I was thankful to have a job, but so glad when I had a chance to leave
Pros
Decent starting pay Ability to earn some extra cash in commission Quality sales material Wide variety of products
Cons
Very unreasonable expections lead to huge turnover in sales dept. For 95% of people this job will last 2 years or less before they are fired Negativity and threats of firing begin immediately. Lower level mgrs learn this from top down Unifirst does not care about excellence in product or service, only profit margin and stock performance Drivers are very overworked with very different pay scales. Since drivers make are paid based on route size some guys make 60k for 50 hours per week and some make 30k for 70 hours per week Salesmen are taught to promise things that service and management seem to have no intention of doing VERY difficult to sell for. Unifirst asks for the highest prices for products and services that are identical or even inferior to competition. The strategy is to tear down competition in sales meetings and promising superior service and products which never materialize. All the uniform companies operate 99% the exact same. Closing sale is typically based on lowest price. Unifirst often comes in last on bids and the sale reps are blamed for not getting accounts