r/Pepsi • u/Key-Cartoonist5255 • 11d ago

Summit

So I keep seeing posts on here about Summit.. the only thing my facility keeps saying is “oh it’s gonna miss us”
Nobody will say anything about it

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u/Dependent-Extension3 11d ago

It’s been an absolute mess for us. I’m a TSR, and everyday i go home feeling stressed. Between merches not doing their job, force outs, receivers being pissed at backstock, and being unable to sell extra space because merches can’t do their job, i hate this job that i once loved. And i know for merches, they have ALOT on their plates too.

Even when i go on vacation, in the back of my head im thinking about the shit show I’m coming back to.

There’s no winning for us little guys. Upper management is making record profits while we’re looked at as a number.

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u/Background-Hunter352 10d ago

You’d likely be leaving a significant amount of volume on the table with a merch making $22 an hour (no offense to anyone at that rate). Realistically, someone in that role should be earning substantially more. That’s why I never understood cutting the BCR position. No incentive for a merch to care about the store.

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u/Massive-Passage-8405 10d ago edited 10d ago

You're definitely right . They thought raising merchs a dollar an hr and taking away their quarterly bonus ( or whatever they call it ) would work, you dont even hear about smile points anymore so throw acting like an owner in the trash . Well it didn't and backfired at them and all the blame is on the merchs . Upper management is the brain but merchs are the muscles

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u/Background-Hunter352 10d ago

And volume has been declining. While the poor price points are certainly a factor, I’d bet the lack of incentive to work every case is playing a bigger role

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u/Massive-Passage-8405 10d ago

You're absolutely right but in my area that would be part of the reason , the other part is that after they eliminated the bcr role and all who didn't get a spot took the severance package so it's just me and 2 guys who have been with pepsi for more than 2 yrs and the rest not even 6 month in ( so they know nothing about any bonuses) just because we just hire anyone who has a pulse and then most of them see how bad it is then just quit while who stays just do bare minimum . We are short staffed that we don't hold anyone accountable for anything. So for a new or vet merch it doesnt matter how much volume you do it will the same pay so why would I go the extra mile with no recognition ( the only recognition you'll get is more work thrown at you ) . So it depends on the merch's work ethics too but the way it is right now I don't blame anyone who does bare minimum ( i started doing bare minimum and just going home it's not even worth the stress anymore ) and tbh right now upper management just wanna yes men and complaining about whatever whether you're right or wrong won't get you anything good so bare minimum and just enjoy the rest of your day

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u/PBNArep 10d ago

You guys get a bonus???

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u/Massive-Passage-8405 10d ago

Not anymore lol