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United is a great company. I have been working there for a few months as a merchandiser. The job sucks, but in comparison to other merchandisers in the industry the employees at United have it made. You receive a company vehicle and a company phone that you take home, so you only have to go to the warehouse once a week. You kind of work your own hours (they prefer you to start early around 7am) but stores on your route won't like your beer order  in there stockroom all day taking up space. $500 dollars per week before taxes. Chinese overtime (racist term, I know) is what they call it when you get over 40 hours and they pay you overtime. busy holidays, and pretty chill other than that depending on your route. they generally promote from within. This just isn't the job that I saw myself working when I graduated college. Other than that its not too bad if you don't mind a little heavy lifting. The beer, wine, and spirits industry is laid back, but demanding at times. (advice, don't stay a merchandiser. Move into sales or become a driver so you can make more money)

Only decent thing about this place is they at least pay you for all the hours you end up working. For your on boarding interview, they sweet talk you and give you set hours, but once you get the job the, you’ll definitely find out that that’s a lie and you work until you hit your number and that means it doesn’t matter if it takes you all day or all night. The warehouse managers are unprofessional and provide you with unrealistic goals. On a crazy day, they’ll even put their extra work on you just so they can leave early because they don’t want to do anything extra and can point the finger if anything goes wrong. They cry about being shortstaffed all the time, but also don’t want to cross train people and even allow the job to be a steppingstone to move people up. They preach about a “family oriented” environment and company, but when they’re going gets tough, it’s every man for themselves and there isn’t really any type of teamwork implemented… especially if you are a picker. Very toxic, unprofessional and messy environment from pickers up to their sketchy management team. Work-life balance was a ZERO and hands down one of the WORST job I have ever had.

As a bottle selector, bottles (alcohol and spirits) are pulled according to labels organized in an assembly line. I learned how to do inventory, how to record damaged bottles, how to conduct safety meetings, how to apply labels to the boxes, and how to search for a bottle or case, if needed, in the database provided. Management is not perfect but does a wonderful job enforcing rules and regulations and keeping production at a steady (rapid) pace. Each of my co-workers had their own fun personality. It was refreshing working with them. I did not consider any part of the job hard, however there were many challenges. The most enjoyable part of my job was challenging myself not to make any mistakes while pulling the bottles and putting them in the box. Another enjoyable part of the job is working in a diverse environment and seeing newly stocked  alcohol, spirit, wine, or beer.

United Distributors is a company that you can make a career out of; however, they have slow growth and advancement opportunities. If you are hired in at the bottom it may be years before you can move up, and years after that to move up again. Once you hit the level of Sales you may never move up again as growth is very slow to the point of someone needing to retire or die for opportunities to come. The company does believe in being fair and as it is family owned and operated they do treat you as such. Although, they are family operated they are also very large and will hold you accountable, but I believe they are fair about the process. The interview process changed from my hire date using paper application to an online job portal and the difficulty of the interviews have gone up with the market but confidence and being able to articulate your words will go a long way.

Working in door-to-door water softener sales was a unique and rewarding experience. The job taught me how to communicate effectively with people from all walks of life and gave me the confidence to think quickly and problem-solve in real time. I learned the value of persistence, staying positive through rejection, and how to present a product in a way that truly connects with customers. The fast-paced environment helped me develop a strong work ethic, and hitting goals always felt satisfying. While it definitely had its challenges, I appreciated the independence and the opportunity to grow personally and professionally. It pushed me to be more resilient, adaptable, and self-motivated—skills I know I’ll carry with me into any future role. Overall, I’m grateful for the experience and the mindset it gave me when it comes to work and facing challenges head-on.

My first review was rejected, but whatever. Simply wouldn’t recommend working here. I mean, I guess it was pretty decent money at first but is it really worth it. You will have a clear start time but no designated end time. So planning things after work is a complete nightmare. You can leave work 6 hours one shift & 13 hours the next shift. It just varies. Management is not good and this job wears your body down to the point to where you are burned out by day 3. It’s not your fault if that happens. You just have to pace yourself when you’re working there to preserve your energy. But the managers won’t tell you to do that because the faster you work, the faster they are out of there. They’re salaried, you’re hourly.

you really need to watch your back in this company. People will talk bad and accuse you of doing wrong just so they can get ahead. A lot of butt kissing and buddy buddy favoritism some of the folks that work there aren't too bad. Most of the sales staff are lazy to visit customers and  yell if you don't service their customers first. Some of the upper management have no clue on the back end of business. They will tell you it is a family company yes it is but they don't tell you that they really don't see day to day operations. Most good folks are chased away do to low pay and long hours. they will keep anyone who will step on the next guy and just plain dump people. I don't recommend working for them. Unless you like butt kissing and being stepped on the whole time.

Typical Day: involves being a self-starter. If I'm the first in the office I set up the EXCEL spreadsheet, look at my OUTLOOK email, make a few calls to customer service, and wait on the first driver to arrive.
What I learned: not stress in a very fast paced environment, and how to be proactive when someone drops the ball
Management: does not micro-manage. 
My co-workers: are very reliable 
Hardest part of the job: seeing someone whom I had gotten to know for leave the company
Most enjoyable part of the job: interacting with the driver's

No real opportunity for advancement. Used to be a decent family run/owned company and now all they care about is the bottom line. Unless you are a favorite. Then you can get away with whatever you want- they can’t keep anyone employed long enough in the warehouse to even fulfill orders. Constantly filled with temp agency workers and fill ins from driver supervisors to help pick. Managers don’t step in to help when asked unless it benefits them. The general manager and staff couldn’t care leas about you as an employee either. Do not apply if you want someone to actually care about you. 

This is a company that is not bad to work for and can become a long time home for those who wish to seek one. However, it is a family ran business and the market is saturated. This means advancements are not often for most people and will likely lead you to go to another organization if you seek quick advancement. Management was not bad and they took their time to evaluate but like most places each boss was different. I had some that were way below expectations and others who demanded perfection. This is not a bad place to work and can offer long term stability if that is what you seek.

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