sales associate

retail sales associate

cashier/sales

manager in training

food service associate

Maplefields RL Vallee

I enjoy my coworkers for the most part, however sometimes they like to start unnecessary drama as most people do at all jobs. It is a fairly easy place to work, my job description is basically taking customer orders and making a variety of food. The most difficult part of my job would probably be when I am doing most the work that has to get done along with also taking customer orders. It can be difficult to balance my nightly work list along with making the customers happy all the while my coworker is on their cell phone the entire shift. I usually just do all the work regardless because I know it has to get done. I am used to being used in my jobs and I am used to doing most everything although I can be stern if need be. I usually just do everything at night without care because it is such easy simple work. The management at Maplefields isn't great at all. We throw out tons of food per night however we aren't allowed to eat anything. We make pizza's for the hot plate and they expire every hour and a half but if we tried taking a bite of any of the expired foods we could be fired. One other thing wrong with the managers is their lack of care for their employees. I have had tons of issues with coworkers throughout my time at Maplefields but when I try to tell the manager about my issues she says she would rather not hear about it and describes it as being "petty" and to deal with it ourselves. I usually just ignore any problems I have at this workplace and keep to myself. Maple fields hasn't taught me much, but they have taught me I cannot get help with things that bother me therefore I am quiet and do not complain much. I just do my work then go home. Also we are not allowed to have breaks unless we smoke cigarettes. However I breastfeed and it is mandatory by law to allow me to go upstairs daily to pump my breasts.

Worked for this company for a few years.Thank god I am not there anymore. The main issue is the female manager and the Assistant manager. They feel it is okay to spread fake gossip, and start things with customers and coworkers, very childish. During my time working here I have witnessed customers leaving and saying they are never coming back, and they never did. The manager likes to keep her head in the sand and not address any of the issues with some of her staff. While I was at this location, there were many incidents that drove me crazy, such as a bad Valentines day prank that my manger did to myself, making a secret admire prank. This made me very upset, and was crossing the line in too many ways, i.e. harassment? Last time I checked, in NYS the laws state that this is illegal? Also, the way she would degrade some of her employees, she did this right in front of customers, and other employees. Oh, and last time I checked the assistant manger should not be giving out legal advise about court cases, and making false statements about people while she is clocked in, can't this be considered a form of defamation of character? As I am writing this review so much bad stuff just keeps coming to mind. Last thing, scheduling is also an issue, the schedule won't come out till the day before it's needed, also employees get talked to and yelled at for taking "too much time off".To keep this somewhat short don't waste your time. If anyone from RL Vallee is reading this, you need to get the Dannemora, NY location under control, perhaps firing a Manager and an Assistant Manager my be a good start?

The Transportation side of the company has gone downhill since they bought 3j's Fuels in Champlain, NY a few years ago.  What used to be a tight run ship with top notch equipment, dispatch, management and drivers has turned into the biggest circus around.  The equipment is falling apart, their own shop is too lazy to lift a finger to fix anything, let alone fix it correctly.  Dispatch would be tenfold better if it was run by a 2-year-old and management is now so far out in left field they can't get a grasp on things and they just keep sweeping everything under the rug and rolling it smooth.  All the senior drivers are walking off the job left and right, even if they have no replacement job.  What used to be filled with 10, 15, 20, 25+ year veterans is now filled with a bunch of steering wheel holders.

On the positive side, if you want to be treated like a robot and spend your life on the clock, you will make 6 figures per year and have awesome benefits that put you in collections.  If you're ok with coworkers who turn a 5 hour day into 14+ all the while you get 14 hours worth of work and are expected to be done in less than 12 then step right up.  If you're good at babysitting your fellow co workers because they feel the need to act like 2 year olds and create all kinds of drama then you'll fit right in.

This is a very busy store and when I work, I am straight out from the moment I get there, to when I leave; which is always later than scheduled because I am so busy. I am an employee that goes above and beyond and am always thinking of the next person; employees and customers.  I try to make things easier on the next person coming onto their shift. 
There have been problems with other employees not pulling their own weight. But I'm sure that's in most places! There are issues with employees not showing up for work or calling out at the last minute.  It seems to be a problem finding reliable people that want to work, and who will do the job correctly AND who will stay on.
There also is quite a bit of miscommunication, or lack of between front/back of store, and management/employees.  
 Overall, I love working here and love how fast paced it is. And I truly love working with the public and being able to interact with people. That really is a highlight of my working day. I am friendly and respectful to everyone because that's how I want to be treated.  I enjoy working here and I take pride in the job that I do!
 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working with the public, meeting new faces and learning from them as well as offering service to the local customers, keeping the store a hub of good community communication.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working with Adults that did not have good work ethics  , were judgmental, and not a team player .

