SABMiller plc: Jobs Surveys

SABMiller plc Interview Surveys SABMiller plc Workplace Surveys SABMiller plc Salary Surveys SABMiller plc Business Outlook Surveys Job Title: Counsel Location: Milwaukee Submitted on: 11-Jan-05 Job Title Workplace Survey Counsel Working at Miller is hit or miss. Miller is attempting to install a performance culture based loosely on GE's performance management process. The restructuring in 2003 reduced head count by about 30%. Those that left were given a nice package but those that stayed had to figure out how to do more with less. The demands for data have increased and the tolerence for failure has decreased. Some areas have come through the restructuring in great shape. Others are worse off for many reasons (cut too deep, managment incompetence, poor politicing, etc.) One area that is a source of frustration for many is Miller's IS department. They are not customer oriented and look for ways to cut corners at every chance they get. Sitting down with them is like going into litigation. If you are interviewing ask what version of Office you will be working on. In some departments you will find that they are still running Office 97. The culture is very demanding, sometimes to the point of being ridicilious. Some people get it and really focus on results. Others are so process driven that they think that going through the motions is enough. The ones that just go through the motions cause the most trouble for everyone. Hours are "you work until your work is done. The employee bar (open 4:30-7pm most nights) is nice. People usually go down for a drink and then go back to their offices to finish up. Opportunities for advancement are constrained because of the restructure and due to the fact that HR and Senior Management wants to bring in their own people. Once you are in you probably won't move up beyond where you are at. Thats good news for headhunters but not for current employees. Some employees who have been overlooked for advancement have left the company only to receive phone calls from top management inquiring about what it would take to get them to come back. Those that have come back have gotten better jobs, but that is a dangerous way to move ahead. SAB Interview Surveys SAB Workplace Surveys SAB Salary Surveys SAB Business Outlook Surveys Vault Employee Surveys: Read insider employee surveys to get the inside scoop on hiring and working at top employers. We have 55625 surveys for 5288 employers.