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Delicato Family Wines

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No opportunity for advancement - Anonymous employee Delicato Family Wines Employee Review

3.0
Jun 24, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

People are great as well as the family. They genuinely care about the employees and are very active and hands on in the day to day business.

Cons

Unfortunately it has been my experience that people are promoted based on who they know rather than skills, contributions, and experience. The director level and supervisors need a major overhaul. If you are looking to move up the best advice I can give is kissued up to the directors. You will be overlooked otherwise.

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Delicato Family Wines Response
10y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review and to share your opinion. I agree with you, we have a fantastic group of people that work here and the Family is wonderful as well. In fact, that is one of the many reasons I work for Delicato. I am, however, disappointed to hear of your perception with regard to internal promotions. As an organization we strongly encourage the development and growth of our employees so they are ready when there is a promotion opportunity. We make every effort to make sure our employees are aware of open jobs. Promotion decisions are made in consultation with several leaders and not by one individual to ensure different perspectives. In fact, YTD we have internally promoted over 20 employees and we are very proud of that number. Please feel free to contact your HR Business Partner to discuss your concerns.

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2.0
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They have a generous employee discount.

Cons

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Delicato Family Wines Response
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We strive to create an environment that balances operational discipline with room for innovation and independent thinking. Expectations and structure are important in a winery of our scale, but so is listening to our people and improving how work gets done. Feedback like this is taken seriously as we continue to refine how we lead, invest in our teams, and support meaningful progress across the organization.
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