retail merchandiser

sales representative

truck driver

food service coordinator

transportation supervisor

S. Abraham & Sons, Inc.

Order picker- There are 5 zones where you'll originally be put. They range from grocery items, bag candy, box candy, tobacco & cigarettes. There is a freezer, dairy & bulk order picker areas but new people aren't usually placed there off rip. A typical day starts by going into the warehouse office & getting your equipment, then heading to your assigned zone. The fun begins after that. The work itself is a cake walk. Look at your unit to know which location to pick from, place the product in the tote, push the tote to the next person. The kicker is some zones have a vastly less amount to pick than other zones. One zone might only be there for 10 hours while another zone might have to stay for 16 hours.

Management- Arguably the worst part of this job. They have zero empathy. You are just another replaceable number to them. It's a joke. There's a clear & lack of competence exhibited from them. They do not care what you have going on in life, they will not work with you. They also have clear favorites. Management needs to be gutted out from top to bottom.

Hours & Pay. All about perspective. You can easily make 2 bands in two weeks. You'll be worked like a dog though, especially if you're in the heavier pick zones. It's nothing out of the ordinary to consecutively work multiple 16+ hour shifts in a row. If you want the overtime then this is the place for you. 

Culture/Co workers- There are definitely some cool people here. If you can make rate you really won't have issues with people because mostly everyone is focused on going home asap. However management has set this place up so if you call in people will be mad at you. Tons of gossipers but i guess that's anywhere. You'll have a good idea of who you'll want to associate with & you don't within the first week or so.

Benefits- Not much to say other than pretty typical & basic. 

Closing- The pay can be good. The work is easy. In my opinion however it isn't worth the other factors mentioned. If you don't have any kids, you don't mind extremely long hours in the summer, & you can keep an "idgaf" what you have to say mentality than i'd recommend this place. There are definitely clear & obvious reasons why this place has such a high turn over rate. 
 







Pretty easy job if you have the body for it, could be stressful at times. Once you've been there for awhile management just leaves you alone if you put out the numbers/ don't cause problems. That said their Pay increases are garbage. It takes 5 years to really get a meaningful raise unless you are lucky and they are extremely understaffed and are on the verge of Collapsing, then they will adjust wages and then promptly fall behind the market average in the area by not doing so again for multiple years.

Management at the upper level doesn't have a clue, they non stop order products that don't sell and the Buyers never seem to suffer consequences to the point that millions of dollars of inventory expires, then they try to frame it as a warehouse issue when the things they order don't sell. 

The culture is that of fierce friendships and people you end up dispising, you learn quickly who is self serving and incompetent and who's a decent person and will watch your back and not stab it. 

The hardest part of the job is management not knowing a thing about how to do your job or how to motivate people. They reward people who kiss the most rear end and even promote them. Also if you are on a production shift your productivity is tracked by people that have no idea what they are doing relative to the zone you are in.

The most enjoyable part of the job was the people I met and did get along with, it's almost like having war buddies working at such a bad company.  That said their benefits are pretty affordable and I can honestly say it's not the worst job I've ever worked but I'm a person that can't look away when I see systemic failure on the horizon.  The people in charge don't know how to manage people effectively or hold the right people accountable.

If you need a job or are getting started in warehouse work stay here a few years and then move on to something better.

I recently started working for SAS and so far I really enjoy my job. It offers a lot of flexibility with my schedule, most of the people are really friendly, and they are really good at showing appreciation for a job well done. The job is not very difficult but I would say the pay could be a little bit higher, or at least have an opportunity for a raise at least within the first 90 days and more than once a year. They do offer the ability to access a portion of your paycheck every day which is helpful since they pay bi-weekly. There are some people that work here that have really bad attitudes just like in any workplace n I'm sure they would leave a more negative review. Their younger workers seem to be kind of rude and entitled. I would have to say that's the biggest issue I see so far.  From my understanding they have recently merged with a larger corporation in the effort to offer more opportunity and benefits to their current employees, also gaining a more competitive edge as far as company growth and future employee benefits. They definitely need to update their facility though, my guess is they feel that their money is better invested in their employees rather than their physical appearance, and as an employee I can appreciate that effort. I have a feeling there are great things to come for this company! 

It’s a delivery job. Two wheeling totes and boxes of grocery down a ramp into stores. From gas stations to liquor stores. You don’t have to merchandise or any of that stuff it’s just all drop and go. Some places take a count as your coming in and others don’t care. You can deliver anywhere from 6-20 stops just kind of depends on how far you drive. The further you drive the less stops, the less you drive the more stops you have. Some days can be heavier than others and some days can be more stressful just like any deliver job. The most weight they put on the truck can be 700 cube 16,000 pounds. I’ve never been that heavy. Heaviest I’ve had is 13,000. A lot lighter than your Foodservice because grocery is lighter. Still tough work and you will be sore some days. Start at 4:30 and end when finished with route. Average time back is about 1pm just depends on you and how fast you work. They do have brand new automatic trucks and are starting to get new trailers. All in all it’s a decent place to work with great pay. They do a daily rate of $321 and a $25 a day attendance bonus. You get down time for any waiting or having to go back to a stop at $20 an hour and $50 for back haul. Only 4 day work week unless you have to cover routes for people on vacation. Overall it’s easier than Foodservice, beer, or pop delivery. 

