Ben E. Keith reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(341 total reviews)

John Hallam

68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ben E. Keith has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 341 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ben E. Keith employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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341 reviews
1.0
Oct 9, 2014
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Pros

Makes the day go by fast

Cons

Poor management. Poor routing. If you don't know the area your delivering in very well you will be there 14 to 16 hours because they send you on one side of town for a delivery then to the other side of town for the next delivery then back over to where you just were. The pay is crappy for the hours you work. If your a route trainee it's even worse salary 800 a week but after Tax and insurance for the family it's like 400 to 500 a week and you work 12 to 16 hours a day...so it really comes out to like 10 an hour. If your a route driver you can bring home 800 to 1000 a week if you get the big loads but again that is working 60 to 70 hours a week. It's not a horrible gig but coming from working on a oil rig it sucks I worked 2 weeks a month and brought home double the money. Which is the reason I'm quitting and going back to the rig lol. Oh and they say your a family but it hardly feels like it. I have been there 2 weeks and seen 8 drivers quit lol.

1.0
Apr 28, 2014
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Pros

You can make $50000-$60000 a year if you live at the warehouse... Clock in at 330 am deliver your route go eat sit around till your phone goes dead...then drive in and drag your feet doing paper work and talk with co workers till they kick you out.....clock out between 300-500pm if your lucky...in the winter better be gone by 2pm.

Cons

Get used to waking up at 2am..and riding the clock to make a living. Your back will get destroyed. I'm 26 and have terrible back problems still after 2 years...knees are a whole other story...better have a CDL if u wanna feed your kids...CDL help in $14/ hour.....top driver pay is a joke high $16/hr maybe low $17/hr by now......the work you do... The stress on your body and the stress from your Supervisor is in no way worth it. You have to be perfect and go fast doing it. Safety bonus are a joke $490 after taxes if you have zero wreaks or break nothing in the stores. Promotion is impossible unless u are best friends with upper sales managers. And what's the point you take a pay cut doing it to below $50k nobody cares about you your just a driver....trucks are a joke no power no jakes and 6-speed Allison Transmissions....Do yourself a favor and haul salt water for more money and less work. No 401k!!!! Profit sharing after 35 years will leave you with $30000....average american needs $2 million

1.0
Aug 26, 2015
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Pros

Discount on food. Sadly, the only one I can think of.

Cons

Very low moral and no respect for management team in the offices. All major holidays are worked ( Easter and Christmas Eve.) The Sales Team is often rude and unprofessional at their convenience. Male dominated, no women past Purchasing Manager last I heard of so it's certainly "a boys club." I saw long time employees be passed up for positions to bring in a relatives of a manager and sales representative. It wasn't what you knew, it was all about who liked you. "Work harder not smarter" it felt like at times.

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