Prior to mission one I was a part timer that usually worked close to 40 hours a week essentially a no benefits full timer. I became a FTOW in early 2023 and was one until I handed my tablet in in June 2024. One thing I say to myself is I don’t know how anybody does it. Seeing how burnt out this job made me it seems hard to understand why it’s not doing this to other people unless it is and they just don’t show it. This was definitely the worst job experience I ever had I feel like I still have ptsd from it now which is why I’m struggling enjoying my current job. This job did nothing but burn me out. Pack out the order, write the order, go through the dead stock, write the credits, leave salesforce notes, 3 packouts 3 or 4 writes all expecting to be done in an 8 hour day. No more than 40 hours a week. I went from being fun and energetic to being aggravated and drained worn out never happy depressed can’t get my mind off sh-t. Since I work full time in a supermarket which doesn’t pay great but it was so bad last year that I was willing to do anything to get off mission one but it had to be full time with benefits I run into one of the sales reps I frequently worked with in my 8 years with Mondelez and he keeps telling me how it keeps getting worse every day. Full timers quitting, everyone he speaks to saying they’re looking for a new job, more BS cr-p added to what was already there, can’t find anyone that wants to work, struggling to even get part timers the list goes on. He also told me that sales are only half of what they were pre-covid. But all I can say is after how much of a nightmare my life became because of this job I can’t see how anyone does this. I mean if this job is making anyone’s life living he-l like it did for me now’s that time to get out. Even if it means getting a job that pays the same but doesn’t stress you out as much so you can reevaluate your future better by all means go for it even if you’ll still have trauma from this terrible job for the next year. Staying here won’t make it any better that’s for sure. If I knew what I know today I would have never taken the FTOW role stayed as a no benefits full timer which would have eventually meant me getting a different full time job and not stayed on board even as a part timer. I do gig work like Uber and Lyft so I have a way of supplementing the income that I could use on top of my full time job. I was taken so much advantage of when they talked me into becoming a FTOW I felt like all I was doing was serving as life support for a dying breed and taking the work from a sales rep who had no intent to leave but was forced to either take the package or step down all because this company wants to get rid of reps. It would be much smarter to get out rather than stay and hope it’ll return to what it was. If anything mission one is mission done meaning it’ll be their exit from DSD which I’m sure if and when that comes it’ll be just weeks or months after a giant sales rally spewing a bunch of word salad at how this company “has a great future”.
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Got out of it two years ago. Had worked for them for close to 15 years, back when we had to service Kraft items once a week. There were minimal changes but then as soon as they started doing FTOWs, it was only starting to go down hill. Mission One was the nail in the coffin. It was hard to give up the car and the PTO but other people don’t have that and make out just fine. I’d rather not burn myself out and feel miserable everyday and dealing with the BS cases the company would shove in, expecting to get displays over what is scripted. Taking practically every bit of control of your job away from you. There are better jobs out there. Ended up leaving Mondelez for logistics. 20k more per year, unlimited PTO. Just wish I would have done it sooner.
Staying because of pto, company car, and ot after 40 hrs.
I do it only because I have 7 weeks vacation. Never going to get that again anywhere else so just going to wait until I get a severance or let go one way or another.
Here's a 100+ case nos order for a single endcap. Lol I need 20 cases not 100
It’s just one store after the other, after the other, and the next and continuous pack out that never ends. Then surprise, your order has an extra 50 case nos added onto it, multiply that by the other 30 stores you have to do that week. It never ends! Locked orders that have way too much and get you bitched at my the stores. It’s enough to make you sui-idal. Yet the company acts like things are going great!
I was a rep for many years and loved my job, until Mondelez came about. When we worked for Kraft life was good, really good! It’s an absolute joke now. I ran into a Mondelez merchandiser last week and he said it was his last day, moving on. He said he loved the job but management made it unbearable working at Mondelez. Zero communication! It’s like a broken record. Watching this organization self destruct is so glaring! Moving on was the absolute best thing I ever did for myself. Such a toxic environment.
I hear you, I feel it. I'm working now. I do like my job BUT, it is stressful, SO MUCH BACKSTOCK and getting blamed for it at the stores and that gets old real fast. You said it, I just read my story.
That's probably most everyone's story.
Take care!