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Q&A With Sysco Employees
At Sysco, we offer a benefits package that meets the unique benefits needs of our diverse team of associates, from a medical plan with a variety of options to choose from, all the way to a 401(k) plan that allows our people to work and plan for the retirement they dream of. But that’s not all! We’re proud of our benefit offerings and encourage you to learn how Sysco delivers good benefits to our associates and their families at all stages of life.
How employees describe working at Sysco
Micromangment is horrible. The negativity and "corporate speak" is nausiating.
Posted 5 days ago
Great place to work at!
Every day there is a new challenge.
Health care and the wages
Company has employee stock plan love my quarterly distribution of shares.
Review from Sales Dept
What it's like to work at Sysco
- Sysco employees generally work 10.2 hrs a day
- Employees at Sysco report the work pace is extremely fast
- On a typical day, employees at Sysco have 0 meetings
- 78% of Sysco employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Sysco employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 59% of Sysco employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Sysco employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
- 60% of Sysco employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Sysco Employees
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How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Sysco?
Top Employee Response
No social life, they make it a 12-14 day every day. When you are done your so tired you can't do anything
Non existent
Overtime is optional (at least where I work). The regular shift is 10hrs, 4 days a week. It's not bad, you just have to say no once in a while when they ask for overtime. You don't have to work 12-14 hours every day.
What's the vibe like in the Operations dept at Sysco? How many hours are you working?
Top Employee Response
This place doesn't care how many hours a driver is out, worst place to work.
70 hours a week. The department has no team work. It’s all for one. Management doesn’t solve any issues or concerns when they are brought up. Sysco used to be a great place to work. If I knew then what I know now about the company, I wouldn’t have applied.
poor vibe ,over 65 hours a week
What benefits does Sysco provide?
Good except for the health benefits stink, the drivers have a far better plan.
401 k, stock, health and life insurance
Insurance, retirement
What's the company culture like at Sysco?
Top Employee Response
Very busy. Production numbers, whether order selecting, forking, loading, or delivering. windows for deliveries are tight, warehouse is always making life harder for drivers. The equipment given makes the job assignments very easy, top notch stuff. However not all Sysco operating companies are Unionized. With a Union contract, you lock in your seniority, wages and retirement and working conditions. It's grueling work. But it is leading industry and an abundance of work, all you need is good work ethic and a GED and you can once full rate easily make 80k/yr (I say easily, AGAIN it's hard work).
Work hard for less money or you'll be replaced
It’s all about the numbers not the employees.
How secure do you feel at your job at Sysco?
Not at all after seeing ppl terminated for silly stuff
Very secure
I’ve never felt secure working at Sysco
How much and how often do raises happen at Sysco?
More cuts than raises in the past 5 years
Once a year
Sales people don’t get raises all you can do is open workouts and sell more groceries
What does the leadership team at Sysco need to get better at?
Top Employee Response
Respecting their employees. Actually listening to employees. Sharing reasons for decisions and setting realistic goals.
Be more professional in the warehouse as far as management personnel
People skills how to treat them
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at Sysco?
Top Employee Response
3 different warehouses from 3 different cities delivering on the same street!!!!
Better working environment, atmosphere, management treating employees better, and stop discrimination
Taking more recommendations from the actual order selectors
How's the leadership on the Operations team at Sysco?
Very one sided. It’s all about numbers out of the warehouse. That’s all that matters. There is no consideration of delivery or loading a truck legally. Once a trailer is loaded and the product is out of the warehouse, management doesn’t care what happens.
Not very concerned about transportation ideas
I believe the leadership is not in touch with what's happening
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Sysco?
Top Employee Response
How many hours and how poor the communication and leadership is
How greedy they would become
How much they only care about changing the stock price not our customer base
How do you feel about going to work at Sysco everyday?
Bad, unappreciated
I dread it
Don’t look forward to it it’s so much more stressful than it needs to be
How's the work life balance at Sysco?
Most families work an 8am to 5pm type of job. I work 2 am to about 4 pm. When I’m done with work, there is no family time until the weekends. Even if I am able to be off work a little early, I still need to go to bed early to make sure I’m am alert at work. My wife works til 5 pm and my bed time is 6 pm. So to answer the question about work/life balance....... non existent.
Flexiable scheduel, but a ton of work.
It is different depending on the management in each OpCo, but from my experience it was very poor. You give a lot to an organization that doesn’t give much to you in return.
How long have u been working there? U like it?
Top Employee Response
20 years, not anymore
35 yr no
Over 20 years, no.
What should I wear for an interview at Sysco?
Top Employee Response
Clothes that reflect on the position applying for.
Don't go
Business casual
How do I do well in an interview at Sysco?
Be yourself, be honest
Don't go. This is not a employee friendly company
Be honest
What are your coworkers at Sysco like?
Nice, but nervous, stressed, uncomfortable
I don’t even know 90% of them. The ones I do know are nice most days.
Most are just working hard trying to make a living somewhere boneheads and never should’ve been hired and summer on trustworthy and I’m surprise customers buy anything from them
How's the feedback proccess at Sysco?
Poor
Monthly reviews, very little constructive feedback just demands for more sales and margin growth.
there isn't any
What kind of people succeed at Sysco?
People that believe anything
“YES” people
Ruthless people that are interested in being in a team
What's the Operations team like at Sysco?
There is no team. It’s very segregated.
They are more interested in passing the blame then fixing the issues. The root cause is never addressed and fixed.
its not a team its all about the numbers each person pulls
How challenged are you at Sysco?
Overwhelmed
Your expected to grow with very little help
Always challenged biggest challenges the changes that the corporation make without regards to the customers as a sales person where the last bastion of customer service and most the time we discipline our customers because of new rules or initiatives from corporate
How's the work pace at Sysco?
Too much work for the pay
Very fast
Stressful
What are you most excited about working at Sysco?
I’m close to retirement.
There isn't a lot to be excited about.We show up at work with the best intensions to produce and make the company and its customers happy but with poor middle management that just beats down its employees to cover up their mistakes,you can't get excited or let it get to you. Your days are numbered at Sysco,make your money and move on.
Nothing.
How would you describe your overall experience interviewing at Sysco?
Fair
Took too long
The set up any amount of people interview where were stressful but the questions were somewhat easy.
What's the best part of your job at Sysco?
My customers
Highly independent position without someone looking over your shoulder every minute of the day
nothing its just a job
How can I improve my chances of being hired at Sysco?
Research the company and what it does
Just apply. They take anyone
Don't apply, it's not worth the pay.
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Should I work at Sysco?
38% of Sysco employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 17% are neutral and 45% would not recommend working at Sysco to their friends.
| 38% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 17% | Passive |
| 45% | Detractors |
