E. & J. Gallo Winery Culture reviews

What is the best part of working at the company?Consistent attention to positive work environment and professional developmentWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Severely deficient backoffice operations made sales management and frontline service delivery exponentially more difficult to attain.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?This met/exceeded my expectations and above the bar of all my previous experience.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Hustle, collaborate, celebrate, although the vast majority of the wins came about through independent hard work and persistant strategizing.

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Toxic work

Brand Manager (Current Employee) - Modesto, CA - August 20, 2023

If you stuck with a horrible managers it’s hard to trust them and they sure know how to work the system. HR doesn’t help at all! They say they can listen but the toxic work culture doesn’t represent their values with managers who get away with not having integrity or empathy.

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

September 6, 2023

Thank you for your review. The culture you have described does not align with our company values. I welcome the opportunity to continue the conversation. If you are open to a confidential discussion, please contact me directly.Michelle LewisGlobal VP, Human Resources

E. & J. Gallo Winery insights

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What people like

Ability to meet personal goals
Ability to learn new things
Fair pay for job

Work here for a month to collect some quick money but leave as soon as you can. Not a forever job

Warehouse Associate/Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Hainesport, NJ - July 27, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Nothing. Nothing at all besides getting free alcohol once in awhileWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?The worse management you will every see. You will start work to wait to start work because they route from north jersey and send routes to south jersey which takes 2 to 3 hrs. You will be lucky if you start by second break. All management does is set on they phones until its a issue then act like they on top of the issue. It union but dont go thinking you have a good union rep. because they are a supervisor but still hourly but you wont ever see him on the floor because its beneath him. They pay every 2 weeks. And they changed from weekly. This place is trashWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Toxic but laid back. But very badly managed. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Goto work, clock in and push a broom or find a corner to sit in until tha routes come down so we can start work. Which typically 2 to 3 hrs after u clock in.

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

September 6, 2023

The culture you have described does not align with our company values. We would like the opportunity to continue the conversation. If you are open to a confidential discussion, please contact us at feedback@jgallo.com. Thank you for your review, and we wish you all the best.

great

Sales Associate (Former Employee) - USAF Academy, CO - May 23, 2023

A great review about a company that is so great at everything. it's a wonderful place to work like a wonderland up in the sky with the clouds. Where all your dreams come true with sparkles.

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Not a good place to work, little or no advancement or pay raise

Senior Accountant (Former Employee) - Modesto, CA - May 4, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?wine discount, good benefits, senior management caresWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Some middle managements can be abusive and rude.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?micro management environment, clock watcherWhat is a typical day like for you at the company? 8-5, half hour lunch break, can work longer or leave earlier sometimes

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

May 22, 2023

The conduct you have described does not align with our corporate values and is concerning. We do not condone any inappropriate behavior within Gallo. If you would like to discuss your comments confidentially, please contact our third-party, confidential ethics hotline at 855-331-1488 or via ejgallo.ethicspoint.com.

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Not What It Once Was

Associate Brand Manager (Former Employee) - Modesto, CA - May 2, 2023

New CEO destroyed a culture that was built over years. Was once a great place to work, with amazing people, turned toxic and frustrating. This was compounded by the mass exodus of people leaving.

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

May 8, 2023

Thank you for your review. We will pass your feedback along to our Executive Leadership Team. We wish you all the best.

It is a good entry level position, but if you are seasoned sales rep, its best to go elsewhere.

Chain Sales Representative (Former Employee) - Commerce, CA - March 8, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Gallo gives excellent training and sets you up for success. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Dealing with store managers and your own District Manager. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?The associates are hardworking and intelligent people. Management is not always on your side. What is a typical day like for you at the company?You visit Chain stores and typically start your day at 6am but there will be times where you will have to start much earlier. You service stores, present items the company wants moved for that month and have store order products for shelf, cold box and displays.

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

March 14, 2023

Thank you for sharing your experience. We wish you all the best in the future.

Fun products, great people but be prepared to WORK... And for valley wages.

