Anheuser-Busch reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(1,436 total reviews)
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50% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Anheuser-Busch has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,436 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Anheuser-Busch employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Sep 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Scale- everything you has the potential to reach millions, if not billions, globally. You'll get to do high-level work: a network of agencies will do the grunt work for you.

Cons

It's like somebody asked a bunch of private equity / investment banker types to squeeze a company dry. Because top line revenues aren't improving, they improve profits by squeezing the bottom line, acquiring other breweries and not paying vendors on time. A very macho culture- you gain respect internally by shouting, beating your chest and swinging around. Top management speaks Spanish or Portuguese to each other so if you're not a Latino male don't expect to be part of the club. Face time in the office is expected. Brands are watered down and not classy. Agencies don't do good work because how can you when you are expected to appeal to all of America? There is a tense relationship due to late payments and agencies taking the blame for everything, so most creative revolves around "beer porn". Sound kind of like McDonald's? IT infrastructure is a joke- hello, Windows 98!

1.0
Nov 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and benefits. Stability. Plant manager is a great motivator and strong leader. Some good middle managers, but they fall in line.

Cons

Bully, cliquish culture. Middle management on the floor. Disconnect between layers of management, HR, hourly. No one stands up for anyone or does the right thing, myself included.

1.0
Oct 27, 2015

Work hard and see no benefits

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A-B has some great products to work with and has been a steady source of income for thousands across the U.S.

Cons

Market share growth, volume and wholesaler pride are all declining. A-B In-Bev doesn't know how to build brands, only how to "reduce costs". That translate to reductions in very talented "headcount" just to make the Brazilian investors more wealthy.

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