truck driver

warehouse worker

wine sales manager

distributor

field manager

Empire Merchants North

You start your day with 30m with a loaded truck, pre-trip and getting paperwork in order (meaning it’s all there and nothing missing) then your off on your route alone to wherever they send you with stops  from 16 to 34 and cases from 150-465. It’s random till you are there for a while and learn the favoritism. Your route makes 60%  correct but it’s up to you to fix the rest and bad loading with  time windows the company cares less about. Then you come back when the route is complete. 9-16hours later. Unload your truck and drop off your paperwork. If you get overtime or work take your breaks be ready to account for every minute. If you run into delays/get behind. The drive who has been done hours before you. Will not help you.  6years here and the drivers who have been around for 15years will tell you how nothing will change.  Management will say one thing and then 30 minutes later, will say other wise.  policy's changes daily. If you have no morals and will take break state and federal laws, just to get done on time. You will have a outstanding future here. Or DOCUMENT DOCUMENT DOCUMENT everything you do and be ready for gaslighting conversations.  

Empire Merchants North gave me the opportunity to work with so many different types of people.  Everyone from store owners to fine wine and spirit makers and large and small advertising teams.
This taught me to have excellent marketing and communication skills.  
This was a very independent position with a home office and required extreme amounts of discipline and organization.     
My co-workers we primarily men and were very support of me as a young female professional. We met at least once a week as a team to share new ideas collaborate best practice techniques.
The most difficult part of the job was staying on top of the ever changing market and these meetings helped with that.
The job allowed for travel all over New York state and provided me with some terrific opportunities.

I consider it to have been a pleasure to have worked with this company. I learned a great many things about wine and spirits and the wholesaling. it was a fun ride. A typical day working, getting up early stopping by the favorite 
If I had to say anything that was negative, or needed improvement, was the entitlement held by some of the members of management relative to speaking their minds without regard to others. additionally, it was the view of some members of management to use retaliatory tactics to maintain their power.
The hardest part of the job was also the most enjoyable.... the persuading and convincing of our customers to buy what we suggest.
As i said, I learned a great deal about the industry as a whole and human nature. I enjoyed it

Absolutely horrible culture. Management micromanages your every move. If a customer wants to speak to a manager, they never make themselves available to speak to them. The higher-ups constantly raised prices & dropped products. They knew customers would be irate but never gave us any resources on how to handle the situation. Management always gives you a hard time about taking PTO or vacation time. No room for advancement unless you are college educated. Raises are pennies, and only happen once a year. You could do everything right and they'd still have something negative to say about you during employee reviews.

I ran a fairly large Territory which required many miles on the road daily. I looked forward to seeing my costumers each week and presenting new products to them. Reaching my monthly goals were not easy at times but I always got it done which was always a cause for celebration. Liquor and wine Sales is a lot of fun but due to the Supplier driven nature of this ever growing industry a lot of stress is put on the Sales Reps to achieve monthly goals which at times seemed impossible. Having a good repor with my costumers was the key to success.

Very few within the organization have any clue as to what functions or purpose they provide. If you want to work for a company that operates on a need to know basis and point fingers when things don't go right when you go above and beyond, it will leave you on empty. Please learn how to accept responsibility and demonstrate proper communication, zero accountability.

Most people in Leadership lack integrity and morals. If you speak up or try to bring positive change, it is unwanted. Very few in management know what it means to provide support, coaching or how to encourage. If you have any questions or concerns, they will go unanswered. Very negative and incestuous environment.



Worked for Empire Merchants North for a little over a year.  Liked my job, the drivers and warehouse crew.  Management is permissive, helps to be young and cute to get away with things.  Misogyny runs rampant.

If you want to work hard and feel proud of your accomplishments, don't work here.  'Thank you' is not in the vocabulary.

Lack of communication overall throughout the organization.  Absolute lack of respect among workers and management.  CEO doesn't care about much except the bottom line.  How long will it last?  I don't know. I don't care.  Good luck.

No training.
No goals.
Demanding Supervision.
Management dances around union employees... the inmates run the asylum.
Stressful.
Expectations not outlined during hire include: 4:00 AM conference calls, utilizing your personal phone, no company phone or allowance provided. Having high speed internet at your residence to remain in contact with management.Having cable TV at your residence to check numerous weather stations for companies benefit.

Most managers and workers  will lie and constantly back stab each other for possible advancement with they claim is available  but only for the biggest rats. Absolutely the most mismanaged place I have worked. No communication, no willingness to listen to anyone  without a college degree, unprofessional managers and executives and  none of them have a clue what or how to do anything. About  the only thing  these people could run is a comb through their hair and even that could be up for debate.

A major part of my job was training new sales reps. and motivating them in what was a very competitive workplace.I was a " hands on " manager who enjoyed being out in the field. I excelled at the retail level through relationship building and coaching skills. I was able to maximize my team strength through preplanning and recapping on a dailey basis.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 1 salary reported	$34.11 per hour
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Wine sales manager 5 salaries reported	$85,000 per year
Distributor 1 salary reported	$20.00 per hour
Field manager 10 salaries reported	$81,500 per year

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