Working at Sysco: 541 Reviews

Not bad as a warehouse job

Order Selector (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 2 September 2023

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I spent couple years at Sysco, there were ups and downs; Yes i had some issues with HR and some parts it was my fault and i quit for personal reasons but it was a good working environment what shocked me it when i wanted to come back HR didn't even want to answer my calls or return my emails; The pay isn't bad and even Sysco pays better than most warehouse employers in all Ottawa but the work hours aren't flexible for someone with a family and the teamwork sucks even though a lot of people have a grudge against management for me if you do what you're told you follow all the rules you can survive.

Pros

Good pay

Cons

Poor communication with employees

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Official response from Sysco

8 September 2023

Thank you for your review. We’re committed to continually improving our overall associate experience, including providing better work/life balance for our teams. Your feedback in this area helps us as we move forward.

Company was disorganized and Needs Major Improvement

Customer Service Representative (Former Employee) - Waterloo, ON - 21 September 2023

I would not recommend working for Sysco. The customers can be very demanding and have a sort tempter. The pay is on the low end of the spectrum. The work setting is far too disorganized. There is a noticeable amount of turnover and management takes no accountability.

Pros

Work from home

Cons

Low pay! $18 per hour for a CSR rule!

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Official response from Sysco

22 September 2023

Thank you for the feedback regarding what it’s like to work at Sysco. We realize that while we work hard to provide a positive and inclusive work environment, it may not be the right fit for everyone. We wish you the best in all your future endeavors

Toxic Dir Fin needs to take her attitude down

Credit Associate (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 21 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?My mentor was the best part of working collections. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Director of Finance micro mgr What is the work environment and culture like at the company?AR Dept toxic Dir Fin has favs What is a typical day like for you at the company?busy over worked lots of emails

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They don’t care about their employees, probably why they can not retain most of the people they hire

Truck driver. (Former Employee) - Coquitlam, BC - 18 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Going home at the end of the dayWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?They overload you, you have no help and they honestly don’t care or work towards make things better What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Extremely stressful and physically demandingWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Running around like crazy and very long hours

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Official response from Sysco

20 September 2023

Thank you for the feedback regarding what it’s like to work at Sysco. We realize that while we work hard to provide a positive and inclusive work environment, it may not be the right fit for everyone. We wish you the best in all your future endeavors.

Toxic environment

Delivery Driver (Former Employee) - Ottawa - 16 September 2023

Not a fun place to work, management is toxic, trucks and trailers or not mechanically maintained, find a job elsewhere.

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Physically and emotionally draining, toxic workplace.

Order selector (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 10 September 2023

Only good part about this job is the pay, but the trade off is becoming a brainless zombie that has no social life or any time off because the days off you need to recover from physically destroying your body: Management pretends like they care but only thing they really give a hoot about is theirselves and how much money they can stuff they’re pockets with at the expense of the employees. Work culture is toxic, aside from the co-workers I couldn’t say a positive thing about this junkyard. DO not get drawn in with benefits and high pay, this place is seriously unhealthy to work at. Want to pick 2000 boxes+ a night? This is the place for you. I spent two years here. Glad to say I moved on.

Pros

Coworkers

Cons

Pretty much everything

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Official response from Sysco

11 September 2023

We appreciate that you took the time to leave us a review. Sysco knows that work/life balance is important to our associates. While we’re sorry that your position on our team didn’t adequately meet your needs, your feedback helps us as we continue to improve in this area. We wish you the best in your future endeavors!

Not worth working her over a year or 2 max

Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 9 September 2023

Unless you want to make enough go to pay off your debts and don’t have much work experience. It’s not worth working more than a year or 2 or making it into a career.

Pros

Lots of overtime

Cons

Horrible management

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Official response from Sysco

11 September 2023

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. Sysco associates are the reason why we have become the world’s foodservice distribution leader. We are committed to continuous improvement while upholding our Vision, Values, and Code of Conduct. We take your feedback seriously and welcome you to call us at 877-777-4020 so that we may obtain greater detail regarding your concerns.

Toxic work environment

Order Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 28 August 2023

If you like living at work then this is the place for you, which could be 10hrs, 12hrs or even 16hrs, 5 days aweek. Their motto is "we leave when the work is done" and if you dare to leave after completing your 8hr shift, be ready to face attitude or discipline from management, which could be directly or indirectly.You have 3 months of probation which could get increases to 6 months, after doing your 3 months, depending on your performance and other factors; which is unfortunate because now you have no sick days or coverage to protect you if you get hurt at work.The job is extremely draining both physically and mentally, and the allocated time given to completing the pickup task (building pallet with the orders) is ridiculous because it doesn't taken the factors of the machines not working, which is everyday and busyness of the aisles.

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Bonus de performance avantageux pour les employés

Formateur (Current Employee) - Boucherville, QC - 26 August 2023

Ambiance stimulante, bon avantages sociaux et équipe stimulante.

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Official response from Sysco

5 September 2023

Thanks for sharing your feedback about what it’s like to be a member of the Sysco team. We strive for excellence as we help our customers succeed. Keep up the good work!

Great place ,

AZ Driver (Current Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 24 August 2023

Typical day - Rainy Day I learned how work as teamGoodGoodBreakdown skids ( Warehouse didn’t arrange it properly ) & Upstairs/Downstairs Morning time

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Official response from Sysco

1 September 2023

Thanks for sharing your feedback about what it’s like to be a member of the Sysco team. We strive for excellence as we help our customers succeed. Keep up the good work!