Social Media Manager (Former Employee) - Modesto, CA - March 8, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The people and the benefits including access to the wine shop and discounts at tasting rooms. Some of the projects are pretty interesting too. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The workload. Gallo operates pretty lean and that puts a lot of pressure on small teams to produce big outcomes. It felt hard to take PTO and step away. People move on or are let go and it takes a long time to backfill them also adding to workload stress. I also feel there is an expectation from leadership to put in work beyond normal hours to get things done even though the company preaches work life balance. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?The vibes have been off ever since Ernest took over as CEO. The culture is inclusive and the diversity and inclusion groups are great. They do thirsty Thursday activities for employees but only people working in one of the adjacent buildings truly get to participate. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Lots of meetings. This leads to feeling the need to put in extra hours because there aren't enough hours in the day to do actual work.

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

April 3, 2023

Thank you for your feedback. We will pass it along to the rest of the Leadership Team. We wish you all the best.

Great place to start your career

Business Development Manager (Former Employee) - United States - February 15, 2023

Great place to start your career. Great people and training. Somewhat of a flat organization so difficult to move up. Great stable environment. Culture is changing.

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

February 21, 2023

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback and wish you all the best in the future!

5 stars

Wine Sampler (Former Employee) - Fresno, CA - February 13, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The best part of working for this company is the fact that no matter what department you are working in they treat you like family. While working as part of the winemaking team I was introduced to so much new knowledge of the winemaking process and learned how each part of the facility contributed to the overall product.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?As far as the most stressful part I would say the precautions you have to take account for no matter what part of the facility you are working at. It's an industrial setting so staying safe and away from harm is one of the main duties.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?The overall work environment is very positive and feels very family-like.

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

February 21, 2023

Thank you for sharing your experience! We appreciate your feedback. Cheers!

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Controls Technician (Former Employee) - Fresno, CA - January 22, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Very good to employeeWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Harvest seasonWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Very friendly work environmentWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Time consuming. I was a Controls Tech. had to repair broken equipment.

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

January 31, 2023

Thank you for sharing your experience. We wish you all the best. Cheers!

4 stars

Seasonal pilot winery (Former Employee) - Livingston, CA - December 26, 2022

What is the best part of working at the company?Learning new skills under management that was patient with meWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?The most stressful part was probably keeping maintenance over tanksWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?The work environment and culture could be described as humbling and pushing one to further their knowledge What is a typical day like for you at the company?A typical day would be helping others while juggling other tasks

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

January 3, 2023

Thank you for your thorough review! Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Cheers!

5 stars

Central Region Manager (Former Employee) - Chicago, IL - December 21, 2022

What is the best part of working at the company?Awesome family-owned company. The best!What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Joe Gallo is on the phone for you on a Sunday night at home!What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Awesome! Strategic, personal growth and familyWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Always busy, challenging, and learning!

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

December 27, 2022

Thank you for sharing your experience. We wish you all the best and Happy Holidays!

2 stars

Senior Software Engineer (Former Employee) - Modesto, CA - November 28, 2022

What is the best part of working at the company?Lot's of good people working there.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Lot's of bad management. Had to try to be successful following very confusing and conflicting direction from managemnt.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?I think it was good to great in other departments. In IT, it sucked.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Trying to help users of systems and fix issues despite management.

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

December 14, 2022

Thank you for your review. We will pass your feedback along to our IT Leadership Team. We wish you the best wherever your career takes you.

5 stars

Level 4 material handler (Current Employee) - Modesto, CA - October 21, 2022

What is the best part of working at the company?Everyone helps eachother What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Graveyard and sometimes 12 hr shiftsWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Its good just keep mooving all night What is a typical day like for you at the company?Come in clock in sanitize and start work

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

October 25, 2022

Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback and all your hard work!

Great place to work

Refrigeration Mechanic (Former Employee) - Modesto, CA - October 18, 2022

Great place to work. Great pay ok benefits. Great coworkers. Great work life balance. Perks are great too. Job security and ability to move up in the company

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

October 25, 2022

Thanks so much for sharing your experience. We wish you all the best in the future!

Ambiente laboral agradable y dinámico

Production Worker (Current Employee) - San Miguel, CA - August 29, 2022

Me gusta trabajar aquí porque te dedican tiempo para enseñar todos los procedimientos, la seguridad laboral es lo primero y la cultura laboral es muy favorable para todos.