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Since I was there 4 years , there were not many diverse cultures and the Managers were more like dictators than leaders .. I personally will not ask someone to do something if I am not willing to do it .  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I opened or closed the store , I kept the store presentable for the customers , I made sure the customers were treated with respect and the coffee was hot and fresh along with keeping the food items fresh ..the best I could and when leaving the shift I made sure everything was ready for next shift as I would like to find the store when I start my shift .

Maplefields has bad management favoritism on workers. No one is treated fairly there, if you talk to anyone about who has worked at maplefields in Johnson they will tell you how horrible their experience was. They will higher you at a pay, then over time they will raise the  pay, but not for people who have already been working there for months they give new people who just start working more pay then there already employees. Everyone including the manager and boss will talk behind your back if you do something they don’t like but then be fake to you when talking to them. The deli is over priced and not very sanitary. No one who works there works hard and makes it frustrating to the workers who do. It’s a very unfair and unhealthy work environment and I do not recommend working there at all.  

A typical work day in this store consist of preparing pre-made food each day on top of cooking multiple food orders and filling the hot plate (Hot Table for grab and go customers). Breakfast is served all day which made things difficult when it was 12pm, your ovens and grills were full and someone ordered pancakes. The pressure to multitask in a fast manor while short handed with staffing was unbearable at times. After speaking with long term employees I started to lose compassion in the job, whilst learning that some were still making minimum wage after 5 years of being employed as full time; after almost a year of working, I only received a 50 cent raise in which I begged for. Costumers were very rude and unwilling to give forgiveness towards those struggling to get their food. Other duties included doing dishes, lots of cleaning and satisfying each and ever customer.

The manager is the only one making a livable wage. They don't like to give raises very often, no matter how long you've been there. Takes some convincing and a long time to get a tiny raise. Also have some managers who don't help and some who jump right in when it's busy. Some managers have zero patience for customers and employees. Like they cannot be bothered and snap in a second. For the most part, they've been flexible in helping a mom's schedule and worked with me. Not a forever job but it's a job. And some managers are just rude and need to find a different line of work. I've been a customer in other stores and appalled at the manager. Especially ones that have been there so long. Wondering how they still have a job. Also don't like to give breaks to non smokers. I actually had to defend a coworker sitting down for 15mins bc he didn't smoke. The manager wanted him to get back to work. Ridiculous.

I worked at R.L. Vallee, Maplefields for as long as I did because it was a fun work environment with great management and friendly employees.  I made coffee, cleaned bathrooms, changed garbages, shoveled snow, changed gas prices and worked behind the registers.  The typical day is an 8 hour shift, our station was a 24/7 station, and I normally worked mornings (6AM-2PM) or afternoons (2PM-10PM).  I would get there 10 minutes early and clock in on time, count my drawer in and start selling if there are customers.  I sweep and mop the floors and clean the counters if they're dirty, face product and make my work place respectable.  I am a normally upbeat person so I always made sure to have a smile on my face for the customers and never let personal issues get to me.  The hardest part was being on my feet for a full 8 hour shift, being a bigger guy, but I didn't mind it so much because of the customers and the work I was doing.

I worked for this company for 18 months. I was constantly treated like I was less than, and watched as all the men, whether they were good at their job or not, proceed to go on to upper management. New people were being paid more than I was, never mind that I had years of experience over them, and never received a raise my entire time being there. I never had my yearly review, never received any time of recognition for my time there. The only pay increase I received was when the minimum wage was increased. Your time availability was never respected, and they would put you on shifts that you couldn't work, and then blame you for having to switch shifts. I experienced three managers in the 18 months I worked there, and only one of them was manager material. The other two couldn't find their way out of a box if their life depended on it, yet those who were more qualified, or even more suited for the job, were passed up and the store ran horribly.

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