truck driver

order picker

retail merchandiser

merchandiser

warehouse worker

AMCON Distributing Company

Night time employees have a fixed start time each day but not a fixed end time, which means you are expected to work until the ENTIRE workload on the line you are assigned to is completed for that night (which is inexcusable because the day shift is on a fixed start time AND a fixed end time). Winter is the slowest time of the year here, so you will be working a reasonable amount of hours per week and getting off work at a decent time each night (35-37 hours per week on average while I was still employed here). However, when summer time begins, your workloads will become SIGNIFICANTLY bigger and you will have 2 additional routes each night until summer ends. My last day working here in May lasted more than 15 AND A HALF HOURS (I started at 11 AM and didn’t get everything done on my line until around 2:47 AM the next day). Considering the fact that the line I was assigned to was already short-handed enough as it is combined with the fact that my hourly pay was only a measly $12 an hour, this was my breaking point. I worked here for over 7 months, only to get 2 raises that were 50 cents each throughout the entire time I was employed here. This place took its toll on me both mentally and physically like no other job I’ve worked for has done before. If you truly value your sanity, I HIGHLY recommend you avoid working for this company.

Amcon Distributing provided me with consistent hours to work and consistent pay. There was slim to no room for advancement as reflected in my rating of "Job Security/Advancement", but I knew every day that I had a job to do and a paycheck to make. A typical day at work consisted of around 10-14 hours and 300-600 miles driven. I drove from stop to stop unloading goods at each store and interacting with the customers. My management and coworkers were always helpful and reliable, and very eager to teach a new driver tricks of the trade. The hardest part of the job was juggling the hours I was scheduled to work and a family. Working from early evening to the following day was not an ideal situation for me. The most enjoyable part about working for Amcon Distributing was the satisfaction at the end of the day knowing that I had completed my route for the day and everyone was happy. Every day at Amcon Distributing I learned something new. This being my first job as a professional driver there was much to learn. For example, I learned how to fill out the proper paperwork, how to interact with the customers when delivering their orders, and how to maneuver an 18 wheeler in and out of very tight spaces. Amcon Distributing was a great place to start my career.

They will nitpick every little thing if they don't like you but you can do nothing wrong if they like you. Proven by the fact that people who have done some things way worse than someone else the person they like more. 
Though overall the trailers used weren't the worst. Tractors weren't the best. I'm pretty sure nothing worked correctly you just learned what was slightly different with the equipment as you used it.
Hardest part of the job is between dealing with rude customers, the driving in pitch black nothingness at midnight, or the extremely sketchy places they send you unprotected while also banning you from carrying your own protection while delivering tobacco and other goods to gas stations and convenience stores where illicit activities are done out in the open and with no consequences. Most enjoyable part is when you get to ride with someone else so they have to do all the talking to costumers and driving so I could catch up on some needed sleep.


Work-life balance
Work-life balance at AMCON Distributing Company that was the only thing I liked working at Amcon

Pay & benefits
My pay and benefits at AMCON Distributing Company are where satisfactory

Job security and advancement
In terms of job security at AMCON Distributing Company, I think there wasn’t any as I felt like if you worked hard you where looked down upon

Management
In general, managers at AMCON Distributing Company management was extremely lacking

Culture
Collaboration with my colleagues at AMCON Distributing Company is the only people that showed me any support was the friends that I had outside of work that worked there before I was Hired

Overall
My experience working at AMCON Distributing Company was a waste of my time after the 1 couple of days I felt like a outcast

The picker job itself is alright. You're basically "shopping" for businesses, placing products on a pallet to be delivered to their store.

But that doesn't hold true without the proper equipment and support, neither of which existed in a reliable manner. It's hard to do a job without the necessary tools.

There are a number of other issues, which, in my opinion, boil down to one thing: low pay. Amcon doesn't want to pay a decent wage. So, you end up with too many coworkers who just don't care. It erodes your morale.

If you don't mind chaos, shabby equipment and low pay and you just want three day weekends, this is a decent job. But be prepared. The chaos is thick!!

If a supervisor doesn't like you then regardless of how hard of a worker you are, how well you do your job, (including going above & beyond without extra compensation = being salary & only required to work specific hours that other salaried employees work & when you work more hours to complete various tasks. There is no compensation of consideration!) & how well upper management likes you & the work priorities that you've had for almost 20 years, you can still be fired for being unable to call into work & even having 2 others (including a co-worker) inform supervisor of why you couldn't call in prior to start of shift & that you will update supervisor by noon of the same day when you are able to contact.

Always wen to work with a positive mindset. I've learned a lot of things working for them such as operating a forklift, ridingjack, and pallet jack. Management was good, sometimes we had our ups and downs but managed to work through it. Culture was fine met a lot of people made a few friends got along with everybody at the workplace. To me there was no hard part of the job just when I first started I had a lot of questions but eventually figured out everything. Most enjoyable part of the job was when management moved me around the warehouse to work different lines.

While Amcon may not be the top of the heep for pay, they are a great company to work for. All members of management have had an open door policy and have been available to talk to. It isn't as stressful as other similar companies. As long as I get my work done in a professional and timely manner and I am delivering product to our customers and making the customer happy then all is well. When it comes to my coworkers I couldn't ask for a better bunch to work with. For me it's been a sort of family. Maybe it's just me, but I'm happy here.

Long hours but I guess typical for a truck driver. I leave my house around 3:30am and get home usually around 4-5pm. But they complain about overtime. Pay is terrible compared to a lot of others and especially for the type of work this is. Average 350-500 pieces a day with 7-13 stops. They try to persuade you to get route pay but it’s only a minimum of $150 a day and almost impossible to get above that when I average $180 a day hourly. Unless your desperate like me to get off the road I’d check elsewhere first. Won’t be much longer for me

What is the best part of working at the company?
There isn't management is rude and doesn't care about the workers. Management talks bad about employees in front of other employees. 


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management , there rude and unprofessional,  they have tempers and treat employees poorly

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Unprofessional,  disorganized, 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Heck tec,  unorganized,  pathetic,  disorganized

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 4 salaries reported	$61,125 per year
Order picker 1 salary reported	$18.00 per hour
Retail merchandiser 3 salaries reported	$16.50 per hour
Merchandiser 2 salaries reported	$16.75 per hour
Warehouse worker 2 salaries reported	$15.75 per hour

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