Depends on what you're looking for... - Senior Account Manager Sysco Employee Review

3.0
23 Apr 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fairly decent company to work for...foodbusiness is always tough. Get good exposure to a variety of suppliers and vendors, and learn a great deal about negotiating. As with every company, there's a lot of good people to work with, and a lot of contacts that I'll keep in touch with for a very long time.

Cons

Not a great work/life balance...company needs to ensure they pay enough to retain the best talent..not sure that's very dfferent at other companies. For the most part they look after their employees, and there's a fair amount of input, although from a budgeting perspective you don't get enough control over your numbers.

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5.0
1 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A lot of things to do with food -- extra stuff to eat.

Cons

You have to get your bags checked before leaving the building.

2.0
15 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You can make money but it all depends on the orders you get, how fast you can go, how long you can maintain that pace without getting burned out. Definitely a young mans sport, as the do refer to you as "industrial athletes."

Cons

Like many industries the hours can be long. For the ones who don't make much on running above rate then you can make up for it in hours. If you soak the hours and run you can definitely make some big money. The turn over rate is extremely high there, even in management. I used to be proud of the union but the teamsters in Cleveland are completely worthless, I would bet they are getting paid under the table to not fight for contract negotiations. When I was there the contract expired and they barely fought for anything, on voting day they literally said they wont back us up if we don't pass this contract....so consider that when you want to work for this place. Also the equipment is so old and broken that people were taking the scanners home just so they could have a good one for the next night.

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