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The Boston Beer Company

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The Boston Beer Company reviews

3.7

76% would recommend to a friend

(494 total reviews)
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Jim Koch

89% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

The Boston Beer Company has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 494 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Boston Beer Company employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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494 reviews
1.0
Mar 21, 2017

Boston Office

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Two free cases of beer, Well known brand/ brand equity on a resume

Cons

Company prides itself on “treating others the way you want to be treated” it’s ironic because most people feel that they wouldn’t treat a stray dog the way middle management treats whistle-blowing employees that question decisions that directly affect them. In order to protect the façade that the company puts forth of being “The best place to work” HR ignores lower level employees concerns & poor treatment while shielding the derogatory middle management. In my experience the norm is employees crying at work, whispering in the hallways, and abruptly leaving because their moral is so low. Pay is atrocious for lower level employees even though you are expected to take on more than your job role without asking why. Company Policies for things like PTO and “working from home” are not applicable to everyone. Many people abuse PTO by taking an absurd amount, and often are “working” from home, without any consequences even when it directly impacts their team members. In short- don’t waste your time taking the silver line all the way out here. You can get paid much more for much less nonsense.

3.0
May 19, 2017

Sales

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Solid product line up of great beers. Great PTO policy especially when starting out. You get 22 days of PTO after two years.

Cons

Asking a lot of the employees, especially those on the street daily. Don't have time to take PTO. You are not shunned for taking it but if you do you come back to triple the work and not very relaxed. Offer a open door policy of "discuss the undiscussables" but in reality you have a good chance of being penalized. The division managers and upper management make all of the decisions and often times out of touch with reality. I realize they need to push more but when you are pushing brands that aren't growing it does get frustrating to listen to all of the time. Moral is down and a lot of people will be leaving by the end of the year. It is such as shame as the company had a lot of potential but made several bad decisions on pricing, brand marketing and beer styles.

2.0
Nov 5, 2018

Current Employee: Market Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Work From Home Within Territory Travel

Cons

Work/Life Balance Low Pay Wear & Tear on Car Poor Communication Management with Lack of Experience in Management They say the “ F You Rule” is encouraged but when exercised it will only stab you in the back. It’s a “Good Ole Boys Club” company that doesn’t really want new ideas or welcome how to better train people coming into the organization. If you don’t drink the Kool-Aid, and “fit in” mine as well find a new company to work for because you won’t be there long. No diversity and very much a frat and sorority type feel. Unordinary hours which is okay but very unclear of their expectations. Every other week someone new is leaving the organization and finding a more mature work organization.

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The Boston Beer Company Response
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Thank you for your feedback. “Discussing the Undiscussables” is at the heart of our values. We believe it’s the best way to work together and is central to who we are. What you described above conflicts with this value. Nobody should ever feel disrespected or excluded from the people they go to work with every day. We have recently invested heavily in company-wide training on respectful and effective communication for all levels of the organization, and we’re putting a strong focus on leadership, integration, and inclusion going forward. It’s incredibly important to us that our employees feel like their opinion is valued and that they are empowered to come forward with solutions for undiscussable problems. I would encourage you to reach out to me, your leadership team or your HR Business Partner to further discuss how we can get there. Please know that you are supported by us.
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