route sales representative

vendor

Wonder Bread

under the time I worked in management I felt we deserved more then
just a paycheck each week, we was kept in silence about upcomming raises and finanial situation of the company. Christmas bonuses was unheard of, infact I never even got a a merry christmas from the upper management. The 401-k that was suppose to be such a good retirement was a joke. I am recieving a small pension from the union but thats it. The 401-k was enough to buy a car only after I invested for years 6% of my wage. We would in the summers work a lot of 6 days with nothing extra on our checks. I would spend my own money for gas and work 10 to 12 hours for nothing. I felt as management on the floor doing what I was doing to put the product out was a very important job but apparently upper management didn't think so. They was filling their pockets with the bonuses. I had lots of problems with certain employees and I sent them to human resorses only to have them come back to work laughing at me. Again no respect for the supervisors performing their duties to fix a problem. No I don't like the experience that I had with this company and if I had it over again I ould have stayed in the union and I would have gotten a gooo pension. Now I am trying to find a job at Mc Donalds to make my utilitie payments, and I am to old to find any good job because most place are looking for the younger people.. I think thats why Wonder Bread went down hill was because they are only thinking company not about the people that are working for them. Get rid of the current ceo and get a people person and they may prosper.

Pros:
	•	Gained hands-on experience with PLCs, automation systems, and production troubleshooting
	•	Learned to work independently under pressure
	•	Some coworkers were great people trying to get through tough shifts

Cons:
	•	Incompetent management: Zero communication, poor planning, and no support for employees
	•	Payroll issues: Paystubs often missing hours; had to chase down corrections regularly
	•	Toxic environment: Morale was low across the board — most workers seemed miserable and burnt out
	•	Dirty and outdated facility: Machines constantly breaking down, poor upkeep, and sanitation was questionable
	•	Obstructive QA staff: Quality assurance always seemed more interested in getting in the way than helping
	•	Lack of training or guidance: You’re expected to figure things out alone, even if you’re new or things go wrong

Overall:
The job gave me good technical exposure, but the work environment was frustrating and demoralizing. Management failed at every level — from communication to basic payroll. I wouldn’t recommend it unless you’re desperate to get experience and can tolerate a lot of chaos and stress.

My day started at 3am and went till about noon or 1pm. I would load my truck with product for the day and begin my route! Each stop was basically checking levels of product on the shelf and removing any out dated product and refilling the shelves! Most of my stops were either grocery stores or gas stations! The terriority I had was nice size and the towns were on the smaller side so I usually had everythign in the town i could, so very hard to expand my route! The mananger of the depot was a hard worker and would help out when needed. My co workers were all good guys and enjoyed what they did! It was a union job so pay was decent and our jobs were pretty secure but I never took that fact for granted! The early moringings were tough sometimes but nice to be home by noonish! The reason I left was starting a family and the hours just didnt work for doing that!

wonder bread was a company i looked forward to going to work
every day.
local management was a pleasure to communicate with
co workers for the most part were a pleasure to work with
company pick nics holiday party etc.
i would arrive 3 a.m.  my truck was loaded with product it was my responsibility to check and make sure all product was there.
i would check my trucks lights mirrors and body for dents if all well do my route.at end of day with all product sold return to depot.
unload returns and clean truck. do sales reports and account for all cash taken in.
hardest part of the job was being cold in the winter and hot in summer no heat or air cond, in trucks other than that i loved the job.
interacting with people making my customers happy and making money doing that very enjoyable
basically i was my own boss out there all day by myself

Go to work early in the am do the job, either making bread or cooking the dough or packing the dough The job varies week to week. I'm a vacation relief worker, so my weeks an days and jobs change weekly.
The Management is like your parents babysitting us, They need more training on the job on how to operate the machines. Some of the managers try to help you when they can. They never like to see the machines not running.
The Co-Workers all have their own personalities an are there just for the paycheck. I would not be friends with them because, we are there for work, that's all.
My hardest part of the job is when the co-workers train you how to do the job in less than a hour, an you are expected to do the job on your own.
My favorite part of working here is when the company give us a break in the line to have what is called lunch & learn.

The saying "Find a job you love and it will feel as if you haven't worked a day in your life" So holds true with my experience at Wonder Bread! I enjoyed working with my employees, upper management, serving my customers and all phases of my job! Although toward the end I worked a lot of hours alone ( from opening to close ) and there was a lot of work to do and to get done, however; I can *Honestly say that I loved my job! I am not afraid to work, learn something new and I enjoy staying busy...I will always found something to do. I learned that we are all different and we are all good at something...you just have to find out what area other employees are good at and put them there.

I worked every desk in the office at this company for 18 years and enjoyed every desk I did. I love numbers. I also worked as the Retail Manager over 16 retail stores in 3 states for 4 years and loved every minute of it. Management was helpful and knowledgable. My co-workers would also work with me in resolving situations and creating new positive outcomes. The hardest part of my job was when they eliminated my job and I could no longer be a part of making a difference. The most enjoyable part of my job was that I did make a difference and I loved every part of every position I did and was very loyal to the company. I took classes to be the best at what ever position I was in and always wanted to learn more to be good at my position and the company supported this.

My time with Wonder bread showed me how hard I could push myself and still be able to give more. I was given the opportunity to create lasting friendships with genuinely "good people". I got a taste of true workmanship and learned the value of being the man behind the sales shelf. It put a new light on the men and women that help us to stock our pantries and refrigerators. Management truly valued my work ethic and they were very sorry to have to accept my notice when I moved to Franz. The hardest part of the job was taking the steady decrease in pay during my final year with the company as they were battling bankruptcy on the way to ultimately closing the doors in November of 2012.

I would come in and find out what the plan and goals for the day and the week were and do my best to make sure that happened. I learned a lot about placing orders, scheduling, setting up and taking down shelves, how to move a store, calm ways to deal with difficult situations, and how to work together as a team. I loved working with my co-workers they made work fun and challenging. The hardest part of the job would be trying to please some customers and go through all of the route returns on holidays. The most enjoyable part of the job was my awesome manager who worked with my schedule and was a great boss. 

I was responsible for stocking shelves, as well as creating and maintaining displays. I would help customers find whatever they were looking for, and check them out when they were finished.
I learned how to create displays that were attractive to customers, and how to deal with paperwork concerning the daily take.
My manager was an absolute doll, she was very sweet and did not yell or belittle me if I made a mistake. I loved all my coworkers, we would sometimes go out after work just to hang out. 
The hardest part of the job was learning the paperwork dealing with each days take. The most enjoyable part of the job was dealing with the customers.

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