Don't do it - Class A Truck Driver QUIKRETE Employee Review

1.0
Dec 26, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None, pay sucked. Benefits are expensive garbage and the atmosphere his horrendous

Cons

You will be forced to run 70 hours in 6 days, which is illegal. The pay is activity based and structured so that the management can run inefficiently and it cost them nothing because you will be there but you're not making any in money. There is no "overtime" compensation. They have inward and outward facing cameras wuth audio recording that have artificial intelligence, which will watch you all day long. The managers will show videos of you to other drivers making fun of you while you eat your lunch or do other personal things like talk to your spouse.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

• SPEC MIX Management generously sponsors an after hours book club to save you from the burden of actual on the job training. • You get to develop incredibly thick skin during the complimentary weekly screaming tantrums from frustrated contractors. • Your personal vehicle will receive a free and permanent custom coating of authentic concrete dust. • The company ensures you never have to carry the heavy emotional burden of making too much money by capping your commission. • You will master the art of being a sales rep, a debt collector, a logistics manager, and a firefighter all at the exact same time. • It is a paradise for early birds who love the peaceful serenity of frantic contractor phone calls starting at 6 AM sharp. • You don't have to stress about closing new deals because plant-level disasters will safely eat up your entire day. • You get the unique privilege of working with a vintage equipment fleet that management has lovingly kept stuck in the dark ages.

Cons

• The position is a total bait and switch that acts as a glorified dumping ground for logistics and plant level fires rather than actual sales. • You are trapped in an impossible paradox where management expects high daily call volumes but leaves you zero time for business development. • Contractors will scream at you on a weekly basis because the plant cannot stop making production, quality control, and logistical mistakes. • Your day is sucked into a vacuum of tedious administrative grunt work, forcing you to act as an unpaid customer service rep and debt collector. • SPEC MIX leadership is entirely insular and out of touch, operating a rudderless ship with no modern growth strategy. • You are expected to win over new clients while armed with a decrepit, aging equipment fleet and non-existent marketing support. • Management completely abandons you during a massive technical learning curve, offering only a book list to study on your own personal time. • You are expected to be at the beck and call of frustrated clients starting at 6 AM sharp every single day. • The base salary is insultingly low and the commission structure actively penalizes top performers with strict caps. • Management stripped away company trucks and replaced them with a pathetic stipend that forces you to destroy your personal vehicle hauling heavy samples. • You are forced to subsidize the corporate bottom line with rapid personal vehicle depreciation and a permanent coating of concrete dust. • The job is a soul-crushing and high-burnout environment designed only for those comfortable being operational workhorses under a model that devalues success.

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