warehouse associate

delivery driver

route sales representative

driver

truck driver

Tryon Distributing, LLC

Have fun while making money is their motto.   I'm not sure what they consider fun and the job doesn't pay well.  I don't believe there are equal opportunities for advancement for women  and people of color.  Don't believe me? check out middle management.  Coincidental?  Maybe.  The hours are long.  The compensation is straight commission.  There are many obligations for sales reps that are outside of normal business hours such as obligatory evening sales meetings with suppliers - unpaid of course because it's a commission only job.  You often have to work events in the evening and the weekends.  The mix of business often requires an early start (if you have some grocery accounts).  Days can run late into the evening if you have an event.  It was not unusual to have to be at a retail account at 7:30am and work until 9:30PM because of an event.   Sales reps often hand deliver heavy orders due to warehouse/delivery mispicks and mistakes.  The wear and tear on your vehicle is significant.  Occasional, ridiculous and spur of the moment reports  must be done at management whim that management never uses.  I once had to immediately drop what I was doing to go  photograph tap handles of particular brand at all my accounts and send to middle management that was sitting in a meeting with the supplier just to prove a silly point.  Sales reps time is disrespected like that because you are on straight commission.

The job was easy but the culture in the company was a joke. It's always negative and bad energy. Warehouse workers, drivers, sales reps, and upper management don't see eye to eye. Everyone has something bad to say instead of helping each other out. Issues get address but never fixed. The training sucks in Tryon (Durham). You're basically on your own. The culture in Charlotte is 70% better. Plus working with people that always think there right is not good. As a manager, you have to open minded and try new ways of doing things. Everyone doesn't work the same. Last point is money. They don't pay you that well. I believe all supervisors should be making over 52,000 salary. Bring home between $1200-$1500 every two weeks (after tax) is a joke for the amount of work, time, and BS you have to put up with. Benefits are the only that is good with the company. Good luck getting uniforms. They take forever to get and they mess up your orders all the time. The warehouse is dirty also. If you like trash and bugs everywhere be my guess. I just hope the culture changes soon before they lose everything and everyone.

It’s a great job to gain experience but due to company policies regarding life situations/emergencies it’s not ideal for a long term career. If you’re one of those people that puts work first before anything, including your family then it’s perfect.  First shift is held to an extremely higher standard than second shift, making “company standards” inconsistent. Equipment constantly malfunctions and the company is too cheap to repair it, no matter how many times you bring it to their attention. Don’t expect your first check until a week after your first pay period, they send it in the mail regardless if you have direct deposit. Raises come after a year and it’ll be 50 cents or less. As I already stated, it’s good for building experience but not a good long term fit.

Begged and pleaded with the supervisor about driving broke equipment and placing double pallets stacked on rolling racks the company does not care for its workers or workers safety job is often dangerous and very disorganized the Communication is disappointing paperwork is always late and is very screwed up pulling routes in this warehouse you definitely have to be extremely risky and not so caring about your own safety as you have to perform extreme measurements to get the job done The company does not want to promote within and if you’re a great worker they often leverage so much work on your back it becomes almost like you’re the only one that there to do any work one thing I would say is if you start this job do not tell them you know how to operate any equipment so you can get the last difficult part of the job

Management is horrible, forever stuck in your role, no discipline to the right workers, management reports false numbers to make up for laziness of theirs. If you work Day Shift you will be a part time janitor for Night shift because they have no authority and do what they want, break product in warehouse and leave it and if you bring it up to management they will tell you to not worry about it and just clean it up. Very cheap company if equipment breaks they expect you to continue to work on it and most of the equipment is messed up. Only good thing about Tryon is that the Co-Workers are great to work with. 

All bad!No room for advancement! management dont listen! Waste of time. Back breaking work! Can't get a day off if another driver has off. Training is a joke. If you get past it they expect you to be quick about everything even though you're new at it. Rules get made up as you go underpaid overworked! Constant misleading of trucks.  Nobody's held accountable for their screwups always the drivers fault only good thing is you get three days off that's about it.very high turnover rate. Stay  clear you can find better place to work!


What is the best part of working at the company?
Literally depends on how long you want to be there. Work slow you get out late. Work as a team and you’ll get stuff done.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Strain on your back or short breaking period

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good, you can keep to yourself and still get the job done 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Start off slow then get hit hard

If you're looking for advancement in the company this isn't the place to be. No matter what's asked of you, you can do the job and complete it and they'll still complain and threaten your job. Only way of advancement there is if you're family or close friends of the family which is sad. Stay away from this place if you can, this place is more of a last resort. 

Tryon is a family. If you would like to join a company that takes care of its employees, does the right thing and encourages growth and advancement, this is the one for you. Many employees have been on board for 5-25 years! This longevity shows the dedication and appreciation towards the employee. Where else can you drink a cold beer at the end of your shift?

Terrible job experience. Total chaotic work culture. Nothing is organized. No solid job titles. Poor management. Unprofessional behavior. The pay is not worth the amount of work nor the extreme sacrifices. This would be a top job if they paid there workers at least $50,000 annual salary. It's not worth all the struggle and strife for lesser then. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Warehouse associate 7 salaries reported	$18.14 per hour
Delivery driver 11 salaries reported	$21.10 per hour
Route sales representative 3 salaries reported	$41,417 per year
Driver 3 salaries reported	$25.17 per hour
Truck driver 2 salaries reported	$25.00 per hour

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