When I first started working at this company, it seem to be pretty good. But then everything fell apart. Drivers are treated like their time doesn’t matter  and are expected Just to deal with the ridiculous things that happen here The warehouse is a complete mess. Trucks are always loaded. Terrible start times vary And keep getting later later you could Could show up for a start time at 7 AM. The load wouldn’t be ready and are expected to wait around for whenever it’s ready which could  hours Are expected to go to a 11 to 12 hour day at least after already being at work well past your start time there is no worklife balance anymore. It’s basically just work and that’s it management always says the job will get better and it never does not only are you working days with extremely messed up start time on top of that you have to deal with a lot of rude customers that are not mad at you for being late but at the company As a whole, but the customers put the blame on you as a driver The pay here is pretty good, but for the amount of stuff you have to put up with on a daily basis. It gets old really fast. You get PTO But you work almost every holiday you get No sick days or anything of that nature and honestly, it’s become a real discouraging place to work

A typical day at SAS starts out terrible and ends even worse. Though, the job sounded too good to be true. All I had to do was push a button for the amount of items the customer wanted, put the items in a tote and push the tote down a line. But, when I started the line, I touched mold and mildew on a daily basis in the disgusting totes. There were never any "clean" totes available so I had no choice but to use the nasty totes. They were sent to customers with mold touching their food and candy. The temperature in the warehouse was always a scorching 100 degrees and candy would go to the customer completely melted. They don't care about you as a person, they define you as a number and they could care less if they give you your breaks. In my experiences at this warehouse, I learned that the "handbook" was merely a suggestion. Even though it was clearly stated in the handbook that we got 30 and 25 minute paid breaks daily after 2 & 1/2 hours of working, our manager would wait hours to give us our breaks as late as possible, sometimes he wouldn't give us one at all. DO NOT WORK HERE. YOU WILL HATE YOUR LIFE AND YOU WILL QUIT. IT IS NOT WORTH IT.

The main reason that I took a job there was the decent hourly pay.  They presented me with a good sales pitch about the job and company but I soon found that they failed to tell the truth of how poor the environment was.  Management, or the lack of management, was a joke.  I think that management and job culture as a whole were the two worst parts about working in the Walker warehouse.  Management was completely unfair in the way they treated employees: the few favorites got to do whatever they wanted and didn't have to follow same rules or regulations as the rest of the working crew.  As long as you sucked up to management you will get treated well.
A typical day of work consists of routine work but is terribly inconsistent in hours and workload.  People call in all of the time and the warehouse is routinely understaffed.  Instead of fixing the problem management decides to push it aside and make you work harder and longer hours.

What is the best part of working at the company?
4 day work week and the employees are nice

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Ryder services the trucks and they do a horrible job trucks always need repair. You share trucks with day drivers some are slobs and compay doesn't discipline them to clean up after themselves. Some drivers traveling half the distance you do get loaded first while you wait. All promoting is done within so management lacks experience and it shows in the way things are done. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
More stressful than it has to be. They have alot of turn over. The general culture is that it does no good to get frustrated and talk about issues to mgmt because they won't change anything. As stated by many longtime employees. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Haul a set of doubles from one location to another yet you end up waiting on the loads.

Days started waiting up to 2 1/2 hours for your trailer to be loaded to start your route for the day scheduled to leave at 4am wouldn't leave till 6:30am when it was finally loaded you would have to hope there was a empty truck there so you could couple and go if not you wait longer for a night driver to get back really poorly thought out compensated 15 dollars an hour for down time. Trucks poorly loaded stops loaded backwards or mixed stops makes for longer delivery time digging through pallets to find the stop number. Not paid hourly paid incentive which was nice but was miss led on the job told one lay over a week then told after training that i would have multiple layovers a week not a bad job if your single or don't mind being gone. Physical job keeps you in shape.

Two weeks of involvement, including one week of field training with some office visits to meet the team, followed by a week working independently or with a partner, and concluding with resignation. The company did not conduct drug tests and paired me with a recovering narcotic user, creating discomfort. Management lacked organization, with work schedules not posted until the end of the day. The manager overseeing associates lacked realistic time management and merchandising experience, leading to micromanagement. HR visits felt impersonal, with a cold and unwelcoming atmosphere among employees. Overall, the company’s environment and management practices were inadequate, leading to my decision to seek opportunities elsewhere.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Retail merchandiser 24 salaries reported	$37,958 per year
Sales representative 25 salaries reported	$47,300 per year
Truck driver 17 salaries reported	$359 per day
Food service coordinator 1 salary reported	$52,500 per year
Transportation supervisor 3 salaries reported	$62,500 per year

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