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    Jackson Family Wines Reviews

    Updated October 11, 2017
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    Rick Tigner
    29 Ratings

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    Pros

    • Ton's of free wine, cool people, growth potential (in 3 reviews)

    • Great people, a lot of mutual respect on the team (in 3 reviews)

    Cons

    • Extremely high turnover and lack of respect for contributions from employees (in 3 reviews)

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    1. "Finance"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Jackson Family Wines full-time

      Pros

      Benefits, Culture, Team Environment, Management

      Cons

      Career Advancement, PTO, Office arrangement, transparency and lack of open door policy (not personally, but what I have heard)

    2. "Great company, mediocre pay."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Progressive company looking to build on quality and innovation in a stuffy industry. Great work perks and travel opportunities to west coast wine country.

      Cons

      For such a successful company, the compensation for management is below the industry standard. Expectations and pressure is very high.

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    3. Helpful (2)

      "Wake-up Leadership!"

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      Current Employee - Director in Santa Rosa, CA
      Current Employee - Director in Santa Rosa, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Jackson Family Wines full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Focus on quality and being stewards of their land. Good people. The company is bringing in a lot of quality people from the outside but tenured lifers are overly valued and get in the way of productive change.

      Cons

      Executives even after the exit of the CMO lack experience outside of the company. They tend to be inward-focused and less concerned about doing the right thing for the "little guy". They are more concerned about managing up and kissing-up to the family. Very much a top-down company.

      Advice to Management

      Be selfless. Be yourself. Look out for others. Other functions exist beyond Sales so please do a better job of recognizing that.

    4. "Business Manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Jackson Family Wines full-time

      Pros

      Great Family Company, great benefits, education, support.

      Cons

      None, None, None, None, None

    5. "National Director of Wine Education"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I have been working at Jackson Family Wines full-time

      Pros

      Family owned and operated company since 1982.

      Cons

      If you're not willing to work hard, this is not the company for you.

    6. "Server"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Jackson Family Wines full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Beware from lack of direction from leadership, unwilling to listen to new ideas, inability to apply best practices from other industries (social media, marketing concepts, operational efficiencies).
      -A lot of smoke and mirrors in showing results to execs
      -Just because you get great reviews from bosses and hit your metrics won't protect you from getting fired. I saw it many times.
      -Extremely high turnover

      Cons

      -Extremely high turnover … rketing and accounting
      -Look at other companies that have employee satisfaction. Practice what you preach about mentoring and treating em

      Advice to Management

      rketing and accounting
      -Look at other companies that have employee satisfaction. Practice what you preach about mentoring and treating em

    7. "Amazing growth!!!"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Jackson Family Wines full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      A company that continues to expand its portfolio, and has seen rapid growth in the past few years. Work hard and you are rewarded.

      Cons

      Might need a tweak to culture due to growth - still family-owned, but not a small company anymore.

      Advice to Management

      Continue to hire employees who can bring best practices and share "larger company" experiences.

    8. "Housekeeper"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Jackson Family Wines full-time

      Pros

      Your feed 3xs a day

      Cons

      A lot of work standing.

      Advice to Management

      Keep going

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Really a wonderful company to work for!!!"

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      Current Employee - Quality in Santa Rosa, CA
      Current Employee - Quality in Santa Rosa, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Jackson Family Wines full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Wonderful company. They care about employees and for the most part everyone is incredible to work with. They support their employees and care about their product. Dedication to quality is high which is something very important to me.

      Cons

      Changed schedules. There is a lot of changing schedules which make it difficult at times, though communication about this has improved noticeably. Staffing was definitely a con as I had felt we needed more people, though this is also an area that has improved recently as well.

      Advice to Management

      Continue being great to your employees. Continue mentoring and growing!

    10. "Manager"

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      Former Employee - Manager in San Francisco, CA
      Former Employee - Manager in San Francisco, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Jackson Family Wines full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Sustainability efforts are best in class, decent compensation, decent benefits package.

      Cons

      Poor communication at all levels, complacency, accountability efforts are either not enforced or don't exist, chronic disconnect between local markets and corporate, bonus structures are convoluted and uninspiring.

      Advice to Management

      Tighten up communication and follow through at all levels. Inspect what you expect. Streamline basics. Have SLT team conduct aggressive and unplanned market visits.

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