship and Professional Growth for Millennials at Sysco

Within Houston, 36% of millennials shared they have a mentor. At Sysco, 60% of millennials say they receive mentorship, which leads to the assumption that Sysco is a great place to work for millennials focused on their professional growth. See what employees think about mentorship and professional growth at Sysco.

Answer	Percent
Yes	60%
No	40%

Do you have a mentor at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	25%
No	75%

Is your company invested in your career growth?

Sentiment Toward Perks & Benefits at Sysco

Employees at Sysco have ranked their perks and benefits in the Top 35% of companies within Houston and in the Top 30% of similarly-sized companies on Comparably. When asked to estimate how much employees think Sysco spends on their benefits, the most common answer selected is $1000 -$1500/mo. If Sysco employees had to select additional benefits not already provided it would be massage therapy and gym/health club membership. Learn about perks & benefits at Sysco.

Answer	Percent
Yes	72%
No	28%

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

Answer	Percent
Yes	79%
No	21%

Do your company's benefits play a part in staying at that company?

Answer	Percent
Paid Time Off	7%
Career Training	27%
Decision Making	19%
Fun Culture	27%
Retirement Contribution	20%

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Retaining Millennials at Sysco

It’s difficult to retain a millennial, and all three aforementioned sections listed bear importance. To recap, Sysco employees rate their work life balance a D-. They do not think highly of Sysco's professional growth opportunities. Employees have graded Sysco's perks and benefits a B. These ratings and reviews lead us to conclude that Sysco is a suitable company for the millennial workforce. Learn more about Sysco's efforts to retain employees.