The Wine Group reviews

3.2

47% would recommend to a friend

(142 total reviews)
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John Sutton

58% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

The Wine Group has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 142 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Wine Group 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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142 reviews
3.0
Feb 2, 2016

Good Exposure

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Albeit the location was a bit remote, there was a benefit to that. It means bigger office space. I even had my own huge shared office with a name plague and all. Also, who would complain about working on a winery that has a restaurant/ wine bar. There was the perks of going to wine events in the middle of the day. You will be well fed. I actually thought the facilities workers were nicer than some people in my department. There was this one woman who had some personal problems. She clearly made working with her unpleasant. Though facilities and receptionist were all very sweet. Holidays you get cases of wine. It was enjoyable only if you had a Manager who championed you, because you do get a lot of interesting work, and day-to-day was not repetitive.

Cons

I had the pleasure of getting a great Manager when I started. This person empowered me, and gave me a ton of autonomy. After two years I was doing Managerial level work, until we got a new Director. That Director swapped Managers, and I was reporting to a different Manager. The new Manger seemed to have my best interest, but it was clear that they only had their interest at heart. He/she was very fake, and kept saying they would give me new projects or send me out on business trips and it never happened. The CMO also promised growth, and opened us to providing honest feedback, though be wary because they'll use it against you. I started to see a pattern of employees who had been there for over four years being promised growth and promotion getting nowhere. When I left within a year four others on the team left, because they knew it was a sinking ship. That Director and Manager still currently work at this organization both of them magically got promoted within two years to two ranks above them. The Manger is now Director, and Director is some Sr. level Director. Word on the street it was sketch how they got promoted. Moral of the story if you want growth dont work here. Also, its located in Livemore, CA a bit isolated. So if you are the type that likes to be in an Urban town don't work here. The salary was OK. There was annual 3% raises if you performed well, but even if you exceeded your performance they were stingy about title changes. Even if you didn't even ask for the raise you deserved!

2.0
Feb 27, 2016

Assess deeply prior to employement

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Organization offers extensive visibility with numerous departments and job scope is very large. The entrepreneurial culture allows employees to grab what's in front of them and run with it which can result in wild success no matter what function you're in.

Cons

Moral is at an all time low due to numerous factors such as employees having no motivation. The organization is flat and understaffed in various departments stemming in a individual's doing a 3-4 person job per team. Pertinent issues are not resolved in the right way and in a timely manner, management promises that issues will be addressed or handled but action falls flat. Transparency with projects and upper management is slim to none, which leaves employees lacking what the strategy is and leaves them to do work blindly. The company prides themselves on having a "no jerk policy" but employees are not treated fairly and promises are not kept by upper management. The organization no longer has the culture that TWG so proudly promotes.

1.0
Jan 10, 2016
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Pros

no Pros at all.There is not a single thing that can be said good about this place. beware!!!! Beware

Cons

Management has no sense of reality. Will not allow people to execute their jobs in any way other than the way management wants even though management has no clue how to do those jobs. Managers have no experience in what they are managing. No direction.

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