How is diversity at E. & J. Gallo Winery?

Pros

Good salary, helpful and genuinely pleasant work culture, and I like that the company is moving towards increasing diversity and inclusion

Cons

High turn-over in some departments, hard to retain high-performing interns if opportunities are not open, and there is a lack of diversity in the engineering departments (although it is starting to get better)

Advice to Management

Find a way to retain diverse candidates and interns. I see a lack of LGBTQ, women, and people of color being interviewed and hired (although it may be getting slightly better), and it is intimidating to work in a department full of straight white men.

Pros

Good salary, helpful and genuinely pleasant work culture, and I like that the company is moving towards increasing diversity and inclusion

Cons

High turn-over in some departments, hard to retain high-performing interns if opportunities are not open, and there is a lack of diversity in the engineering departments (although it is starting to get better)

Advice to Management

Find a way to retain diverse candidates and interns. I see a lack of LGBTQ, women, and people of color being interviewed and hired (although it may be getting slightly better), and it is intimidating to work in a department full of straight white men.

Pros

Depending on your department, the policies around in-office hours are fairly flexible and adaptable to fit hour schedule. The workload is very heavy, but allows for employees to move up the ladder faster. The people are what keep me around

Cons

The company says they value diversity and inclusion, but I haven’t seen it. Senior leadership is all white men and very few people of color or with diversity in thought/education/experience. Over the years the culture has changed a lot with leadership prioritizing money over its employees and conversations in meetings can easily turn negative or accusatory. I don’t see it improving any time soon without a change in leadership.

Pros

Gallo is an ok place to start your career, especially for the valley. It’s one of the largest companies in the area. They have great benefits with allot of perks such as discounts on wine. If you do your time, make the right connections, and sacrifice some of personal life without complaints, you can move quickly within the company gaining exposure and experience. Pay is competitive for the area.*

Cons

Be wary of all these positive comments on Glassdoor. Gallo goes out of their way to ask for reviews from employees they think will give them a great review. This is because they have a difficult time retaining employees, so they're trying to attract new talent. They pay their employees well for the area, but that is for the valley*. Pay is about 20-30% higher in the bay area. They expect their employees to be in office with no WFH leniency, no excuses (kids, family, etc). Its highly competitive (they like this) and they expect you to sacrifice your free time to get work done even with heavy workloads. Employees are expected to deliver so they are treated as work horses, especially for those that do good work. Never expect to get anything above a 4% on a personal assessment which is high, the average is around 3%. Because the culture is so competitive it's going downhill. There are some great people but there are also ALLOT of bad seeds, especially in management. Management isn’t expected to do any grunt work even in times of need. They don’t know their employees jobs- this reflects poorly in your PA reviews, workload, etc. There’s ALLOT of politics involved with promotions. There's no little to no diversity in upper management.

Advice to Management

Your turnover will continue to get worse if you don’t compensate your employees for their work. Employees are the pillars of your company so treat them as such instead of expendable. Be kinder. Stop cultivating a competitive culture. Its toxic and its burning employees out which is leading them to be less productive. This is counterproductive to your theory of this helping productivity. No one wants to work hard for a company that treats them terribly. Stop spending money on bandaids and flashy things such as Thirsty Thursdays and compensate employees for their hard work.

Pros

Gallo treats you like family, they are very supportive of work/life balance. I love the people I work with at Gallo, across all the different branches. There is upward mobility if you are willing to move. I love the products we sell and that we are at the forefront of new trends and new channels. I appreciate all we do to be best in class with infrastructure and always growing.

Cons

Employees at Gallo are not paid as well as our peers at other Wine and Spirit companies. They are working on it but there isn't a lot of diversity at Gallo or the C-suite.

Advice to Management

I appreciate the growth that Gallo is investing in but I wish they would spend some of the profits reinvesting in their people and pay them at the same level of other Bev Alc companies

Pros

A great place to grow your career and work on many consumer facing projects and promotions. Very progressive, inclusive culture and the people are really helpful--many have been there for over 10 years. Interns are given important projects and some employees are former interns. Executives are very approachable. Lots of opportunity to work with top consumer brands. Pro tip: bring your A game!

Cons

A minor con: communications can be somewhat fragmented across multiple departments and lines of business, but this is also the case at many large companies.

Pros

Gallo is an industry leader. Gallo is a company with growth opportunity. Gallo has been doing much better in diversity and Inclusion in the last 5 years.

Cons

In certain positions/departments work life balance is not always great.

Pros

Short commute, respect throughout the winery, diversity is welcomed, and issues are addressed properly.

Cons

Raises didn't match inflation rates throughout the past difficult year.

Pros

Being a part of E&J Gallo Winery doesn't feel like a traditional career path, with a standard corporate ladder and basic expectations. In my opinion, working as a part of Gallo feels more like a lifestyle. It's people are modern forward-thinkers, motivated, determined and dedicated. Here's my opinion of the Pros: 1) A Lifestyle pathway - People truly care about your future and bringing out the best version of themselves. There's constant opportunities for trainings, joining ERGs, community service, and personal growth 2) Loyal - Regardless of what life throws at you, this company does its best to support you. 3) Dynamic - As the industry shifts and changes, the winery offers plenty of opportunities to grow in various roles. There's always a plan for your future

Cons

While there aren't many Cons that I can think of, the one worth mentioning is the lack of diversity within the sales teams at E&J Gallo and in the Sales Leadership Development Program. However, it is a constant topic from winery leadership and I do feel as though they're working hard to address it. There have been continuous events, campaigns, and efforts to improve the diversity and cultural awareness at the company

Advice to Management

In regards to diversity within the sales teams and SLDP, I can only offer ideas rather than advice. I think that in order to address this topic, rather than casting a wider net, it would be better to start fishing in new spots. I would recommend considering the following: 1) At the current Universities/Colleges, push to get involved with diverse student groups as often as we engage athletic or greek-life groups 2) Identify several new Universities/Colleges to establish relationships with where their student populations mostly come from different social, economic, and environmental backgrounds. 3) Add a few additional internship opportunities that can be directly offered to targeted groups based on diversity within social, economic, environmental, etc.

Pros

Being a part of E&J Gallo Winery doesn't feel like a traditional career path, with a standard corporate ladder and basic expectations. In my opinion, working as a part of Gallo feels more like a lifestyle. It's people are modern forward-thinkers, motivated, determined and dedicated. Here's my opinion of the Pros: 1) A Lifestyle pathway - People truly care about your future and bringing out the best version of themselves. There's constant opportunities for trainings, joining ERGs, community service, and personal growth 2) Loyal - Regardless of what life throws at you, this company does its best to support you. 3) Dynamic - As the industry shifts and changes, the winery offers plenty of opportunities to grow in various roles. There's always a plan for your future

Cons

While there aren't many Cons that I can think of, the one worth mentioning is the lack of diversity within the sales teams at E&J Gallo and in the Sales Leadership Development Program. However, it is a constant topic from winery leadership and I do feel as though they're working hard to address it. There have been continuous events, campaigns, and efforts to improve the diversity and cultural awareness at the company

Advice to Management

In regards to diversity within the sales teams and SLDP, I can only offer ideas rather than advice. I think that in order to address this topic, rather than casting a wider net, it would be better to start fishing in new spots. I would recommend considering the following: 1) At the current Universities/Colleges, push to get involved with diverse student groups as often as we engage athletic or greek-life groups 2) Identify several new Universities/Colleges to establish relationships with where their student populations mostly come from different social, economic, and environmental backgrounds. 3) Add a few additional internship opportunities that can be directly offered to targeted groups based on diversity within social, economic, environmental, etc.