ABC Fine Wine and Spirits Reviews
Found 138 reviews
Pros
"Benefits are very good considering this is essentially a family owned business" (in 8 reviews)
"Flexible schedule if good manager" (in 6 reviews)
Cons
"Tons of turnover and relatively low pay for the amount of responsibility given" (in 12 reviews)
"Low pay, extremely physical, long hours, nights-weekends-holidays" (in 7 reviews)
"People first"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
No nonsense leadership Hard work pays off Compassion for employee life situations Incredible benefit package
Cons
Most turn over comes from new employees not looking to work and are just here to collect a paycheck
ABC Fine Wine and Spirits2019-02-27"Fun job"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits full-time for more than a year
Pros
Fun environment Wine classes Sampling on the job Education on alcohol available Family owned
Cons
Miscommunication with corporate and store level
ABC Fine Wine and Spirits2019-03-26"Review of 2009-2010 (system wouldn't let me select 2010), Distribution Warehouse Only!"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Hiring during economic pits, slight increase in safety mindset as I was leaving. OT optional. Schedule is unique.
Cons
Dangerous working conditions (falling boxes of alcohol, heat, exposed belts, etc,), rats, alcoholic maintenance supervisor, dangerous forklift drivers, and old equipment.
Advice to Management
Safety needs to be emphasized to a greater extent.
ABC Fine Wine and Spirits2019-03-21"Great family business"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits full-time for more than 19 years
Pros
rapid advancement for hard work
Cons
none that come to mind
Advice to Management
Keep innovating
ABC Fine Wine and Spirits2019-02-26"It used to be great"
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Approves of CEOI worked at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Most of the people are nice, vacation time is good and you can basically stock your bar cart for free!
Cons
No opportunity to move up, they're outsourcing everything and not all of upper level management is qualified to hold the position they're in so poor choices get made.
ABC Fine Wine and Spirits2019-02-21"Did feel like family working here until the “company culture” initiative came along. I’ll keep it at that."
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Pros
Had a wonderful, understanding team leader that I had known for over 12 years. Benefits were good. Time off was generous. Work environment was great. We truly worked as a team.
Cons
I really don’t have any notable cons outside of what might have already been mentioned in the reviews from others. I will mention that what got me let go after 12+ years didn’t warrant my termination. I felt that it was an unfair decision made by Human Resources. I disagreed with the outcome, but I did accept it. A demotion would have sufficed, but that option was not on the table.
Advice to Management
I don’t necessarily have any advice. I will say that if I were offered employment back tomorrow, I would accept without hesitation. I miss my coworkers and the great guests that I had developed relations with over the years. SF
ABC Fine Wine and Spirits2019-02-15ABC Fine Wine and Spirits Response
February 18, 2019 – VP, Team Member Services
Thank you for the kind words, thank you for your years of service and I am sorry for how your career ended at ABC. While I dont know the specifics due to the anonymous review, I can tell you that ABC is in a period of change as we attempt to adapt with the changing culture of the ...
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"Horrible Pay"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits full-time for more than a year
Pros
Paid Vacations was about it
Cons
The salary is a joke for management. Even mom and pop liquor stores pay better than what they do here. Going from MIT to Manager only gets you a raise of under a dollar an hour. Almost impossible to earn raises through merit. Managers leave because every process you go through is flawed and the pay is trash, store managers are clueless and promoted off bias instead of hard work. ABCFWS will respond saying that's not...
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Pay your managers more fairly Stop the bias Give credit where credit is due
ABC Fine Wine and Spirits2019-02-15ABC Fine Wine and Spirits Response
February 19, 2019 – VP, Team Member Services
We are the first to admit we aren’t a perfect company. We have this as a goal, but are humble enough to know we aren’t there. We are an open book company, meaning, if you want to discuss why our pay levels are what they are, ask! Why people feel the need to criticize on social media ...
Show More "Do not apply if you want a career. Nepotism at it's finest."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Lots of free alcohol given out.
Cons
No real advancement possibilities. Poor management.
Advice to Management
Worst company I have ever work for. They do over $555 million dollars in sales, but run the business like a mom & pop hardware store on the corner.They are looking to move only family members into senior level positions, so there is no room for advancement. Family members are put into positions without any experience with the hope that they will learn the job. The main problem with that is they only know what they...
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February 11, 2019 – VP, Team Member Services
Thank you for your feedback and I am sorry for your poor experience. I get to respond to your claims about the family because I am part of that family... We care about our team members, we want to help, and we want to give our team members a tremendous place to work. I strongly disagree ...
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"Unique Culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits full-time
Pros
Family-oriented atmosphere and culture. ABC genuinely cares about its team members and celebration specialists. Open door policy. ABC welcomes any issues and feedback through an open door policy; no one is unapproachable. Culture driven by charismatic leadership: ABC has a top-notch CEO who's personality and caring nature drives the culture of the organization. Although performance is paramount, the ability to fit...
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Parking is limited at the warehouse and headquarters buildings.
Advice to Management
Continue to operate in integrity. Stick to your affinity to care for your people. Remain open-minded and wiling to try new technologies and business practices required to stay competitive.
ABC Fine Wine and Spirits2018-11-27ABC Fine Wine and Spirits Response
December 5, 2018 – CEO
Thank you for your comments. While it is true that we compete in a very competitive retail environment, what is most important at the end of the day is how we treat one another. We will always accomplish mere (and have more fun) if we work as a team, respect one another's opinions, ...
Show More "I love what I do!!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits full-time
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My Coworkers and Supervisors treat me with respect. I enjoy what I do and have fun at work. I am not just a number.
Cons
Some people we take care of have serious problems..that can get depressing..but those guests are the minority.
Advice to Management
Keep listening to and valuing your team! We appreciate it.
ABC Fine Wine and Spirits2018-11-26ABC Fine Wine and Spirits Response
December 4, 2018 – VP, Team Member Services
Thank you for your feedback! Awesome to hear you have a great team and enjoy ABC. We do everything we can to enhance the team member experience. And to address the elephant in the room, yes, we have those occasional guests with depressing circumstances. Just do the best you can to ...
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ABC Fine Wine and Spirits Response
February 25, 2019 – CEO
I appreciate your comment and thank you for the 3+ years you worked on the ABC Team. I must take issue with two of your comments. First, we are not outsourcing everything. Outsourcing is only done when we can improve a service (internal or external) to do it better that we can do ...
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