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unorganized work place
Pastry Associate (Former Employee), Atlanta, GA – May 5, 2013
Poor management, poor co-workers, low pay, hard work. Bad job
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Great Place to Work for
Customer Service Manager/Driver (Current Employee), Maple Grove, MN – April 29, 2013
I truly love my job but really wish i could work less than 65+ hours a week.
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work with alot of great people every day
Route Sales Representative (Current Employee), Marshall, MN – April 28, 2013
Pros: get to sample alot of great food
Cons: long hours
The job is alot of fun. The hours do get to a person. I love the people I work with. My manager is a great guy. One of the hardest parts of the job is being gone.
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Trying to find something different ASAP!
Route Sales Representative (Current Employee), Indiana – April 21, 2013
Pros: great co-workers and mostly friendly customers
Cons: everything except my co-workers and friendly customers
Having worked for a few other large employers, I have to say this is not the worst company I've worked for. Only the second worst. The management I have had contact with is ridiculously under-qualified in leadership skills. The company over-all loves to sugar-coat reality, making you feel like a constant failure by their standards. And there is a lot – more... of passive-aggressive negativity. The hours are insanely long at 10-14 hours per day, with pay after tax for me averaging about $900-1100 bi-weekly (hardly worth the 60-70 hour weeks). The hours are not only long, but physically and mentally demanding. This is no job for wimps and/or idiots. HR is a joke. A co-worker of mine called them about a problem with our boss. They immediately called our boss to ask him what he was going to do about it. Our District manager is a jerk and seems to be proud of it. The benefits as far as time off and insurance are HORRIBLE compared to other jobs I've had. You get holidays off but you have to make up the holiday(s) on day(s) you would normally be off. Despite leaving my old job for all the right reasons, I sincerely regret it now. I can say that the other RSRs are a joy to work with, and the vast majority of the customers on my routes are wonderful people. – less
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Tough Sales Job
Route Manager (Former Employee), Noblesville, IN – April 19, 2013
Long hours, poor pay, and lack of organization with in compnay. There are other jobs that pay the same with less stress and less work hours.
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Sell, sell, sell. You will eat sleep and breathe Schwans.
Regional Sales Manager (Former Employee), Marshall, MN – April 11, 2013
Pros: nice expense account
Cons: their salaries were not competitive with the market.
It was very busy. Home office, lots of conference calls, sales meetings, emails.
The customer base was outstanding. Selling to school district food service was great.
Management was pretty hard core. Coworkers were fine.
The hardest part was when they wanted you to sell products that customers didn't want.
The nice part of the job was the customer visits – more... and some of the travel. – less
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Life consumming job with little support
Route Sales Rep (Current Employee), central point, or – March 28, 2013
Pros: unlimited earning potential
Cons: no help from leadership
work 10-14 hours a day. little support from management. customers are wonderful and you are outside in the fresh air. get a base plus commission pay structure
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Run away
Sales manager (Former Employee), Southeast – March 22, 2013
Cons: everything
Former sales manager, the Garbage they shovel is unrealistic to attain any set goals. It was difficult to actually tell my team what the corporate objectives were. I was better off running the depot like my own business and treating my staff with
Respect and giving them realistic goals. It's true t
Is job is not for everyone and the top 5 percent will – more... make some money. But expect long hours and no paid time off as well as being a single parent or loner. After all this is just a job. Sometimes real stinker depending on what god forsaken route you get.

As a sales manager I ran routes n VA, TN and AL. I 've seen more back roads and trailers than I care to remember, at one time I'm sure this was a great company, but lets be honest when they tell you to make people work 14-16 hours a day for $100 or less and then decide not to pay you a bonus for sales performance. Well
Wake up...if it was great there wouldn't be any openings. So yes run like crazyroute sales or sales manager. – less
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Fun
Loader (Former Employee), Herman MO – March 13, 2013
This was a fun job. I worked with 2 other guys filling up the trucks. It was a fast pace work but they made it fun and easy for me to learn and to do my job right the first time around.
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A living nightmare.....
Route Sales Representative Trainee (Former Employee), Denver,Co. – March 13, 2013
Pros: can't think of a single one.if you want to have no life, and are a workaholic then maybe this job will attract you.
Cons: no leadership, extremely high turnover, excessively long hours, lousy compensation, need i say more....
This company is horrible! Pay is garbage for the amount of hours they require.They expect you to eat,sleep, belch,excrete, Schwan's 13-14 hours a day 5 days a week. Half of daily pay based on meeting performance metrics, where your often receiving work assignment well after your 1st time window has begun. Equipment breaks down frequently,and majority – more... of their trucks are in poor condition.Too much of the onus of developing a route placed on drivers. Management plays head games, and likes to manage by intimidation.Would not recommend this company to anyone. Run the other direction!!!!!!!! – less
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A Company You Can Believe In
Recruiting Administrator (Current Employee), Marshall, MN – March 11, 2013
Pros: great values, great discount on products, free ice cream at corporate headquarters
The Schwan Food Company is truly a family company for me - I am the third generation to work there since my grandfather started working with the company in 1956. The company has had its ups and downs, but the current leadership is leading it down the right path. We are growing and providing real opportunity for our employees to succeed.
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Jimwhosnameisused – March 15, 2013

I imagine there are certain employees.. like 3rd Generation.... that can truly bask in the corporate limelight within Marshall, MN. But for those of us not at headquarters.. this company has a lot to be desired. I would not recommend this company to anyone. Listen people.. just follow the Schwan's truck around and find out who their customers are. Then ask about the drivers they have had and how many. The customers can tell you better stories than ex drivers can. They have seen the dysfunction this company produces.

jadedaboutschwans – April 21, 2013

I would love to see some of this "real opportunity" you speak of. I grew up loving Schwan's food. I was so excited to come work for them. Now I'm desperately trying to get away from Schwan's. I guess the jobs are nice and cushy up there in the corporate offices. Ever heard the analogy about management being like a tree full of monkeys? Schwan's fits it perfectly.

