Great company for Work/Life Balance - Operations Team Leader GALLO Employee Review

5.0
Oct 5, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This is the best company I've worked for. The pay and benefits are best in the business but what's surprising is you get a work/life balance to go with it. That's very rare in today's competitive business world. I actually have a work/life balance and to me that's priceless. I've never been this happy working for a company. I work with amazing and talented people because Gallo hires the best talent with the right values so your co-workers are enjoyable to work with. After a year and a half I've decided I'm digging my heels in and plan to work here as long as they'll let me.

Cons

Management and union relations in my opinion isn't close to what it could be. There's still an old school leadership mentality that exists, that top down approach, do what I tell you to do, I'm going to write you up if you don't do this or that. I don't think it's necessary to keep that style of leadership. There are generations coming in that won't put up with that sort of style and they don't. They'll nod to your face but behind your back you lose discretionary effort. We need to develop good relationships, built trust and get people doing things because they want to, not because they have to.

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GALLO Response
7y
Thank you for your candid review. It’s great to hear how much you enjoy working at Gallo and I want you to know, we are lucky to have you! I appreciate your constructive feedback around union relations and would like to hear more about your ideas for improvement. If you are open to having a confidential conversation, please contact me directly. Thanks again for your insight and for all you do! Betsy Cottel, Sr. Director, Human Resources

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GALLO Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. Your feedback is important to us and helps us continue to improve. As another step, please reach out directly to your Human Resources Business Partner so we can better understand your experience.
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