merchandiser

delivery helper

warehouse associate

truck driver

crew manager

Gulf Distributing Holdings Company LLC

For context, I used to drive a tandem axle day cab hauling a 53 foot trailer, now I'm a helper for box truck drivers as my location hasn't had CDL routes in awhile. Now onto my rant:

I never thought I'd say this, but I miss working in retail compared to this job, which is honestly pretty sad considering I got a CDL to move away from retail in the first place. Although Gulf is the highest paying job I've had up to date, the work schedule is unpredictable at best, and a chaotic, unorganized frustrating mess at worse. I understand not having CDL routes available for a certain amount of time, and I'm willing to be flexible to an extent, but the working conditions this job has are borderline unhealthy for me, as a diabetic. Now normally all the heavy lifting and other related working activity wouldn't be a problem otherwise, provided I get enough sleep and eat plenty, but due to the fact I've been requested to show up an hour earlier to work and still end up going home late most days of the week, not only do I not have enough time to make myself breakfast in the morning, I also don't usually have enough time to get enough sleep. Now while a little sleep deprivation hasn't hurt me all that much in the past, it's gotten bad enough working at Gulf that I physically feel myself getting a little weaker and less energetic day by day, and not even sleeping in on the weekends could pay off that sleep debt. For additional context, I wake up at 4:00 in the morning and am expected to show up to work at 5:00 in the morning when I used to be expected to show up at 6:00 (I had time to make myself breakfast then) . I live 25 minutes away from my workplace. So although the solution might be to go to bed earlier, I still live with my family (younger siblings included) for now , so that's out of the equation, that and 4:00 in the morning is the absolute earliest I can pull myself out of bed. So having worked here for a little over 6 weeks already give or take, and having to work for over 10 hours a day multiple times a week, the sleep deprivation and hunger is not getting any better. I'm not planning on making a career out of this

The management does not care about the employees. They constantly remind you how easy all of you are to replace. They let the stores you deal with on a day to day basis talk to you and act however they want towards you. Management will tell you to grow up. They care more about numbers than anything else. Everything and I mean everything is a 911 emergency when it comes across your email. They'll only give you about a 2 day notice to hit 100s of numbers before the deadline. Then if you don't hit it they force ship it out to your stores so then you have to deal with it from a customer stand point. Not everyone needs or wants the products at the time the company needs to sell it. I would never in my life take any higher position here unless it was something related with suppliers. This is by far the worst ran jib I have ever been a part of. I've ran businesses that made millions of dollars a year that ran way smoother than this company. Trucks and warehouse workers don't pick half your product. They leave all the order in the floor for the salesman to put up when they arrive. The salesman has 9 hours to get the orders in but may have 18 stores in one day on top of having to put up orders at 12 of them. No accountability in the company except on the sales side. Mentions of a raise last year in January and still haven't seen it. Talks of help and changes for the better and still haven't seen it. They say you have weekends off but then force you to cover another job if they call in.Ecerything is your fault no matter the circumstances. STAY FAR AWAY. I would never recommend this job for anyone.

I was a picker for night shift at GDC now it's GDH 4 years they where going threw a lot of changes in management amongst other things like work schedules and policies witch worked out great for employees. My First warehouse job also learned a lot good and bad. Being a picker is a laborious job, constant movement and squatting to pickup product but that's my preferred work environment. Hard to keep\get Reliable Help from coworkers adds stress and overwork to the Pickers that do actually work, gets tiring quick. Enjoy most the work at your own pace setting, as long as you have some work ethic it's GREAT. BUT it can also hurt you if u don't have any work ethic. Each job position has very different expectations in daily work loads while pickers and others are behind\over worked others who finished there simple daily task don't ever step up to help nowing that we are short handed or even if tha managers ask. 

I can only speak for my department, which was very disorganized and poorly managed. My manager was very hands off to the point of neglect. I only ever heard from him when there was a problem or issue. There really is no opportunity for advancement for professional office staff, and even if there was they will not increase your pay. All they want is people who will do more for the same pay or less. If you need a job take it and use it as a stepping stone to find something else once you’ve gotten the experience you need. My pay was not in line with the market rate and benefits were not either. My new job came out to pay 30% more and have much better benefits for the exact same job/title. Management is adamant that they cannot increase pay or provide raises because “that’s the nature of the business”, hence why turnover is higher. Again my advice is to take the job if you need it and get the experience to get on with a better company.

ALL ABOUT WHO U KNOW!!!!
If you LOVE working for nothing this Company is for you! They probably rank #1 in turnover for entire gulf coast. Merchandisers LOVE to hide product bc they are lazy and underpaid like the rest except for those "in the know!" I would love to see their salary. I now make more than 2 times as my salary for another beverage distributor in the area, have company car and fill up at on site gas tank. At Gulf- no car, Monthly car allowance that doesn't fill your tank for half the month and you will need to live with mommy and Daddy if you want to have at least one extra $ to spend. Even if you bring up a sales route double year end quota- there is no job security.  
-Make sure to do your homework and know you will probably just have a "job" not a "career."
-Always be searching for career
-Do not get comfortable!!!

The job in and of itself is among the easier jobs I've ever had. However, you are using your own car to work your route. And while they do give a "car maintenance" allowance that's supposed to reimburse you for all of those extra miles. It's entirely generic and not based on the actual miles you accumulate. For instance, my route requires me to drive between two cities  twice a week that can accumulate anywhere between 200 to 300 miles of driving on those two days alone. 

This is significantly more than the usual route. However, I'm not getting paid any more allowance than the next merchandiser. And no matter how many times I request for more. Those pleas have gone unheard.

It’s crazy how much money and business this company makes for each day to feel like a fire drill. The upper management is a clique that you’ll never get into that guards each other with their lives. They’re so disconnected from what happens daily or even how to do it. You are given a title and expected to perform but no one can help or answer questions. They just want results with no support. Will run the bus over you in a heart beat. They talk culture but don’t live it. Zero attachment to employees and what they do. Everyone is a commodity. Upper management says all the right things but don’t live it. It’s all fake. Horribly ran and led, always looking for a fall man. 

Believe the amazing sales pitch they give you in an interview or the 10+ leadership roles posted all the way up to GM. No teaching, training or retention plan. They’ve allowed some people into upper management that lack any leadership, daily business knowledge or leadership. Once the pressure gets on them they just fire people unexpectedly. The problem is the people they trust in these made up VP roles and GMs. They give a modified and favorable version of true events, aka blame lower leadership and fire you. So they can play the I’m short manager card and never get caught. Stray away quickly!! 

I wouldn’t consider this a “career” outside of being in management, delivery, and sales. Outside of these roles, it is made up of younger inexperienced people making some tasks long. Be prepared to come in and work long hours, not set hours for some employees  it’s work until all deliveries are filled and loaded. You can write your own checks with the hours and bonuses available. Managers will go out of the way to help and have no issue helping when things are backed up. Have a lot of respect for them all. 

They're working to the Bone they don't pay much you don't get holidays off they took bonuses away for working your butt off and it can be a rather dangerous environment Plus or there was overtime there is now no overtime which is the only reason that made that place worth spending so much time up there

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Merchandiser 3 salaries reported	$583 per week
Delivery helper 1 salary reported	$15.00 per hour
Warehouse associate 2 salaries reported	$14.00 per hour
Truck driver 2 salaries reported	$50,000 per year
Crew manager 2 salaries reported	$44,000 per year

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