Sysco: how bad is it?

now all deliveries are euro pallet drop and you don't have to handle cases and it's still too hard of work for some people. so ill chase that 130K a year for being home every day and only working 45-50 hs a week

 

I don’t disagree, but some claim to work 14-16 hour days. And it’s messing up my body is what I’m afraid of. I’m willing to work, but if your back, knees and/or feet wear out, the best work ethic in the world won’t matter. I’m driving a dump truck for around $50-55k annually (OT fluctuates). That type of pay goes a bit farther than in other parts of the country, but it’s still not great. Sysco was recently hiring near me and they advertised $100k annually, in my fairly low cost-of-living area. I’m willing to do the work for double my current income, but I want to ascertain that I can do it.

 

How bad is it? Honestly that's up to you, every one is different.
That said when I was in my 40's I 2anted to get out of house hold moving business. I got hired bu Sysco.
If you have a brain sorting is not big deal.
If your in any kind of half decent shape. The work isnt really hard.
If you can drive as good as you think you can. Then that's not big deal either.

Now if you have soft hands, bad knees, poor backing skills. Then it's as bad or worse than you heard.
I made good money, so why did I get out?
Day cab, home every night, dealing with 20-30 something managers. Who don't G.A.S. or appreciate you. Stupid 4wheel drivers.
I realized I would rather, be in a sleeper cab. Take time off by the week. Enjoy the challenge of fitting 28-30k pounds of boxes and furniture in a trailer designed to fit 24-25k (tetris) for 3 or 4 days.
Then drive 2-4 days. Deliver to a customer who was happy to see me, and appreciated my hard work. Only have to twist turn and back my truck into spots. Designed for vehicles half my size once or twice a week. Instead of every day.

If I ever decide I want a home every day job. I'd do it again.

 

Food service jobs are good jobs shuttle drivers are expected to also be able to make deliveries.There’s a reason why a company has to hire outside for shuttle drivers if they were the best jobs there route drivers would take them when one opened up.

 

I was talking with a manager at martin brower, I wasn't doing anything like applying for a job or anything related to the job , but I asked him how hard it was to find drivers for that position, he told me we only hire guys who it's between this or getting a job at exon as a cashier. He told me he wouldn't even bother with otr guys like me , too lazy . Basically you had to have the mentality that you are willing to do slave labor just so you could buy those 4000$ rims and show everyone you hustle and got money.

 

Somebody's got to do the job just ain't gonna be me .

 

Why not just go with LTL or line-haul to begin with..and forget the food service

 

Well, his name has Florida in it. One of the toughest places to land an LTL gig. I know my time at Saia it was hard to transfer to Florida. Everyone in the US at Saia wanted to transfer there to retire. Saia you keep your seniority when you transfer. So it was a lengthy process.

Forgot about MB they mostly run McDonald’s which for Foodservice is pretty easy.

 

I don’t think the difficulty is because of people wanting to retire there as much as it is so difficult to find a driving job in FL that pays well. If a driver can get into LTL, they’re not so quick to give up the job and they simply stay. When $20/hr is at the top of the pay range, LTL can be as much as 50% more money. Every LTL driver I talked to was being ran into the ground, with huge routes and 12-14hr days, while driving in one of the most congested areas of the country. FL is a tough place, for a driver.