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    Labatt Reviews

    Updated 12 August, 2017
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    Pros

    • You get to work with great people in a great environment (in 7 reviews)

    • fast paced always changing interesting environment (in 6 reviews)

    Cons

    • Work life balance needs to be looked at (in 21 reviews)

    • No work-life balance, in fact, "work-life" is considered a bad word here (in 7 reviews)

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    1. "Ok"

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      Former Employee - Stagiaire in Montreal, QC
      Former Employee - Stagiaire in Montreal, QC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      You get to work with great people in a great environment. The work dynamic is motivating and the brewery is well located

      Cons

      They are understaffed and people get overworked very fast. The work hours are very extended and there's a lack of organization for a company of this size

      Advice to Management

      Hire more people at the time

    2. "Challenging environment"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      We have monthly Free beer
      Quick Career advancement
      We have Possibility to get lots of experience and exposure quickly
      Company is growing

      Cons

      Changing environment is becoming more and more difficult
      Marketing / sales have all the budget while we have tiny per diem
      Your career opportunity is mostly driven by your relationship with your line manager

      Advice to Management

      Provide more knowledge and education on beer production and tasting
      More cross functional activity

    3. Helpful (2)

      "Ok place to start, not a place to stay"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Labatt full-time

      Pros

      - Great place to be when you're young (lots of social events, drinks & young people)
      - Made some great friends there
      - Because its so understaffed people get bigger titles much sooner than they would anywhere else
      - Easy to move across departments
      - On paper a great company to say you work for & they tout a lot of great recruitement marketing as well.

      Cons

      - Lots of "Kool Aid" drinking
      - Hard to justify several of the senior leadership moves (Skeezy sales guys or novices who would never become a director or VP anywhere else)
      - Unhealthy lifestyle constantly on display
      - No work-life balance, in fact, "work-life" is considered a bad word here
      - "Bro" culture on display (look to the Marketing team for some outrageous examples)
      - Canada team isn't empowered as much as other regions
      - Some departments really get the rough end of the ZBB & target stretch (supply, IT & BSC)
      - Don't expect a lot of bonus payout here. The philosophy of feast & famine tends to work towards famine most of the time

      Advice to Management

      None, it will fall on deaf ears. 3G has a trusted model. Like most billionaire bankers they are happy to deplete human capital for money. Unfortunately, the model works.

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    4. "Great culture"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Extremely friendly colleagues and management. Open concept office space.

      Cons

      Could be overwhelming for some people

    5. Helpful (2)

      "Questionable compensation structure"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Labatt full-time

      Pros

      Great place to learn and develop. Lots of opportunities to relocate and/or learn new skills, transfer departments. Lots of resources available to help solve problems.

      Cons

      The compensation structure is a joke. Nothing about the compensation is indicative of being a "great" company. They use a mythical "bonus" to try to keep you motivated but it never happens.

      Advice to Management

      Pay people what you say they are worth, not 80% of what you say they are worth. Listen when employees tell you that compensation is important.

    6. "Great team atmosphere!"

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      Former Employee - Manager in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Manager in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Labatt full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Talented people focused on outdoing themselves. Exceptional programs for developing new graduates and fostering international opportunities as part of career development.

      Cons

      Sometimes you get a chance to taste new products long before it comes to market -- and you can't tell anyone how fantastic it tastes!

      Advice to Management

      Rent more space to allow for more meeting rooms. And the open concept is a little too open. Too little space to spread out.

    7. "Sales Development Progran"

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      Current Employee - Sales Representative in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Sales Representative in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Awesome company, awesome people, very fun environment, extremely fast paced culture

      Cons

      Future can be ambiguous, but given fair warning of that.

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you're doing. More transparency on decisions

    8. Helpful (4)

      "Get in Get out"

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      Former Employee - Group Manager in London, ON
      Former Employee - Group Manager in London, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Hires right out of university
      Reasonable pay to experience
      Looks good on a resume
      Fast promotions
      Benifits at 3 months
      Pension plan at 6

      Cons

      Very negative work place culture (very few people appear to be happy... most will flat out tell you they are not)
      Poor work life balance
      Very high turn over
      Difficult place to maintain a moral compass

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Labatt"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend

      Pros

      lots of overtime, if you want to work 60 hrs a week you often can

      Cons

      they take their quotas very seriously

    10. "Front Line Manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Labatt full-time

      Pros

      Opportunity for growth, challenging, fast paced

      Cons

      Shift work, can be long hours in summer

      Advice to Management

      must have patience and enjoy a fast past environment

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