For the young and Single

Order Selector (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 23 August 2023

They find who they like work with them, and run the rest out. Job is physically demanding and for the young and in shape. Pay is great incentives are there but takes alot to achieve.

Pros

Food

Cons

Management, training

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Official response from Sysco

1 September 2023

Thank you for your review. We’re committed to continually improving our overall associate experience, including providing better work/life balance for our teams. Your feedback in this area helps us as we move forward.

Bad morale

Hr (Former Employee) - Port Coquitlam, BC - 19 August 2023

Long term employees pushed out and treated poorly no matter how long their tenure. Max out pay and no cost of living increases even without pay scales

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Official response from Sysco

30 August 2023

We appreciate that you took the time to leave a review. We take all viewpoints into consideration. We are committed to providing our associates with a competitive, comprehensive pay and benefits package. We're sorry to hear that Sysco wasn’t a good fit for you.

Long working and early morning hours. Best pay

Owner Operator Truck Driver (Current Employee) - Lethbridge, AB - 15 August 2023

Work starts around 4-5am and done around 12-1pm.Includes dock and hand-bomb via dollies. Hard work makes your physically fit.They give me vacation for a month or two in winters to go back home so I love it

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Official response from Sysco

18 August 2023

At Sysco, we’re constantly striving to be the best employer possible. Your feedback helps us to do that! Thank you for your kind words.

Hard work. Fast paced touch freight

Driver (Current Employee) - Thunder Bay, ON - 9 August 2023

Bad management, large orders with no breaks, tight time limits and subpar equipment. Management does not care about you and are hard to talk to. Only good thing is home every night

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Official response from Sysco

10 August 2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review about your experience working at Sysco. We’re disappointed to read that you didn’t have a good experience. We wish you the very best in the future.

Cool environment

Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Vaughan, ON - 8 August 2023

Have to work in the freezer every now and then. Need to go and pick up the order as quick as possible. Sometime it’s so relaxed but every Monday you have to work at fast pace.

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Official response from Sysco

10 August 2023

We’re happy to hear that you enjoyed your time working for Sysco. Thank you for leaving your valuable feedback and we wish you luck with your future endeavors!

Garbage

Order Picker (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 7 August 2023

They went above and beyond to make ur life harder but try to grab people by how much they pay. You don't really learn too much and all the managers just want to get more.

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Official response from Sysco

10 August 2023

Thank you for the feedback regarding what it’s like to work at Sysco. We realize that while we work hard to provide a positive and inclusive work environment, it may not be the right fit for everyone. We wish you the best in all your future endeavors.

Fun work place

Order Selector (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 7 August 2023

Work hard, play hard. For the qualifications required, this job pays extremely well and it's great independent work. As long as you have good work ethic, you can make good money here.

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Official response from Sysco

10 August 2023

We’re happy to hear that you enjoyed your time working for Sysco. Thank you for leaving your valuable feedback and we wish you luck with your future endeavors!

Looked good at the start but the shine quickly faded.

Order Selector (Former Employee) - Ontario - 27 July 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Great start pay ($30) to build skids. Repeated heavy lifting. If you can get past the 6 month probation you are the union and you’re good. Top rate was ($35+) What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Some supervisors were horrible. No experience or people skills at all - they were in charge of the new hires. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Pay was good - plus incentives. Nobody wanted to help anyone else because how fast you worked determines your monthly bonus. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Repetitive heavy lifting and dealing with grumpy and lazy senior employees/management.

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Official response from Sysco

10 August 2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review about your experience working at Sysco. We’re disappointed to read that you didn’t have a good experience and hope that you provided feedback to the leadership of your Sysco company so that your specific concerns could be addressed. Again, we are sorry to learn that your experience with Sysco was disappointing. We wish you the very best in the future.

The most strange and incomprehensible place. Where they say one thing and do another.

Warehouse/Outbound Selector (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 27 July 2023

The main impressions relate to supervisors and managers. They will only use you as much as they need. Then, regardless of your results, they will tell you that you have been fired. When you come to work in Sysco, be prepared to be unemployed.

Pros

Sometimes there are delicious bonuses.

Cons

I spent my time

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Official response from Sysco

10 August 2023

Thank you for the feedback regarding what it’s like to work at Sysco. We realize that while we work hard to provide a positive and inclusive work environment, it may not be the right fit for everyone. We wish you the best in all your future endeavors.

Great job but high demands

Sysco order picker (Former Employee) - Moncton, NB - 22 July 2023

Great team members and management is good but you got to keep to a qouta and schedule to meet incentives. Besides that for the benefits it's understandable why it's a demanding job

Pros

Paid overtime past 10hours

Cons

Long hours

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Official response from Sysco

24 July 2023

We’re happy to hear that you enjoyed your time working for Sysco. Thank you for leaving your valuable feedback and we wish you luck with your future endeavors!

Productive and great working place

Assistant driver (Former Employee) - Guelph, ON - 14 July 2023

I love working in any area with Sysco. They are understanding and accommodative to the best. Pay on time and good money for service rendered. I love Sysco.

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Official response from Sysco

18 July 2023

We’re happy to hear that you enjoyed your time working for Sysco. Thank you for leaving your valuable feedback and we wish you luck with your future endeavors!