I worked there (at Anheuser Busch) for 3 years. It was a terrible place to work. It was a total sweat shop. Working for months @ 70 hrs/week was not uncommon there. Complete lack of competent management. Nepotism is the rule.
It is still mostly contractors there, and they try not to hire too many employees. This helps to keep there numbers good, as the contractors are not in that mix. It would be interesting to know how many of these surveys include just the employees or all the IT staff.
That being said, I was an employee and actually preferred being a contractor there. As an employee, the management feels it is OK to abuse you - requiring that you work far in excess of your paid 40 hours. As I said above, 70 hrs/week is not uncommon. At least as a contractor you are paid for your work. It seems that they justify making you work a ton of hours. If you are a contractor, the attitude is: "They're paid for working, plus they're contractors". If you're an employee, the attitude is: "You should be grateful to work here.". There is a pension plan, but I prefer not to mortgage my life for some distant benefit.
It is definitely a place more about "looking good" than "doing good", so your perception is quite accurate.
The interesting part about AB is that it is a "mean" place. Of all the places I have worked, I have never met so many mean people in positions of authority. I have spoken with others who had dealings with them 10-15 years ago, and they had the same experience. All I can figure is that this type of behavior is fostered/encouraged from the top down.
The list looks bogus to me.
I worked for Anheuser-Busch last year (the year the data is for) - it was a total sweat shop. Working for months @ 70 hrs/week was not uncommon there. Complete lack of competent management. Nepotism is the rule.
I just wonder where they get there data from. Most people I knew there would admit the above observations.
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I worked there (at Anheuser Busch) for 3 years. It was a terrible place to work. It was a total sweat shop. Working for months @ 70 hrs/week was not uncommon there. Complete lack of competent management. Nepotism is the rule.
It is still mostly contractors there, and they try not to hire too many employees. This helps to keep there numbers good, as the contractors are not in that mix. It would be interesting to know how many of these surveys include just the employees or all the IT staff.
That being said, I was an employee and actually preferred being a contractor there. As an employee, the management feels it is OK to abuse you - requiring that you work far in excess of your paid 40 hours. As I said above, 70 hrs/week is not uncommon. At least as a contractor you are paid for your work. It seems that they justify making you work a ton of hours. If you are a contractor, the attitude is: "They're paid for working, plus they're contractors". If you're an employee, the attitude is: "You should be grateful to work here.". There is a pension plan, but I prefer not to mortgage my life for some distant benefit.
It is definitely a place more about "looking good" than "doing good", so your perception is quite accurate.
The interesting part about AB is that it is a "mean" place. Of all the places I have worked, I have never met so many mean people in positions of authority. I have spoken with others who had dealings with them 10-15 years ago, and they had the same experience. All I can figure is that this type of behavior is fostered/encouraged from the top down.
Yes, they give you all the free swill you can drink (well not exactly - 2 cases of swill per month to be precise).
The list looks bogus to me. I worked for Anheuser-Busch last year (the year the data is for) - it was a total sweat shop. Working for months @ 70 hrs/week was not uncommon there. Complete lack of competent management. Nepotism is the rule.
I just wonder where they get there data from. Most people I knew there would admit the above observations.