retail merchandiser

brand ambassador

merchandiser

truck driver

sales merchandiser

Polar Beverages

A typical day consists of servicing(filling the polar sections) at various stores, usually 3 or 4 a day. these stores will have backstock available stock the store with but often the store will have a load(anywhere from one pallet of product to 6 or more) which must be worked to the shelf and condensed to Polars backstock area as space is limited in most stores backrooms. While some days there are no loads, other days you might have four or even five. these days are the hardest when there are door busting sales and all loads are massive. I found at my time at Polar that it all comes down to the other worker on your route. If the person covering the stores on your day off slacks off then the next day is going to be that much harder. I worked hard from day one to my last day and it was expected of me as such. alternatively, some workers did such a lousy job that people got used to their subpar effort and the rest of us had to pick up the slack. All in all, the job payed me well enough to keep my family afloat and treated me just well enough to keep me around for three years.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There really isn't  any good part to this job,other than the fact that you actually have a job.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Failed deliveries, deliveries brought back with little to no explanation. Constant product shortages, which cuts into your commission. Excessive amount of responsibilities, along with extensive travel. No geographical components to the routes. Majority of the people in the office or Management don't usually answers their phones, and if they do it's way after the issue has been fixed.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Most of the time the work environment is really stressful. There are too many loose components. The departments are never really on the same page. There is a major dysfunction within the Company's practices. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Majority of the days I have here involves me being bombarded with phone calls. Inundated with emails, majority of which I don't need. Angry customers calling about a delivery they placed a few days  to a week prior.

Average Day consist of getting the bottles, caps, labels, plastic wrap, and saran wrap for the line. Keep the line running buy pulling pallets off and racking them scanning them in and writing down manually how many and to what bay. Taking out the trash including crushing cans, bailing plastic, and bailing cardboard. Some days I would relieve other drivers while they were on break. Teaching me how to run different lines. I say poor organization and communication because schedules change daily along with not knowing where to place the pallets due to not enough space. Even though they knew they didn't have the bays available they continued to just stack on the floor. Creating a safety hazard and unnecessary damage to the product resulting in remaking or stacking the pallet over. Loosing time  and having to do rework.

You can rapidly move up from a $14 merchandiser to a $30+  Rep if you work hard. The Sales Representative position is an excellent stepping stone to a career and some people are happy staying there because of the independence it offers. You don't have much supervision from polar. 
The bad part is a good sales rep will have their merchandisers taken to assist poorly performing sales rep. The pay is 100% commission, which can be great with proper help but a punishment if you have no help because another Rep messed up. 
They will also punish success.  They want equality of outcome between sales Reps in a district. If there is a a new client the sales Rep with the least amount of sales will get it, not the best performing one. I have lost 3 clients because I grew my sales by 100%.  This is the most insane way to run a business.  It shows a rotten core of management. 

A typical day at work involves taking inventory so know how long you'll have to work that store. As a merchandiser you can get over worked if they want to fit multiple services with a load but the pay is decent and hours are worth it. You can work as long as you're able for services and can easily ask questions where things go in-store via text. I would recommend this as a part time job, but I wouldn't recommend this job as a full time job for someone who doesn't like a isolated environment since you're not really in any store politics (unless you work the same few on certain days) most enjoyable part is they make sure the stores aren't crazy far from you're house so you feel like you get a decent check. 

Pay was okay.  The other sale people on my team were fine. Management constantly used bullying tactics to scare you. Working six days a week got one real fast. Most of the merchandisers didn’t care how they got the job done. They would leave your accountant a mess and the boss would expect you to fix it instead of having the merchandiser come back to the account and fix it. You get no base pay at all just strictly commission. You get quarterly bonuses but the company keeps half of it that you earned if you didn’t hit the polar number for the quarter.
They expect you to grow your route 10 percent per quarter on polar cases which is unabtainable.

My typical day at work is requires me to talk to store managers in order to push sales to bring in order to push my product for additional displays.  I also write orders, stock, and am in control of my own inventory.  I am currently my own boss with supervisor's that stop in every now and again to check up on me. The hardest part of the job is dealing with co-workers when they cover my stores.  You have to be able to motivate them in order for them to do a good job at your accounts to keep your customer's happy when you are not around.  The most enjoyable part of my job would have to be the flexible hours.

If you start early enough in the morning service stores you have to get done it can be easy enough. Depending on the truck driver you have might have to wait for deliveries if there good they start early get your orders off you have a pretty easy day. Its easy as long as you make it easy communicate with grocery manager daily go to your stores daily set yourself up. you skip stores daily will just make work harder. Its a 5 day work week one weekend day off one on if you work Sundays just have to service stores no delivers easy day. Really good money if you can hustle. 

Up at 3:00am home At 5 or 6 ..Usually 10 -12 hr days.. Management is almost nonexistent. Fellow truck drivers are your support.Work is highly physical ..Your independently working.Good part of job!
$12 dollars an hour and commission pay.Can make great money ,but you work your butt off for it.A few incentives are given but little money after taxes so not much of incentive. Vacation times set up stinks ,it goes by who's work at Polar longer.You cannot plan a vacation ahead of time...Trucks poorly maintained always breaking down. Not employee friendly company...

- Polar is great for someone who is hands on and not looking to sit in a cubicle all day. Constantly moving and driving around to service all the stores we have accounts with.
- Pay is a little unusual, and unless you are a full time sales rep you don’t really control your pay. Pay is not hourly , and starts with a base rate , plus gas money, then the rest is commission based on how much product is sold/ ordered. Makes for inconsistent pay check each week, but during busy times of the year you really like what you see.

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