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

September 13, 2022

Gracias por tus comentarios. ¡ Apreciamos todo lo que haces por Gallo!

Great large family-owned company to work for with exciting work in the right positions

Marketing (Current Employee) - Modesto, CA - April 9, 2022

Company is great place to work and management is undergoing changes in project management structure to insure we lead in highly competitive market. Work is fast-paced and always heavy. Compensation is good, but may be lagging comparably. No boredom due to lack of work here. Inclusion and support is high overall. People are friendly and personable overall. Working environment for office personnel is good. Most enjoyable part of the job is working on global products that can be found in many countries. Cons involve the difficulty in adding to headcount before it is past due. Biggest negative is most positions must reside in Modesto or nearby. Company needs to catch up with other companies in adopting hybrid WFH models. Since the pandemic, we have not yet been required to be in the office 5 days a week…BUT…many positions that proved efficiently WFH in the last 2+ years need to adopt full-time Work-from-Anywhere policies to attract and retain high talented employees.

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

April 18, 2022

Thank you for sharing your experience. We value your feedback and will be passing it along to the rest of the Leadership Team. Cheers!

Great Company; Lots of Change

Project Engineer (Current Employee) - Modesto, CA - April 6, 2022

The company is a well known and established entity. There is no concern of job risk or loss due to the industry. They have a strong culture of promoting from within and giving opportunities to those who try. They are open to individuals moving to other departments to grow professionally. There is a fair amount of turn over in middle management (not uncommon in the world) and as such there was less than ideal continuity in management and career focus. On the flip side there is normally a rotation of positions open so advancement is more just a matter of time. The integration and breadth of the company also means that there are opportunities in almost every facet of a beverage production company from field management of the grapes through the end marketing, distribution, and sale of the product. The vast majority of the people I have worked with are kind, passionate, and respectable people who want to work through issues at hand and hold the organizational goals higher than their individual advancement.

Pros

Pay, benefits, opportunity

Cons

resistant to modern remote work options

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

April 11, 2022

Thank you for sharing your experience! We appreciate all you do!

A lot of good but improvement is needed

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Modesto, CA - March 29, 2022

Starting with the positives:The people are extremely friendly. They will go out of their way to help out or have a pleasant conversation. This is true for leadership of departments and C-level.. I rarely run into individuals who will only meet with me with my manager due to lack of seniority.The work/life balance is flexible. I never feel pressured to check emails or work past 5 if I prefer not to. I have been told to go home or log off when it is past 5 more than once. Working late is always by my own accord and weekend work is extremely rare. I have never been denied a PTO request nor was guilted about taking PTO as I wanted/needed. It should go without saying that this can change during large initiatives, but the work/life balance is fantastic for a regular day-to-day.Stemming from the friendly environment, Gallo is also very inclusive of all. There are tons of clubs/groups for any and all who want to participate. Free coffee is available all day. Which is always a plus.Now on to the negatives:There is a lack of accountability. My largest obstacles day to day is trying to get responses and deliverables from other teams. Escalation is rarely helpful as the lack of accountability is usually top-down. This has improved over the last year or two but still has a long way to go.The culture has shifted greatly. While some of the shift has been good, there has been a lot of bad that doesn't get acknowledged. The bad has impeded on some of the positives I have noted above. Acknowledgment would be a great first step for improving.Promotions can (and will) be gated -

Pros

Friendly People, Flexible Work/Life balance, Inclusive, Free Coffee

Cons

Lack of accountability, Lack of remote options, Gated Promotions

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Official response from E. & J. Gallo Winery

April 5, 2022

Thank you for your detailed and thoughtful review. I truly appreciate your feedback and would like to continue the conversation if you are open to a confidential discussion. If so, please reach out to me directly and we will get something scheduled. Thank you again for all you do and I hope to hear from you soon. Best Regards, Robert Barrios Chief Information Officer

It's an ok job. The mileage money helps with gas and fixing your vehicle

Merchandiser (part-time) (Former Employee) - Lakeport, CA - March 19, 2022

I love working there. A lot of driving but I love going to different places. I learned so much from the different stores I went to. All the stores I went to were really nice.

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