Pabst reviews

3.2

61% would recommend to a friend

(101 total reviews)
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Paul Chibe

59% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Pabst has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 101 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pabst 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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101 reviews
3.0
Jul 1, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

New ownership willing to invest to grow

Cons

Several declining brands that take away focus from ones with more opportunity

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Pabst Response
10y
First and foremost, thanks so much for you many years of service at Pabst! During your tenure, we’re sure that you experienced some highs and lows. That said, we’re feeling pretty good that we’re experiencing some great highs as a company right now. Our new ownership has invested heavily in our people and our brands since November 2014 and we’re now starting to enjoy the payoff. In 2015, the company enjoyed 21% year over year growth while most beer companies were in single digits! We’re evaluating our family of brands and have included new products to diversify our portfolio such as Not Your Father’s Root Beer, Woodchuck Cider and Tsingtao. We’re not stopping there and we’ll continue our innovations and partnerships in 2016. Stay tuned!
3.0
Aug 5, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun and In-demand brand. Work-Life Balance Is fantastic.

Cons

No structure. No potential for advancement. Commission/Bonus structure is non-existent. Definitely on the lower spectrum on payscale compared to other companies. Too much micromanagement.

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Pabst Response
10y
Update 5/5/2016: The Company was purchased in November 2014 (3 months after this review) and since that time, our new owners have completely invested in our existing brands, innovation, expanding our portfolio, and in our employees and their development. We're happy to share that these investments have resulted in: - Creating more structure and focus to our teams, without micromanaging. Instead, we've provided the framework for our employees to own their respective business areas and act as business entrepreneurs. We've received great feedback from our teams with this new way of working and will continue to listen to employee feedback to find an optimal mix. - Aligning bonus structures to reward individual performance with personalized key performance indicators (KPIs), metrics, and transparency. - Promoted more than 50 people into new roles. - Invested in employee growth and career progression by creating a Learning and Development department and started training sessions. - Added additional elements to our compensation packages to be competitive (and in some areas above) the market. As an example, we were an industry leader in creating a paid Parental Leave policy that exceeds individual state minimums! We are confident that the company has become more stable, successful and innovative since November 2014. We're always open to continued feedback and encourage all of our employees to speak with their manager or a member of leadership and share their thoughts so we can continue to become better.
4.0
Jun 11, 2014

Great brand with great people

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working in the beer industry on such a great portfolio should be the highlight of anyone's career.

Cons

We need more attention to some of the hidden gems we have in our portfolio.

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