Great Place to start, not so great in the long run - Anonymous employee Precept Wine Employee Review

1.0
Jul 8, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Free Wine - Most people are really nice and friendly - Some company events can be really fun - Nice place to work for a short amount of time - Tasting rooms are decorated really nicely and have friendly staff - Head winemaker is one of the nicest and most intelligent people at the company, learn whatever you can from him

Cons

- COMMUNICATION, all of it, certain people are known there to never answer calls or emails, too many miscommunications, departments don't always work well together on projects. - Not much advancement unless you work in sales -Lots of work and not enough people in specific departments... there are only two HR people for the entire company. Hard for them to do anything about bad behavior from executives or anyone when there are hundreds of employees to look after - Lots of drinking during work hours, not just "tasting", people have full bars at their desks... - Not the most appropriate behavior from the executives and some tenured employees, extraordinarily awkward and unprofessional jokes, and lots of behind-the-back talk.

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5.0
Apr 27, 2024
Recommend
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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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