route sales representative

business development manager

warehouse supervisor

warehouse specialist

maintenance mechanic

Bridgford Foods

I worked in the office but I never had an actual title other than office clerk. I was well respected and I received positive feedback from the higher ups. It’s a family owned business so I saw the big bosses frequently. Very friendly people and for the short time I was there I’d say I had an I overall well experience. My supervisor trained me well and never tried to micromanage. They were extremely patient with me and introduced me to new tasks each day but it was all within pay grade. They offered decent pay and offer pay increase within time there. The only thing I had a problem with was some lack of communication in the office and some creeps but it was taken care of. There were times I had to commute to and from locations which was difficult since I had no vehicle. There was OT pay and different shifts to choose from depending your availability and position.

You start around 3:30am and review all the 10pm text and emails and voicemails you got from the night you had to ignore to get rest . First stop is 1-2 hours away and you’ll have 4 stores that are an 40min-hour apart from each other . 
I learned that some companies will lie about wages to just fill the high turn over position quick unfortunately this manager did this . The culture is really toxic and stressful with the micromanaging and you worry if the manager will come knocking on your door at 8pm. 
The hardest part about the job was the expectation to change your route days around constantly just to hit one store display that’s 200 miles away so the route efficiency gets damaged. It’s also hard to make money with constant loss of business and clients . Making money is hard here and you’ll capped out commission equates to $21 per hour . 
The most enjoyable part of the job was listening to podcasts and traveling in good weather . 

Unclear expected start time, merchandise and sell in product to POG and additional space . Unclear incentives and no incentive to upsell . You get lied to about how much you’ll make it’s obviously less than what they say by 10’s of thousands. The culture is belittling and nice to your face and bad mouth you behind your back with out any coaching. This company lost 2 MAJOR grocery and mass merch chains because of the lack of service and DSD planning  it’s able to provide and as a commission based pay , you’ll have a hard time making money . Listen to all the bad reviews here , I wish I did. The bad reviews are true . Late night phone calls and late night emails . Worst company I’ve ever worked for honestly . 

Unorganized concerning routing, distribution of accounts, availability of tools needed to complete the job properly, inventory and small payroll issues. 

Overall a decent company to work for but could be much better if they took the time to listen to the salesman and route drivers who are out in the field and know what would make things run smoother...... rather than someone sitting behind a desk who has not worked recently in the field and they think they know what is best for the salesman and drivers to make the company more profitable.

What is the best part of working at the company?
100% commission-delivery driver NOT REAL SALES GIG-Was belittled on a conference call when I asked why someone else was selling and I was delivering. Have to pay for EVERYTHING out of ur own pocket to be reimbursed weeks later. JOB WAS A JOKE

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
100% Commission paying for everything yourself waiting weeks to get paid back never worked a 5-day week always 6 or 7. Pushed and pushed for very little return

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Crumbie belittling lied to constantly

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
14 to 15 hour day very stressful always driving somewhere

Route sales is not for everyone and it's not a perfect job. This is though the closest you can come to being your own boss without the risk and capital expense of buying a route.That being said if your a hard worker and a go getter that has faith and trust in yourself you can make a very good living working for Bridgford. I've been here two years and all I can say is if you do your job and what's asked of you these people will pretty much leave you alone.I've been in route sales for over 30 years with many different companies selling different products, I have to say this is one of the better ones out here.

4am drive 50 -75miles stop 1, pray for a sell or it doesnt count. Drive all day to complete 5 sells, 10+ hours a day. Go home and reload .  Oops 2 more hours to do that(not paid). There is no workplace culture.  Dealing with mgmt. Call, text, emails all after hours. What ive learned is that you don't give your cell phone #out for their enjoyment of tormenting their employees . Most enjoyable part is traveling to various places, not the same place everyday. 

General Ledger account reconciliation, account analysis, research and financial analysis.
Worked on month-end closing, posted journal entries.
Responsibility for a variety of tax compliance requirements relate to multi-state tax returns.

I learned about team work, and work organization.

The hardest part of the job was to meet the deadline when both month-end closing and the taxes are due at the same time.

The most enjoyable part of the job was when the financial statement was distributed on time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Not a great place to work. Pay is below average. The route sales position needs base salary. Product doesn’t sell well on the shelf. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not being able to get the truck in at a timely manner 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Unprofessional and unclear on what needs to be done day by day. Initial training on the job was very poor. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Forcing product into stores because it doesn’t sale.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Overtime and double pay on sundays.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Old machinery, and most of the employees don't speak English. And nobody seems to care.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is pretty laid back,and culture is anything but american.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Not hard most of the time,but sometimes it hectic. You never know what's fixing to go wrong.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Route sales representative 123 salaries reported	$55,520 per year
Business development manager 1 salary reported	$65,000 per year
Warehouse supervisor 1 salary reported	$22.50 per hour
Warehouse specialist 2 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour
Maintenance mechanic 2 salaries reported	$26.25 per hour

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