Sysco reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(4,676 total reviews)
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Kevin Hourican

58% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Sysco has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,676 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sysco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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2.0
Nov 5, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Sysco provides you the opportunity to market some great food products to any independently owned operator in your territory. You can take some samples home to get feedback from your friends or family.

Cons

Working six days a week in the gross profit game is a nightmare. The largest foodservice company in North America still thinks you can get the job done with a yellow legal pad and a pager. My company issued laptop was one of the perks. It was AWESOME back in '95. Paying all my own expenses such as gas, vehicle maintenance, cell phone bill, was something I would have thought a big company would pick up. It seemed upper management was just trying to earn their 'executive vp' of whatever and then move to Houston. Mid level management just liked to see you struggle while they play golf and talk about how they used to do it back in the day.

2.0
Oct 27, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salary and Benefits,vacation time and at this one of the few places that is proftable.Also has Union representation a definate plus.

Cons

Very poor communication between labor and management.Mid-level managers are more interested in advancement and playing corporate games than actually performing their duties.There is a pass-the -buck mentality that only makes simple problems far worse than they truly are!.Younger floor managers are too immature to take any complaints seriously,and are so insecure in dealing wth them that they retaliate against the worker complaining,instead of dealing with the problem.

4.0
Sep 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Sysco offers the best training program in the industry. 6 weeks of in house product knowledge and sales tecnique, followed be weeks of mentoring with another seasoned associate. Compensation is as high as you make it.

Cons

Customers not always interested in higher quality at a higher price. Sysco refused to carry low quality low priced items.

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