Does Sysco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sysco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sysco. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sysco?

55% of Sysco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sysco 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sysco?

Marketing Associate (380) , Sales Consultant (271) , Order Selector (196) , Sales Associate (103) , Truck Driver (99) , Sales Representative (84) , Class A Truck Driver (67) , Sales (66) , Marketing Associate (Sales Representative ) (57) , Driver (51) , Account Executive (46) , Warehouse Order Selector (46) , District Sales Manager (39) , Manager (37) , Class A CDL Delivery Driver (35)

What are the pros of working at Sysco according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay which is higher than 21 for experienced pickers 27.61 is the base for experienced pickers" ((in 502 reviews)); "Good benefits and 401k." ((in 487 reviews)); "There are a lot of really great people working hard everyday to do the right thing." ((in 224 reviews)); "Good money for warehouse ..always overtime ..stable job..benifits package pretty good as well.." ((in 101 reviews)); "Good training and products to sell" ((in 85 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sysco according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management extremely long hour its paid slave work be ready to work 6 days a week" ((in 248 reviews)); "The hours are long (endless really) and finding work/life balance is a daily struggle." ((in 202 reviews)); "No work life balance since you're so exhausted you can't do anything on the weekends and have no time when you get off work." ((in 178 reviews)); "Terrible upper management." ((in 86 reviews)); "Hard labor and long hours" ((in 59 reviews))

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3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(4,672 total reviews)

Kevin Hourican

58% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.8

Work/Life balance

Sysco has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,672 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 Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.4 stars).

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3.0

Jan 12, 2009

Sysco Memphis Sales Representative

Sales

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Pros

#1 Food service company. Sell quality food products. Well known reputation throughout the U.S. Very close sales force. Family oriented. Good marketing support. Your refrigerator will stay packed full of free food through relationships with brokers & restaurants. Good way to build relationships in the community & restaurants.

Cons

Horrible pay. 100% commission. No mileage/gas reimbursement. Long, long, hours. Phone never stops ringing even on the weekends. Basically you have restaurant hours, plus the times they are not open. "Will calls" for customers who forget to order items. Prices tend to be a little higher on commodity items (chicken, beef, etc.)

4.0

Jan 11, 2009

Be your own boss

Marketing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best reasons to work at Sysco Food Services of San Diego is that you can treat your account base as your own business. If you work with your customers on a daily basis, you are not only helping the owners, but you are contributing to the community. You get to watch your customers grow and suceed when you partner up with them. Sysco also offers many different support systems for both the Marketing Associates and business owners.

Cons

a downside to this business is that the restaurant and hospitality industry is 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. You are also dealing with numerous people that can have a different personality at any given time.

3.0

Jan 11, 2009

Good, stable company uncompetitive salaries.

Supply chain manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

It's a great working environment and a solid, stable company. Sysco does seem to genuinely care about their people. My personal experience was a good one from an employee's perspective. Pay at Manager level and below is below average, however if you can rise to upper level management salaries become more competitive. Great place to get some solid experience at a company that has a great reputation.

Cons

Advancement can be hard to come by, there is a sense that most advancement decision are based on tenure and not qualifications. Pay is lower compare to equivalent positions in other, more profitable industries. Pay in general is lower then other companies you'll find in the area of the corporate office. Being based in Houston, TX Sysco has a hard time competing with many of the companies in the more lucrative oil industry.

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