Multinational built on abusive male culture desperately selling an ESG speech without living up to it - Anonymous employee Anheuser-Busch Employee Review

1.0
Jun 13, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunity to work on leading brands, globally known and admired

Cons

1) Old boys club network is still very present in anything else but the company narrative. Diversity is an absolute must for the statistics and executives non stop are pitching stories about ESG but on the floor that never really changed the toxic boys club mentality, sadly. ESG is a calculated, strategic necessity to protect the so-called "license to operate". In reality this can be best seen as a family company that had a great ride for 10-15 years and is now searching for a new wave, hesitant to let go what worked and or to embrace what could work. A good example is the hesitance on a flexible work policy - when AmBev introduced open offices in a time that everyone was doing individual offices with doors, that was new ... now ... offices are wired differently and the company needs to adapt. all it can do is to come up with weak statements such as "at the office we work together - really? is that why we rarely talk and only talk ppt?) and political things as ... officially you need to come to work but don't worry we will not check - that is weak and against the published DNA of the company 2) Company has absorbed way too many brands and cannot run all of them so super important to understand whether this is a brand that is supported or just said to be supported.

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Anheuser-Busch Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a detailed review. Diversity and inclusion is something that's top of mind for us because we know with this comes new perspectives and ideas. It's something we are always looking to improve and we appreciate your comments in this space. Our employees are our greatest asset, and we feel that we can work better together which is why we encourage employees to join us in our offices if they feel comfortable doing so. Thank you again for your comments, we have shared them with our internal teams.

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Thank you for sharing your experience and for your 10 years of dedication and contributions to AB. We’re glad to hear you valued the benefits, coworkers, and environment during your time with us. At the same time, we recognize that transitions like position eliminations can be incredibly difficult, and we regret that your experience left you feeling unsupported. Feedback like yours is important and helps us continue evaluating how we support employees through organizational changes while strengthening our culture and retention of top talent. We sincerely appreciate the impact you made during your time at AB and wish you success in your next chapter.
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