Anheuser-Busch Reviews

Pros

Great pay and benefits for only 8 hrs.

Cons

Leadership is a mess and doesn't care about the employees.

Pros

Wonderful, great learning experience and overall a company with growth for college graduates.

Cons

The merger has put some of the workers into a fuzz but I believe once this merger finally brings 2 companies into 1 in all aspects, there will be smoother communication between levels of managment and it will be a more enjoyable place to work.

Advice to Senior Management

Doing great job.

Pros

Room for growth and movement across divsions

Cons

Fewer opportunities for women in the male dominated corporate culture

Advice to Senior Management

Develop women's networks to promote and retain intelligent women within the company

Pros

Management allows you to be self directed and choose your own priorities to work on. 2 cases of free beer each week. The actual work is challenging and interesting. Starting this year a bonus program was initiated. The actual payout of the each individuals bonus has yet to be determined.

Cons

No one get promoted over 30 years old. The benefits used to be some of the best in industry but since the buyout they get worse every year. Salaries are frozen indefinately. Pension plan is being eliminated in 2012.

Pros

laid back environment in the workplace, great co workers, great industry

Cons

Meritocracy not strictly followed. KPI standards are conflicting across departments so it is more difficult to hit bonus targets.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop viewing employees as COST and start viewing them as an ASSET

Pros

International experience and an excellent beer brand portfolio

Cons

Unless you are Brazilian, your prospects for advancement within the group are limited

Pros

- Team- oriented, people you work with

- Benefits

- Projects

Cons

- Hierarchy

- Day to day can get repetitive

Advice to Senior Management

Overall is good

Pros

2 cases of beer/month
good benefits package

Cons

no upward mobility anymore, no more raises, working 60 hours a week on a salary, no sales incentives or bonuses, not a positive place to be- everyone is looking elsewhere right now.

Advice to Senior Management

New college grads are being trained to run a region vs the people who have invested years to learn the trade and company. Where is the motivation to stay with a company that does not look out for it's own employees' futures.

Pros

Passionate about their brands, sense of pride in their employees, friendly colleagues

Cons

AB is no longer the icon of American Beer

Advice to Senior Management

N/A

Pros

Working for the Anheuser Busch prior to the "merger" with Inbev was mentally rewarding and adequately fulfilling. We were truly a company of owners and we did not need banners to convince ourselves so.

Cons

Since the merger with Inbev, there has been a lack of leadership and clear company direction as far as strategic objectives are concerned.

Advice to Senior Management

In the midst of change, make sure you are actively soliciting feedback from your "work-horses" to see if your plan is working as you had envisioned.