Sysco reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(5,017 total reviews)
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Kevin Hourican

58% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Sysco has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,017 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
May 28, 2013

Sales

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Pros

Flexibility during the day--great for if you have doctor appts or obligations with your small children that you might need to attend to. Good relationships with some of your customers are nice. If you are lucky enough to have a great boss- that would be a positive thing. Benefits are decent.

Cons

Customers will call you 24/7 so be ready to be oncall all of the time. You work on sundays -- so you work 6 days a week, then god forbid your customer needs something on a Saturday--you are expected to attend to them. Getting a good boss (DSM) will make all the difference in you ability to be successful in this job. I started out with a great boss and loved my job and ended up with a shitty boss and now hate this job. Pay is horrible as we have all pretty much taken pay cuts as they have recently restructured out pay. They also recently instituted the tracking device SALESFORCE.com and even though the software is not designed for sales such as this, they are myopic on us using it. Most people i know working here are pretty miserable and looking for other jobs.

4.0
May 20, 2013
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Pros

Lots of access to upper management, make changes based on feedback from street sales. Most reps are older, have been in the business for years. Lots of in house experience to draw from. Strong training.

Cons

Sysco's core business will always be large institutional customers, restaurant groups, chains. Reps who capture this business will be successful, but sales cycles on this can be long. It's like selling insurance or any other commodity. They also struggle with pricing, as it's publicly traded sometimes "managing by the quarter" is in play, so for reps who want to make a quick buck, small accounts can be high turnover, low margin timesucks.

2.0
May 19, 2013

From great, to good, to bad.

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Pros

entreprenurial environment, friendly co-workers, flexability in schedule, training

Cons

compensations changes, no control over other departments that affect your sales and pay, less promotional trips and contests than previously, no desire for career advancement

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