IKNOWYOU
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 Oops your right. I meant to say moron. But if you're from the south, sound it out. Mooooooraaaan. Sometimes I just crack myself up. Thanks for the correction. Till next time.
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BSmithers
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Reply with quote | #47 |
IKY - this time a correction to your grammar, and it's not just a typo (or typeO as you spelled it)- it's "if you're from the South" not "if your from the South".
You're right - stupidity is forever
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Ontheinside
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Reply with quote | #48 |
Who is the COP expert at USF? I think I was refered to Jay. Is that correct? |
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MichiganManufacturersRep
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Reply with quote | #49 |
Ontheinside....it seems very odd to me that you come to the rumors board to ask who your specialists are...why not ask your district manager, a fellow TM or the company operator? lmao
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AntonLaVey666
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Noel Delaughter is the COP expert in La Mirada, he has been there and done that in his lifetime! He has forgotten more about COP than most experts or specialists will ever be lucky to even KNOW!
Jay is an excellent COP man, he knows his stuff, but the experience and years of Noel Delaughter make him the top man.
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Ontheinside
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Reply with quote | #51 |
I did not mean to ask WHO they were, but who was my best bet. I have been told a couple of different things, like calling the support center and not the Specialists or buyers. |
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The chat room is "TedHall." There are a group of regulars there that you are welcome to join; however, you can open your own room anytime you want. Let me know if you can't use it properly.
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AntonLaVey666
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Looks like this is the thread that will not die.
What did you think of the sales meeting yesterday? Drop the costume contest. This isn't High School Musical 3. Shorten the company business part and get into the meeting. Go back to four break outs and one vendor fair. We don't need a recap at the end. We all know what we just saw. Maybe get a bigger place? Get us out at noon so we can do some work!
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Reply with quote | #57 |
Tommy, we will never see any vendors other than those represented by Elite, J Goodman and Food Sales West. There might be some interesting lines from smaller vendors, but they don't have the bucks to be at our meetings. So get used to Chef Francisco Soups and Sara Lee desserts.
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AntonLaVey666
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Reply with quote | #58 |
It appears that the writing is on the wall, the first shoe will drop soon, then everyone will wait the for second shoe to drop, tough times are ahead for this division, that seems to be the general vibe.
People are being pressured to take vacation days, unpaid leave is "highly encouraged", teamsters are being shuffled around, I have to collect money more than I sell anymore, I have to do will calls more than I sell anymore, as we seem to have caps on inventory every month, out of stocks are killing us, but we can afford to tear down every wall on one floor and replace it with glass. Makes good sense there!
Glorified delivery boys is what we have become.
We are in a sad state, there were some really bad decisions made earlier this year regarding sales and we are paying for it now.
It's a shame, good people will probably lose some jobs, but those whiney ass Cube cry babies we OVERPAID for and their low margin customers will still be hanging in there, while long time employees probably get laid off. My stomach churns whenever I see or hear them coming my way. I avoid the branch at all costs.
Ego mania has finally taken it's toll on this division. Heritage, my ass!
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trouser
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Reply with quote | #59 |
This branch has been a non-stop disaster back to when the guys in Wilkes Barre owned it.
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The first shoe has already dropped. Making the TMs jump through hoops for off-days and under minimums is an incredible waste of time. Even more wasteful is having the DSMs call the RBMs to beg for approval. So much for "TAKE CARE OF THE CUSTOMER." Take the signs down, Fred.
The E&S inventory is still a joke. The quantities brought in from Reno will be wiped out by the first big opening order. Instead of worrying about their bonuses and glass walls, Purchasing should be concerned with having enough inventory on hand. Hoepfully, we won't run out of pumpkin pie before Thanksgiving again.
The way Jon and Fred fawn over these people from Sysco makes me sick. Getting a six-figure guarantee to sell at cost minus makes no sense. How many of these reps will leave and take their accounts with them once the guarantees expire? Will Bristol Farms pay anything close to a regular mark up? Doubt it!
The heritage of this company were the high quality products and the most knowledgeable sales force in the business. The glory days of the 60s and 70s are long gone. The new reality is Restaurant Depot, Sam's Club, and Costco. Customers are saying "I can get it cheaper at _____________." They may want our expertise, but they have no problem undercutting us by buying what we show them elsewhere.
I hope we can survive the next 6 months. Hopefully our new masters won't resort to slash and burn tactics to make a profit.
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