The reviews don't lie. - Anonymous employee Precept Wine Employee Review

1.0
Dec 3, 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Free wine which you can drink while your manager berates you for crying due to overwhelming work expectations and inappropriate work behavior.

Cons

I could spend time writing about my experience and issues at Precept Wine, but it would simply be a repeat of the reviews you see below. I could also spend time writing advice for management, but they pass these reviews for entertainment amongst teams for gossip instead of using them as a learning opportunity to improve the workplace. This review is to directed to anyone applying or considering accepting a job at Precept Wine. It is not worth it. The pay is not close to competitive, you are on call 24/7 including vacation or sick leave, and you are taught that unprofessional and even illegal practices are required to be successful in today's business environment. If you are applying to an entry level position, please know the ethics and environment you will be exposed to will not help your professional future, and your experience will be niche and difficult to apply to other industries. If you are applying to upper management or executive level positions, please know that you will likely quit within the quarter or be fired for not supporting the select few Precept Wine decision makers. I know that working in wine sounds fun, but please take the reviews for Precept seriously as are not from a few disgruntled employees, but entire teams that have left the company after realizing how toxic it is.

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5.0
Apr 27, 2024
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Pros

Our team loves to host guests, and we bring our best professional and personal selves on a daily basis. Precept has many tasting rooms, and they give a lot of freedom to the managers to curate the house rules and general atmosphere. This is helpful since every space reflects the staff and their intentions, and I’ve only had good experiences.

Cons

Precept HQ is often unaware of the market and locales where there tasting rooms operate. When launching new branding ideas or change in strategy, they should lean more on their local teams to make decisions. Wine is no longer an experience limited for a narrow audience. Curating unique experiences for diverse audiences pays off, and planning cruises for the 0.5% will do nothing but shrink the scope of business. Remember that businesses with family names in this enlightened era tend to point towards new generations viewing ‘NAME’ family wines as being narcissistic. Battle Creek in Portland is a great example of what can flourish when the team is trusted and empowered - thank you for sharing your programming with other tasting rooms to help us form new structure and vibes!

4.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Fun and welcoming. Good wine.

Cons

Slow raises. minimal opportunity for growth.

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