Boston Beer Reviews

Pros

The working environment is very friendly. Your supervisor will mentor you and give you advice on your career within the company.

Cons

Not much downsides. The only thing that is not so good is the communication with clients. Often you might deal with difficult clients.

Advice to Senior Management

Management should encourage employees to be more motivated and more passionate about the job they do. Everyone should be more focused on their career goal within the company.

Pros

Its a good job for people coming out of school. The company does a great job of teaching you how to sell in a professional manner

Cons

You have no work to life balance.You will work every weekend in the fall and winter. They will dangle a promotion in front of you for years to get you to work 70hr weeks.Many employees are not paid business expenses when they leave the company. Overall, I wouldnt plan on staying with the company for more than a couple of years.

Pros

leadership, vision, products, fun, great co-workers

Cons

Salary needs to be in line with region

Advice to Senior Management

Increase salaries about 10%

Pros

Fun product to sell. Great team environment. Great people!

Cons

Lack of Region Manager and Division Manager involvement in the market with Account Managers.

Pros

Independence - be your own boss
Meeting people if you are young
if you like a party atmosphere
like being in the city
every participates in national sales meeting even if out of state

Cons

"work hard play hard" motto means exactly that. You are expected to put in a ton of overtime: nights, weekends, holidays and even 99% of your lunches
No managerial support
No management communications even when it pertains to your job function
high turnover rate
you are expendable at any moment in time
benefits could be a lot better

Advice to Senior Management

curb turnover rate
reach down to the low man on the totem pole

Pros

-Wonderful people. Some of the most interesting people I've ever met work for Boston Beer.
-Jim Koch's passion is contagious.
-Free beer!
-Getting to work with an exciting product.
-A bad day at the brewery is still better than a good day at the office.

Cons

-No benefits for anyone other than salaried positions.
-HR places far more emphasis on one's resume and experience than their fit with the company in terms of shared culture and values. Not a great strategy in the long term, and is frustrating to many part-timers that would like to be considered for advancement. The company is not very interested in promoting from within (unless you've been with the company for 10+ years) because they can demand the best talent from elsewhere.

Advice to Senior Management

Give more consideration to culture and values when hiring. Do not recruit simply based on resume. Passion and fit are just as important (if not more so) than competence. The most effective managers and staff I met during my time at the company were eclectic characters with degrees in Irish History, Creative Writing and American Studies. Remember the formula that made you successful - find unique talent in unusual places, and hire those that truly share the passion!

Pros

Great company with a fun product

Cons

Not much room for career growth

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work

Pros

Decent work life balance
Management has an open door policy
Great culture: Annual meeting, annual homebrewing competition, free beer

Cons

Career advancement possible at junior levels in the office. Hard to advance at senior levels since its a small company

Advice to Senior Management

Try to retain good talent better : especially at low and mid management levels. Promote cross training in a more organized manner

Pros

friends you make
education support out side company
education support inside company
small company
push you to be the best at your position
national meetings
free product
helping the community

Cons

location
lack of training for some positions
work flow

Advice to Senior Management

managers should have the proper training on managing people.