Could not, in good faith, recommend this company to anyone - Sales and Logistics Precept Wine Employee Review

1.0
Oct 22, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great co-workers, discounted wine, some fun sponsored events.

Cons

Management does not care about your professional or personal growth. Pay is in the bottom 10% of Seattle for comparable roles. Employees very expendable and refuse to pay more than bare minimum though they require 50+ hour weeks for salaried employees. When they do offer raises it is in bonuses paid once annually instead of in base pay. Young employees asked to do shady / illegal things for the company. Employees constantly talk about quitting creating a very toxic work environment. Work events get inappropriate due to the amount of alcohol consumed by all (including top management). Feels very Boys Club / Fratty. No professionalism except maybe when schmoozing customers. CEO is extremely inappropriate and has no feel for office etiquette. He hardly comes in but when he's there everyone is on edge. Gets ideas he doesn't let go of no matter the cost to the company (financially or legally).

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5.0
Apr 27, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Our team loves to host guests, and we bring our best professional and personal selves on a daily basis. Precept has many tasting rooms, and they give a lot of freedom to the managers to curate the house rules and general atmosphere. This is helpful since every space reflects the staff and their intentions, and I’ve only had good experiences.

Cons

Precept HQ is often unaware of the market and locales where there tasting rooms operate. When launching new branding ideas or change in strategy, they should lean more on their local teams to make decisions. Wine is no longer an experience limited for a narrow audience. Curating unique experiences for diverse audiences pays off, and planning cruises for the 0.5% will do nothing but shrink the scope of business. Remember that businesses with family names in this enlightened era tend to point towards new generations viewing ‘NAME’ family wines as being narcissistic. Battle Creek in Portland is a great example of what can flourish when the team is trusted and empowered - thank you for sharing your programming with other tasting rooms to help us form new structure and vibes!

4.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun and welcoming. Good wine.

Cons

Slow raises. minimal opportunity for growth.

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