Red Bull Reviews

Pros

Red Bull became a company I can trust and be proud of. I learned to love the product, and that showed in my work. When I got to travel for Red Bull, all the events were a lot of fun and memorable. This job helped me learn how to communicate with all types of people. I also really enjoyed the flexible hours because I was in school at the time.

Cons

As a WTM, the pay would not go up, despite the years invested into the job. Although with a bachelors degree you could apply for a management position and work up the corporate ladder.

Advice to Senior Management

I feel that these WTM need to be appreciated more often, rather than once a year.

Pros

Meet all kinds of interesting people. Get to experience some amazing things. Free Red Bull! Best job I have ever had. Sometimes I think I would do it for free.

Cons

People get laid off overnight no matter WHO you are. If your off your game then you can say bye bye to your job.

Advice to Senior Management

Be able to adapt to American Culture. Sure this is a premium beverage and you do not want to lower yourself to the standards of Monster, Rockstar, etc. But realize that people do want a big can, people do want more flavors. It seems Red Bull is extremely innovative but sometimes hesitates adapting to current demand.

Pros

Fun. Set your own schedule. Meet a lot of new people. Get to travel a lot. See different parts of the state. Meet people from other states. Work National events.

Cons

Company is going through major transitions. No job security, even for management. People are often let go overnight. There is a lot of room to advance within the company...

Advice to Senior Management

Be up front. Tell your employees what you know when you know it. Too much pulling people along by the string.

Pros

Responsible for your own commission to a point...no boss behind you every minute of the day. Driving all day is also a plus and good hours and days off.

Cons

The pay at times didnt match with the amount of work and at time raises rarely come by and some bonuses very diffficult for certain regions to get.

Advice to Senior Management

Make some goals a bit more reachable and

Pros

A fun product to sell and typically fun young people to work with. You didnt have a manager always looking over your shoulder.

Cons

Little room for upward mobility. They would always hire outside for supervisors. Even if you get your route finished early you have to wait on the slower people to get back to warehouse before you can leave. We had to clean the bathrooms and the warehouse.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire a cleaning staff for the warehouse. At least interview account managers for the supervisor role instead of hiring people who manage gyms.

Pros

Great benefits package, company car, most co workers are good to work with. Wear what you want, cool events.

Cons

Insane work load. In busy markets, 12-14hr days, 6-7 days a week. Useless layer of middle management implemented a year and half ago stalls any progress or creativity. Deadlines come out of nowhere and you always feel like you are not keeping up. Impossible to get a straight answer or decision without going thru numerous people to sign off on. Decisions change at moments notice. Slow to reimburse expenses and pay vendors because of approval process. Red Bull walks a thin line on ethical treatment of employees and equal employment issues. Numerous questionable decisions on hiring practices.

Advice to Senior Management

Get a CEO who understands the trends and customs of North America. This isnt Austria, France or Lebanon. Care more about your employees who got you to where you are in the market and help them advance. Think thru decisions and understand the reprecussions they will have.

Pros

If you dont have a life outside of work this is the job for you. There are alot of events to participate in (only if your budget allows it). This was a great job with great benefits.

Cons

Red Bull is an image company. Doesnt matter if they are right or wrong as long as they think they are the cools kids on the block. The employees are young and have "drink the Kool Aid". They think Red Bull is the only way. With a real competitor hitting the market "Monster" reality is changing

Advice to Senior Management

Everyone is out to promote themselves, look around before everyone with talent has left the company.

Pros

Free Red Bull
Wear what you want
Sometimes fun people
Its a free flowing workplace, and there is a bar.
Entreprenerial

Cons

They own you. NO work life balance, only work. Work life balance if your life is WORK.
Lacking in clear ideas of what they want.
Everyone is way too busy to get any useful feedback
Politics between new staff and old ways of doing things.
Basically if you are doing a job that you would do in your spare time anyway its great, but if you like doing things outside of work look out.
There are insane timelines and workloads.

Advice to Senior Management

Not everything can be done overnight.
Give clear priorities to staff.

Pros

Private company that loves to spend money on great ideas, best place to work if you value marketing, work is more fun than most things you'll do in your personal life, laid back company that gets work done, work hard/play harder, the best idea wins.

Cons

The culture of the company is to work 60+ hour work weeks because, well, you work for an energy drink.
Disorganized when it comes to career development and advancement. There is little that has been developed by the HR side of things to develop current employees and take them to where they want to be in their career.
Upward growth isn't very possible.

Advice to Senior Management

There was recent change, bringing in a new North American CEO from Europe, and that was a much needed change. However, mid-level management in the field is old, antiquated and past their prime. New fresh ideas need to be brought in.
Develop your people in their careers even if it is not a promotion. They want to learn and ready themselves for the next step.

Pros

Free red bull! Relaxed culture. Lots of fun and exciting events like NASCAR, Flugtag, F1, soap box races which depending on your position, you may or may not get to work the events.

Can wear shorts and t shirts with nobody blinking an eye in a meeting. Everyone is always full of red bull so no excuse of tired, boring meetings.

Cons

Long hours, late nights, limited opportunity for advancement unless you are willing to put in years of service and relocate to wherever the next open position is.

Advice to Senior Management

More team building activities