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Solid DSD company.
Customer Sales Representative (Current Employee), St. Louis, MO – March 9, 2013
Pros: very few face to face meetings.
Cons: the pay isn't great.
10-12 hour work days. Nice co-workers. Great job for self starters and people who don't need to be constantly monitored.
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Solid DSD company.
Customer Sales Representative (Current Employee), St. Louis, MO – March 9, 2013
Pros: very few face to face meetings.
Cons: the pay isn't great.
10-12 hour work days. Nice co-workers. Great job for self starters and people who don't need to be constantly monitored.
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Long Hours, Poor Pay
Route Trainee (Former Employee), Sanford, Fl. – March 7, 2013
Pros: nice customers!
Cons: catcher pitcher organization, no honesty in their dealings.
12-14 DAY WORKING SHIFT HOURS, MINIMAL PAY,... No Family Life,..Lots of Responsibilities and Liabilities for the pay.Base Pay is Conditioned To, No Overtime Pay... Need I say More!
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Typical day
Sales (Former Employee), Kalispell, MT – February 24, 2013
go to depot, collect everything for the day, go out deliever and sale goods, go back to depot at the end of shift, cash out, go home.
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A highly demanding, fast paced business
Customer Service and Route Sales Manager (Former Employee), Washington Court House, OH – February 21, 2013
Pros: the opportunity to set your own routes and schedules
Cons: demands too much time to be successful
This company is really good to work for if you are single. The job is fun and exciting, it provides the ability to constantly interact with customers and to grow your assigned business to as large as you are capable of handling. But, the demands of the job and the requirements to make sales overwhelms your life and you have little to no time for family – more... life – less
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I loved working with people and the freedom I had, but unfortunately I had no balance between my home and work life.
Depot Sales Trainer (Current Employee), Oakdale ca – February 15, 2013
I start my day around 8:30 am, get my paperwork, handheld computer and printer, and do a safety inspection on my own work truck. I deliver to homes of customers on a two-week basis and get them whatever they need. It is very fast paced and also includes cold door- to- door selling. My coworkers are friendly and we know we can always turn to each other – more... for assistance. The management went through a lot of changes and unfortunately, some were not for the better. The greatest part of this job is the freedom to run the business like it's your own and the ability to work with so many people. The most difficult aspect of the job, which is the same reason they have such a high turnover rate, is the hours. By the time my shift is over around 9:30-10 pm, I still have to do a post-trip inspection on my truck and do all the final filing paperwork for the day, including calculations of sales and deposits. There were many nights I would work well past 11 pm, making for a nearly 15 hour shift. We get paid salary, so we do not receive any over time compensation. – less
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It's a trap.
Route Sales Representative (Former Employee), Payson, Utah – February 7, 2013
Pros: you may get a two dollar tip once in a while.
Cons: management, work/family balance, cost of food, countless other things
It's strange for a company that claims to be so "family oriented" to treat their employees so poorly. Schwan's has become the perfect example of working hard, but not working smart. Their food is very over priced and the portions are very undersized, so places like Costco and local grocery stores are fazing them out. Due to the economy, fewer and fewer – more... people are buying Schwan's, and that affects the commission. You will work on average about 14 hours a day and get paid the same as a Walmart employee who works only 8. My manager is so narcissistic and high strung that all the employees are depressed and hate coming into work every day. If you are new and struggle with anything, you get thrown under the bus. You have no family time, and the pay is poor for the amount of workload you deal with. Schwan's route sales representatives used to provide friendly service when I was young. Now since they struggle to sell overpriced products, they have resulted to being desperate pushy salesmen. Unless you're absolutely desperate for work, don't do it. It's sad what the company has evolved to. I wouldn't recommend this job to anybody. – less
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Paycheck versus Family
Route Sales Representative (Former Employee), Grand Junction, CO – February 5, 2013
Pros: good discount on product, good benefits.
Cons: long days, commission pay
When I began at Schwan's I was under the impression that I was joining a company that valued family. I was told that our goal was to treat our customers as we would our family and help them to be a part of something bigger through the service we provided. However, what I wasn't told was that we, as drivers, would be required to sacrifice our family, – more... our dream, and our goals. In exchange we would get a good paycheck and stable employment. These things are great but family is better. In addition to the sacrifices around the home, the management was only supportive of you if you made your goals. To reword, they seemed only willing to be supportive if you made you sales mark each day. But that support only extended to the company side of your life. I worked 12-14 hours a day on average and made a decent pay check. My coworkers were friendly and the customers were good. This was a great job until I wanted to move toward my personal goals. – less
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sell food
Route manager (Former Employee), Woodway, TX – February 4, 2013
sell frozen food items drive truck around go to customers houses
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We Make Food. It's what we do and we do it well. From home to stores, restaurants and more, our products are everywhere you – Read more

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