Coca--cola-Bottling-Company-High-Country

This company’s public claim to “Honor God in all we do” and uphold Integrity is not just misleading, it’s offensive to anyone who actually values honesty, accountability, or basic human decency.

The reality is a workplace dominated by control, fear, and incompetence. Leadership routinely overrides expert input, enforces top-down decisions without context or strategy, and silences any voice that challenges the status quo. Critical systems were forced into production before they were ready, against the direct warnings of those on the ground, and when performance suffered, the response wasn’t ownership. It was blame. When those poor decisions predictably led to failure, the response wasn’t accountability.

Employees are disposable. Morale is nonexistent. Turnover is constant. Entire departments are bleeding staff, and middle management roles sit empty because no one with self-respect or self-preservation is willing to stay. A quick glance at any job board proves it.

The COO rules through intimidation and micromanagement, gutting any chance of real leadership below. Those who speak up are pushed out. Those who stay are burned out. No meaningful onboarding. No autonomy. No support. Just 12 to 14-hour days spent trying to hold together systems built on denial and dysfunction. And when the cracks inevitably widened, the solution was to scapegoat managers rather than fix root issues. This isn't mismanagement, it’s malpractice. And it’s happening under the banner of “faith” and “integrity,” which makes it all the more shameless and disgraceful. 

If the owners are unaware, that’s negligence. If they are aware and allow it to continue, it’s complicity. Either way, the hypocrisy is staggering, and the damage is already done.

Given very little training, learning the job was pretty simple plus it's pretty simple concepts.  The real problem came with the type of people Coca-cola has representing their business.... When you literally have to mouth breath around the person training you because the smell of dirty feet is constantly bi$!h slapping you, there is a problem. Not only the smell of this girl, but the horrible lack of basic upkeep was literally a jaw dropper. I'm talking all front teeth decaying out and what looked like fuzzy sweaters growing on her teeth and gum tissue was enough to make people in the next Ilse over gag... Greasy hair, long dirty fingernails and very old and smelly tennis shoes. This is the person "in charge" of training every new merchandiser.... I did enjoy the work, but had to leave due to personal reasons and. I could see a freight train coming my way, and I chose to hop off before it crashed. With so little training and lack of management, it's very easy for someone with very little time and skills with the company to become a scapegoat for something they probably won't even know they are a part of til it's too late and their the ones left holding the bag... Umm no thanks,  and FYI, that's not honor.

Management in this company is afraid to do anything about sub par employees and there are plenty of those around. The reputation CCHCBC has as an employer is so bad that management feels lucky if someone who is breathing walks in the door to apply for a job so they are afraid to get rid of anybody because hey at least they are a warm body. This causes good and great employees to develop a bad attitude or they leave the company and get a real job. Sales center manager in our plant falls asleep in sales meetings and is laughed about by all who work there including other managers. Employees who are good at their jobs are given more to do while the slouches have duties taken away. A couple of their statements are Honor God in all they do. Nothing they do is honorable. The other is all employees are like part of their family. Glad I am not a member of the Messinger family if that is the way they treat family. I have worked for 7 other Coca Cola companies that have owned this territory and without a doubt High Country is the worst hands down. Do yourself a favor and don't even think about applying for a job with High country. I am getting out just as soon as I can.

Work-life balance
You get blamed for everything. You work early in the morning starting at 2 or 3am sometimes, and their management is a mess

Pay & benefits
Insurance benefits only pays 25% but they have 401 k

Job security and advancement
I worked my butt off for 2 years and was still stuck at part time merchandiser. They kept taking everyone else over me even though I'd been working longer and harder

Culture
Merchandising is hard work and long hours including holidays

Overall
I worked for 2 years at $13 and hour going back and forth to greenriver at 3am and working til close to noon sometimes then going back in the afternoon and repeating the work. There were several opportunities for advancement but they just hired new ppl instead of moving me up. I got a whopping 50 cents raise the 2 years I was there. They blamed me and my immediate supervisor for all their problems, and they never made other merchandisers take accountability for them doing their job not clean up after themselves, not even showing up, stealing time and product, and just overall lack of work ethic. Thry just brushed it under the rug and had my team clean up the mess and take the blow.

Coca-Cola High Country's motto, "Honor God in all that we do," sounds nice, but it isn't followed. The company treats employees as dispensable; they don't care if they fire you or you quit because they will just hire someone else to do your job. They have a very high employee turn-over rate. Besides the upper-level management, very few employees have actually worked there beyond two years. Employees are either fired within the probationary period or quit before they get to the two-year mark.   

