UniFirst reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(727 total reviews)
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Steven S. Sintros

70% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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5.0
Jun 17, 2015
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Pros

I have spent the last nine years of my sales career with the UniFirst Corporation and have been fortunate enough to watch our company grow. You can see the growth of our company in terms of revenue and profit as an outsider looking in, but you cannot see the growth and development we have made in our people, our products, and our services that our internal Team Partners have an opportunity to utilize. The training and on-boarding is a high valued asset for anyone seeking a formal sales training program whether they have selling experience or not. In our experience, this training has provided our sales group with the opportunity to further their career with UniFirst or with another organization after they have embraced the program and have spent 3-5 years in the position. Regardless of the direction you are looking to take your selling career, UniFirst will help you get there.

Cons

As a new Sales Representative, you have to understand and commit to the development path that is put in place for you. Your first year is about taking the deep-dive into the position, our industry, and understanding how to succeed. Your second year is focused on increased strategy and sales development, and your third year and beyond is when you will fully understand how to win and will have the ability to do so. When you're starting a new career with us, you have to understand that the first year is the slowest return for your investment. You will put in the most time in your first year with the lowest income you will likely earn during your experience with us. If you can understand your own journey and what the reality of the first year is and also understand that this is the slowest return for your sales leader as they will invest more time, training, and patience into you with your lightest year of sales. Lastly, the company will not only invest in your salary and benefits, but they also provide you with increased attention from the Sales Training department in your first year which makes it the company's highest sales cost ratio they will experience during your time as a Sales Representative. If you are able to understand the journey required and realize that your sales leader and UniFirst is willing to take that journey with you, this "con" can turn into a positive experience and learning opportunity.

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UniFirst Response
10y
Thank you for your feedback and your years of service! We value our employees and understand that a strong training program is important to success. We are happy to hear you value our training programs as well. As a company, we continue to grow and we attribute this growth to dedicated employees like you! We completely agree with the development path you outlined for a new Salesperson and we reward their hard work and commitment with our Year 1 Sales Ramp-Up Bonus Program. In addition, we do offer many career opportunities both in the Sales Department and elsewhere within the organization as we are always looking to promote from within.
5.0
Jun 14, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work, great pay, great opportunities... They go above and beyond to help you succeed.

Cons

Difficult job, however if you work hard and expect to get paid what you're worth- it's great.

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UniFirst Response
11y
Thank you for the great review!
3.0
Jun 14, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

UniFirst is a solid place to start in sales, Uniform sales as a whole is demanding and will weed out those who aren't willing to work or aren't good at selling fairly quickly, leaving those who can get a couple of years experience on their resumes with respected, valuable sales experience. Training is solid, there is a ramp up bonus for your first year of employment (total of about $3k). Compensation includes a flat salary + car allowance, which isn't a lot but there are a fair amount of entry level sales jobs that are commission only.

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Management is unprofessional, treat their staff poorly and there is a high level of negativity in the workplace. What is expected of the sales team in terms of daily protocol and administrative practices changes almost biweekly, and the workload expected from you is high compared with the compensation which is on the lower side for sales. Many managers are simply promoted into their positions from sales after having a good selling year, leaving sales teams with leaders who have no managerial skills what-so-ever. They do not invest in their employees unless they like you on a personal level. This is a company that will tell you they are family oriented, flexible and all about their sales people in the interview, that is not the case. The biggest problem i think they have is sales 101: under promise and over deliver. Instead of telling prospective employees that you need to put your nose down, expect to be out knocking on doors by 7:30-8am and stay out until 5:30 at least, make 50-55k and be micromanaged throughout your day via an iPad, they tell you that you're flexible, if you hit your numbers they don't care what you do and that you can make 75-80k your first year.

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UniFirst Response
10y
First, thank you for sharing your perspective on your time spent at UniFirst as one of our outside Salespeople. Second, it always saddens us whenever any UniFirst Team Partner feels that their experience in our organization was a negative one. Please understand that we are always seeking to improve our team and our best practices for Sales, Management, and Leadership. Developing our team Leaders to be positive, motivational, and supportive is a top priority of our family oriented cultural approach to doing business and providing support to all of our team partners. We certainly wish you all the best in your future endeavors and we thank you for your contributions to our team!
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