truck driver

order picker

equipment operator

material handler

receiver

NRF Distributors Inc

It's fairly easy to obtain employment with NRF and the work isn't challenging at all (in the office anyway). However, the culture there is not good. The moral of the employees is extremely low, leading to massive amounts of turnover, which leads to poorly trained employees. Employees are looked over for advancement opportunities in favor of people coming from the outside who aren't familiar with the company and have questionable qualifications. The management team isn't very effective in their coaching styles when trying to solve a problem or come up with a new strategy for doing something, and they often come across as arrogant, temperamental, and act like they are above you.

A typical day as a CSR agent is sitting in front of your computer non-stop taking phone call after phone call for seven and a half hours (after lunch and two 15 minute breaks are factored out) and performing the same monotonous and mundane tasks one after another. I learned a little bit about flooring but not nearly enough to perform my job up to the caliber I would expect of my employees if I ran the place as the training was downright awful and the least engaging training I have ever been apart of. The management is arrogant, they micro-manage way too much to the point where they are nagging the employees about the smallest things and dropping moral more and more on a daily basis, and make it a place you don't want to go into everyday. The co-workers are a 50/50 bunch. Many of them are unhappy and bring that attitude into work with them, others are smiling and just happy to have a job no matter how miserable they may be behind that grin.

The hardest part of the job was just going there everyday. I would wake up miserable right out of the gate and not want to go to work with every fiber of my being, which has never been the case with me before, even when I woke up at 3:30 am to do manual labor for 12-16 hours a day for 3 years The most enjoyable part of the job was payday (not that enjoyable though with the wages) and when I could punch out for the day.

Overall, just not a great place to work. If you are interested in merely collecting a paycheck, rarely being challenged at work, and to just kind of coast by while being treated as a second class citizen than this place might be for you. If you want variation to your work, something that will challenge you mentally or physically, or a place that truly feels like a team environment and a place that rewards hard work you may want to continue looking.

What is the best part of working at the company?
You’ll be hard pressed to find a better work life balance in trucking. Plenty of hours (with overtime) consolidated into 4 days lets you have three days of home time a week. You’ll be rested enough to be a full human on your time off, not a shell on a 34 hr reset.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You will be operating in all upper northeast cities and rural areas. You’ll need to handle everything from back country snow to rush hour blind side street backs in Boston. Until you have seniority to get a set route you’ll be seeing new places from week to week but there’s a good community of drivers that will help you figure out the best approach to places or give you phone numbers etc.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They’ll never pressure you to drive if you feel unsafe and want you to take whatever rest breaks you need to be safe. No slip seat you get assigned equipment. They have their own dedicated Ryder shop for repairs. No cameras. No micro management lots of freedom and autonomy.

The freight can be physically challenging to offload such as large carpet rolls,  carpet pad, hard wood, tile, etc..  but you’ll be provided the tools necessary and be taught tricks to work through the challenges.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You’ll do either two overnight trips a week with nights in hotels (Hilton or comparable), or up to four day trips a week. As a spare driver it will vary between days trips and overnights at  first but you’ll work Monday  and Tuesday with Wednesday off. Then work Thursday and Friday with the weekend off with maybe a 2% variation from this. You'll also get to keep reward points for your hotel stays and this can usually rack up to enough for a free family vacation.

In the transportation end, it’s a decent place, you will start as a spare driver and will not have a set schedule. A typical week you will work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. There are runs that work Wednesday and Saturday but you will only see them in the rare occasion. There are day runs and overnights. Picking on what you get is based on seniority. If your on an overnight nrf pays for a hotel and you have some freedom in where you stay in reason.
They have a Per diem but it’s sadly not much only $15 a day. Same rate on a day run or overnight 
The trucks are all newer and they do maintenance there Ryder. They don’t do much slip seat so you will mostly be in one truck

Management is fairly hands off but are there if and when you need them. Dispatch calls the night before for the spares and when you get your own run the dispatcher will work with you to rearrange the run as needed. All members of the management team are easy to approach and individually great people.

Pro
Newer truck
Great schedule 
Choosing where you go
No forced dispatch 

Cons
Not knowing when you are starting while a spare
Per diem is very low

I was hired for a position I didn't have prior experience in and have continually been given the tools and encouragement I need to succeed. I appreciate the open-door policy between employees and management and that my team values my input. I've received recognition for goals set for me and definitely feel like my work matters/is important. I feel as though I'm compensated fairly for the work I'm doing and like there are opportunities for me to learn new skills. Everyone has been incredibly friendly and easy to work with. It's obvious that work/life balance is valued and I'm impressed with how much the company gives back to the community through organizations like Project Fresh Starts and United Way. Throughout the year there are events for employees to show appreciation (food trucks, raffles, bake sales, discounts on summer activity tickets) and this last year they sent out seed packets for Earth Day which was thoughtful. Overall, I'm happy working at NRF and would recommend starting a new career to anyone looking.

When I was hired for this job the first impression you get is that the upper management don't know what they are doing. Many of the employees of the company are family and thus hired not based on any proficiency at all with the job. There is so much incompetence that there is a TON of slack permeating the entire company. There is no atmosphere of working hard, camaraderie, or doing a good job. On a normal day you might find yourself doing absolutely nothing the entire day. If you are hired you will quickly notice the atmosphere of sullenness among most of the employees outside of the HR department. Job pays well but you are treated as a number and if they decide to let you go they will not tell you until the moment they kick you out the door. And will even take steps to deceive you into thinking you are not being let go until the last possible moment. The work culture of this company is downright terrible.

There will be many great people you will meet working at NRF Distributors however beware and do not get too personal at work because they do not appreciate it. 
Simply keep your head down and try to just get the assigned work completed. 

Each department supervisor runs their own teams differently. Be cautious of certain management teams as this is a family business. What you say to one supervisor will likely get right back to yours. 
This company does not work in between the lines. Each store that purchases from NRF is handled differently. 
Just be cautious if you ever get a job here. 

Working at NRF was an expeicence in itself as there was no room for error as if you made one the whole wearhouse would know within a few minutes. No apperication for anything that I did, for example even though I would go above and beyond the call of duty when every I would ask for a raise there would all of a sudden be a write up in my file. Though this company can pay it's workers good they have no apperication for the little people that make the company run.

What is the best part of working at the company?
This is a great company to work for. They are good to their employees 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not many stressful parts of the job.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's a great place to work. Everyone there are good people 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Days were different. Some were busy and some were slow. We all work together to make all the departments work is done.

Its usually busy on second shift depending on the season. Since it's a flooring distributor warehouse, summers are busy and the days fly. Winter it slows down, and can be laid back. Most of the managers are very professional and helpful. Only things that sucks is that the bennies suck no match kn 401k as of this year. (2019/2020) and now they're trying to change everyone's schedules.

NRF is a family owned business, that is run by a very hard working CEO. Who strives for excellent customer service and believes in achieving the success of the flooring business. In my time working at NRF I have developed the best skills that will further me in my marketing career. I was given the opportunity to complete my internship at this fine organization.

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