Additionally, the culture is sullen and disconnected. Established employees don't engage or welcome new employees. New employees are treated as outsiders to the point of shunning. It's a very weird office atmosphere. The actual job is good, but if you are looking for a fun, engaging work environment and competitive pay and benefits, go elsewhere.  

Also, they are not honest about their benefits and pay during the interview. Make sure you get the details about the benefits and pay, including future pay increases, in writing before agreeing to work for them.

I’m going to get straight to the point…
This company has some of the worst upper management philosophy I’ve ever encountered. Almost every department is underpaid and understaffed leading to 12-18 days 5 days a week. This creates a perpetual revolving door of new people being hired, working for MAYBE 2-3 months and then quitting when they’ve had enough. The warehouse crew gets so understaffed that the sales people (on salary) have to come in and help out regularly. Production gets understaffed and will have to work 6 days a week. This all creates an unmotivated, drone like environment that is honestly very depressing to take a step back and look at. If you hate yourself enough to be a manager, you’ll be expected to work insane hours bending over backwards for absolutely everyone. Workplace safety was an absolute joke. Getting the work done is almost always more important than safety. Corporate management does not help with anything; when they all know how bad it really is.  

All in all, this is the kind of place where you should not come in expecting much at all, and leave before you lose your dignity.

If you need a job to make money & have no other plans in life - than it's a good place to be! 

The hardest part of being there are all the "Unknowns". You don't know who's gonna call out sick, you don't know who's gonna be late, you don't know who's gonna leave early, you don't know who's actually gonna try to make quota or just drag their feet and be a hindrance, you don't know how many other unfilled employee job positions you'll have to cover, you don't know how many orders you'll have to fill for the day because they keep coming in while your working, you don't know if you'll work an 8 hour shift or an 18 hour shift (some times more), you don't know if your lunch will be safe in the fridge for the rest of the night because someone may decide to unplug it to charge their phone, you don't know if IT will decide to do an update that day & make your shift even longer, you don't know if the system will crash & how long it will be down for, you don't know how long you'll get to do the actual job you applied for before getting pushed into another job their shorthanded on because another person quit, ETC.

Working at Coke involved starting at the plant to map and plan out my day for valued costumers. I would travel to costumer locations and relate key accommodations for their needs on the spot and figure out solutions to problems or better fixing needs on a daily basis. Coke gave me fresh takes on approaching newly accessible situations and evaluating decisive operations on the spot.

Management was a little harsh, with a sink or swim mentality, which meets a non-training access mentality. With this learning to be dependent on oneself is key. Co-workers were great and approached each daily task with a friendly and hardworking attitude.

The hardest part of the job is analyzing tasks as they arise needing to figure out solutions for new circumstances. This, however, was the most enjoyable part as I enjoy new challenges and meeting them face on to find solutions. I also would say the people one associates/do business with are also a treat, being able to see and enjoy different faces.

There seemed to be a pretty consistent structure for moving up but they took that away. Local management seemed to be our main issue. Corporate was a pain to deal with but understood things had to be done at times. I have yet to receive a raise. Ever. The salaries arent terrible compared to other places but again no raises. They make anyone higher then the start positions salary then they bend you over and make you take it. Mandatory 10 hour days and of you go over deal with it. Also heard a manager say "dont make plans" before. Real "fair" practices. You get criticized for calling out sick and chastised for not being perfect. Equipment repairs depending on the warehouse manager are ok. Sometimes none existent. If you're in a pinch and need money but dont want a life Cokes the job for you. Oh also you're on call about 4 times a year. Random drawn weekends basically that if someone needs something on a Saturday or Sunday you have to go.

Work-life balance
Work-life balance at Coca-Cola Bottling Company High Country is You will have no life. He'll work you so much that the one day you get off you'll be so tired you'll just waste the day sleeping.

Management
The Merchandiser Manager is a piece of work. He'll work you to the point of exhaustion only one day off a week while he complains but still gets two days off. He'll treat you with disrespect never answer phone calls or texts and his excuse will be that he doesnt owe you a call back. And he'll constantly talk bad about you to others and others to you.. my word of advice would be to NEVER take a merchandiser job with this company go for warehouse or driving because those managers will actually respect you. But stay clear of the merchandiser manager.

Overall
My experience working at Coca-Cola Bottling Company High Country not good unless you like a manager treating you with disrespect and talking bad about you and other employees.. ask around youll hear plenty about the man and his "lead" merchandiser.

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