Sysco reviews

3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(4,674 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 4,674 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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5K reviews
2.0
May 19, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Recruits good talent Pay scale is competitive Opportunities to move around Will gain experience based on total immersion

Cons

The good talent recruited goes to waste because it is not cultivated. The pay scale is not sufficient the work load, hours and amount of stress. There are plenty of opportunities because of high turnover throughout the company. The experience that you gain will be by trial and error, you are expected to company processes, and complex issue resolution without training structure, you are thrown in and it is sink or swim! You will be held accountable for actions whether it is your fault or not and unfamiliar processes. You are not managed, you are not even thought of unless a issue arises that effects them. Only the strong will survive and you will have to be very, very strong independently and before you get there. The pressure to produce is immediate, I am talking first month with million dollar responsibilities.

1.0
Mar 27, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Sysco is a great company to work for if you don't work in the COSTING department. No matter how bad you need a job, PLEASE DO NOT make the mistake of applying for anything in COSTING!!!

Cons

The Manager and SR. Manager create an inhospitable work environment; ruling by fear, blatant favoritism, constant monitoring of emails to name a few. Very little training so they have the opportunity to write you up for making mistakes. You can’t apply for another internal position within 1 year of being in the same position. By the way… they will write you up shortly after your 1 year completion so you can’t apply outside of the department (you have to wait 6 months after your write up; you might as well forget applying in other departments since they will bad mouth you to other managers).

1.0
Jul 24, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

While the list of cons could go on and on, there are exactly three pros to working for Sysco: Benefits, stock options and a fully funded pension.

Cons

Unethical and uneducated / inexperienced management, poor compensation for expenses, micromanagement, no advancement opportunities, low percentage of sales dollars translate to pay, high company profit margins, poor training.

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