Flowers Foods Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Flowers Foods

Pros – professional growth is permitted to a degree.

Cons – little personal time off to spend with family.

Advice to Senior Management – treat people fairly

Current Employee – been working at Flowers Foods

Pros – upper maagement has alwayseemedgenualy caring
when youneed time off you ussualy get it
the benefitpackage is comparable to other comanies

Cons – early mornings are tough to getused to
long hours

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Flowers Foods

Pros – The pay is great,Its close to home,Its a good job.

Cons – not enough time off for sick days.with or without pay we need more time off.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Flowers Foods

Pros – Money can be good. Working without a supervisor watching over me(When they are not out to get you.) Flexible work hours.

Cons – No benefits. 24/7 on call. Poor communication from sales management. Complicated pay checks(Too many unexplained charges/changes.) Sales management started to really try and dictate our schedules in 2011.

Advice to Senior Management – Communicate directly to distributors and not through sales managers. Stop micromanaging distributors.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Flowers Foods

Pros – Stable job. Relatively stress free. Great environment. Effective & friendly peers & seniors. All employees treated with respect. This is a company that truly values its employees. Would highly recommend.

Cons – Relatively fewer opportunities for huge advancements in technology.
Number of vacation days.

Advice to Senior Management – They are doing a terrific job.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Flowers Foods

Pros – Some of the drivers are nice and I like my co-workers

Cons – I would be here all day naming them

Advice to Senior Management – Give workers incentive to want to stay

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Flowers Foods

Pros – Work by yourself and are able to work without a supervisor breathing down your neck most of the time

Cons – They will give you a big allowance when you start and pait a wonderful picture just to get you to buy a route. Once you are there for a 6 months to a year they will start to cut that allowance. I work 60 hours a week and 7 days a week andI am only bring home $400.00 a week average. I was promised $1000.00 to buy the route. This is a real scam as I am seeing. I should have believed the other route drivers in Oklahoma city that told me this before I bought a route. This is happening to many of us here. Many more have quite cause of this.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep your word. Relize you will make more money if you take care of the ones working hard for you.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Flowers Foods

Pros – Work by yourself without someone constantly working with you breathing down your neck.Money at one time was very good.

Cons – The guy above me says it all I rarely get a paycheck anymore I made good money last year.I went out due to illness for 5mths for a surgery and came back to NOT getting a paycheck no matter what my route made that week.I work everyday and very hard I have been in this business for over 20yrs working at diffrent companies and this is the WORST! I have lost everything due to this company never paying me I dont know how they expect me to pay for my gas when I work a full week and they tell m I owe THEM 400$ at the weeks end How does this happen and no I make sure my stale is under the % which im allowed.I cant figure out the pay checks I have no idea how they figure it out and ive asked to be shown how to do it and no one can show me because its "Not their job" im living off of NOTHING and they dont give a damn!! Its so bad im almost thinking of leaving it and letting the route go eventhough I put so much hard work into it. I dont know how they can live with themselves they are getting paid for what I do every week but I dont? I have asked again and again for help but they pass it on to the next person who passes it to the next and where does that leave me? BROKE!! I cant stand this company I hate it I wish I never came here im losing everything I have because of this company I hope you all read this im writing to the big wigs can you see whats going on ? Do you just not care about the people that take your product to the stores? NO you dont!!

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to what your drivers are telling you and know that we need a steady paycheck every week just like you

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Flowers Foods

Pros – Benifits are ok, good products.

Cons – low pay no management support

Advice to Senior Management – spend more time in the market

Current Employee – been working at Flowers Foods

Pros – Good company, family values and managment is fair. Great brands and growing every year. A leader in the bread category.

Cons – low pay to start. Hard work.

Advice to Senior Management – Its a great company if your willing to stick it out and work your way up. Get a better handel on local pricing.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend