truck driver

inside sales representative

warehouse worker

delivery driver

driver

The Chefs Warehouse

What is the best part of working at the company?
I worked over 12 hour or more per day and driving up to Truckee from Sacramento everyday sometimes I would work for 18-20 hour days then would be forced to be there at work at my normal time. The trucks are always risky cause they don't take care of them. And if you want to get it fixed then you have to go get it done. All it matters to this company is to get the product to the customer no matter what 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything because at the end of the day when something is wrong the driver is always left to have to fix the problem even if it's not their fault

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful and to much gossip and lies so no one is going to be advance or get any raises. Even though we gave hams out for Christmas to all the salesman, none of the drivers for the Sacramento office received anything from this company for Christmas. After working all these hours to please the customers, the salesman only sent each driver, three homemade cookies and a lottery ticket

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Basically nothing is organized. When you get there, you sit there and look for your meat products and other things. And when the warehouse palletizes your products, it's almost impossible to find because they don't care how they do it. Sometimes your pallets are over. 8 ft tall

This is a tough job with not a lot of support. It is a good place to "cut your teeth" as a sales rep. You will learn a lot of skills needed to succeed in future jobs. 

THE JOB: 
To be successful you better be as organized as it gets.  You will be underpaid, work seven days a week and have little to no support as a remote sales rep. Your customer base i.e. hotel, caterers, restaurant chefs will expect to get answers 24/7 or they will get product from one of the other food purveyors. (Not the companies fault just the nature of the beast).  However the company could help with this if they had better technology (app, web-page with pricing and availability) for customers to look at during "off" times. 

LEADERSHIP: 
I would not recommend sales reps of a younger age to work here. The culture is that of the old school thought. "These problems have always been and will always be." Management lives in the past and has no interest in the future. Nor do they have interest in helping to provide solutions to any problems. I feel that the only way the Midwest division of this company is going to get any better, is if there are some serious changes in upper management.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Very cool products, and a strong salesforce. One of the best sales teams I've ever worked with

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Hard to choose just one. For me personally, I found there to be a huge gap in some leadership skills. I think management and the top make the job way more stressful than it has to be...

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
If you've ever worked in a restaurant, it's just like that.

Long hours, working 24/7
Demanding leadership
Nepotism
More work-stealing than I've ever experienced at any other job

The it's like a family here toxicity you've been warned about... it's here. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
No two days are the same. It's a lot of fire drills and sliding priorities, and accountability isn't a common thread, so if you're looking for somewhere with structure, process, organization, and meeting deadlines... I wouldn't come here.

Spent six good years at CW. Enjoyed the people and the challenges.  Succeeded in improving the culture, the employee morale, the quality of hire and organized some of its policies and practices in a formal manual.  Had strong credibility and delivered valued across functions, felt appropriately compensated and respected the leadership.  When it came to career growth, that was absent for me.  There was a clear glass ceiling in place preventing me from growing.  For a company of that size with 1500+ employees, that was unacceptable.  It looked to me that CW made no effort to retain high performers as many were jumping ship and continued to do so, since I left.  But CW leadership did nothing to retain the Exodus of the good talent it had.  Companies like Roland Foods and other small food distributors in NJ are now reaping the benefits of those mistakes.  I wish them best of luck.

Upside of working at Chefs Warehouse-exposure to great specialty products, make friends with peers, network with great vendors and most importantly, become lifelong friends with many of your accounts.

Downside is the work/life balance as its a work/work ratio if you want to be considered a good sales person earning decent money.  The sales job is not for the faint of heart.  To succeed you will need to be a problem solver, adept at handling daily crises, be a great self starter and take an active role in your own success.

The reputation of Chefs Warehouse is well established and renowned in the foodservice world,it has opened many doors and opportunities.  The skills, and experience gained through working for the company will assist in future jobs.

Same ol' same ol' when you're at the bottom of the totem pole. No one listens to you and no one cares about you.

Management abuses their authority. And since they hire mostly thugs and ex-cons the environment is full of tension. Many of the employees are very antagonistic. Within my first week there I was harassed by at least two people. Many people have walked off the job and quit because of how the employees treat you. It feels more like a prison than a workplace. "Just ignore them" was the advice of management when I told them of the harassment.

You also get scheduled to work 10-hour shifts but only get a 15-minute break and a 45-minute break after doing hard labor. Other jobs require you to take some kind of break once every 2-3 hours. Here, you will work 5 or more hours with no break at all.

Bad out of touch management and CEO, poorly paid and overworked , cheap on health insurance and merit increases,  only 6 paid holidays off in the year,  no employee appreciation shown, MUST be able to handle micromanagers and know how to navigate corporate politics if you want to grow here. That or be part of the boys and girls club where they promote those close in their Inner circle no matter where you are located/ based out of.  Company will extend the “great place to work” survey just to get the votes they need to earn it. And then say they will work on all the negative feedback but won’t… and will  give you a meets expectations (because they don’t want to pay) in your review and expect you to  do back flips for them in return all while achieving the new goals they want you to hit so THEY make more money or look good and give you zero credit for your hard work.  Say bye to family time and hello to stress and mental illness 

If your looking for a good place to start your career this company is for you.  There is no stress regarding goals needing to be achieved or worrying about mentoring options or career path.  A typical day:  You will work four days on site where you will arrive at 9:00 and leave at 5:00.  You will be expected to work 1000+ accounts along with daily assigned tasks.  Management is offsite or out of state but will connect with you daily via email or Microsoft Teams.  Management will advise you of errors, or tasks missed on a daily basis.  Training is minimal but other Team members are very helpful and will assist where they can.  Great work/life balance has there is no required overtime.  Other departments within corporate headquarters are friendly.

Busy warehouse and many hours! Received orders, unloaded and stored packages properly in the warehouse
Maintained a clean work environment, and kept equipment used for unloading and loading goods in their assigned places
Held responsibility for quality control of products and goods stored in the warehouse and made sure that they were not damaged
Maintained accurate records of the materials received and transported out of the warehouse; submitted records to the senior manager
Documented and managed the inventory control system in the computer placed in the warehouse using scanners and bar code readers
Conducted routine checks on arriving shipments against their bills of lading/invoices
Prepared receipts  for customers receiving goods as required legally

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing to say . Very disappointed. I wasted my time and energies there. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
To much contradictions amongst the sales  personnel and management. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I just came to do my part as an employee. I got into an accident which wasn't my fault . I got hurt  and an excuse was made to let me go as soon as I was ready which they constantly harrased me which  was hasten . I wasn't even close to 100 percent capability. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typical day was driving, greeting customers, delivering and finishing with no incidents or accidents.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 1 salary reported	$24.60 per hour
Inside sales representative 5 salaries reported	$21.00 per hour
Warehouse worker 2 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour
Delivery driver 8 salaries reported	$25.81 per hour
Driver 3 salaries reported	$21.83 per hour

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