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Long hours are sometimes required, as long as working 1 day during the weekends and holidays in the summer. But that is something you know about going into this job, it is the nature of an ice company. If you expect to work here but not work on the 4th of July weekend then that just shows ignorance on your part. The upside to that is you can make insane money ($500+ in one day) by working those holidays.

The cons are immense. 1. Unsafe working conditions, they make you drive overloaded vehicles constantly which always have reported problems that never get fixed. Lift gates that almost have you falling off them, brakes that make you steer into another lane and horns that constantly never work. 2. Horrible pay system: the theory is the harder you work the more you make and that's true, but the amount of work is ridiculous especially if you are new. You make the same if you've been working there 10 years or 10 days, so don't expect a raise for just being there. You never know how much you're actually getting paid your just hoping they don't short you cause there is no good way to know with their "ring system", and "ferry loads". When I was hired I was told 10% commission everywhere, then I found out only out the the first ring wax 10%, then was told after many talks with management that noone makes that much. The ferry loads are supposed to be for extra work you do to compensate you, used to be able to track on paycor but now say they've been recorded so now it's impossible to know if you get them or not. Asked for a raise and was told no and they couldn't do anything for me. You also don't get paid for your drive time so if you're driving an hour to your stops and a hour back your not getting paid for 2 hours. 3. Benefits: was not even informed we really had a benefit program until recently along with 5% 401k match and profit sharing. I don't use their insurance heard from many it's horrible and costs way to much. If you ask for days off sometimes you'll still have to work them cause management can't schedule properly. If you get sick or can't make it in you make zero money. PTO is a joke you make your hourly wage which is garbage and only get them after a full year of continual work, also management tries tells you can only take them if it works for them half the time especially if there busy. 4. Hours: the hours are always long especially in the hight of summer and even longer in the winter. Your normal day in the summer is atleast 10 to 14 hours of intense manual labor. You will be worked to the bone by some managers. Some plants work there drivers so late as midnight I've heard from multiple sources. Overview: this company doesn't see you as an investment but only a quick way to make money. Workers describe themselves as Bic lighters we're great while we last but once we run out of fuel they'll just get new ones.