agent de surveillance

teneur de livres

lead hand

coordonnateur de la mise en marché

Dead Frog Brewery

With a name made from an internet generator that holds zero compelling backstory- the rest of the brewery follows suite 

I was so excited to start my job at Deadfrog and could not have been more wrong about its seemingly laidback atmosphere. If you like being constantly criticized by a combination of 4+ owners and managers this is the job for you. It truly is micromanagement at its finest. There is zero trust between owners and employees. Not only did I find the owners entirely unrelatable, but rather rude and obnoxious. One of whom had been spoken to multiple times about insensitive comments made to staff and seems to not have changed a tune much. 

Family businesses tend to prioritize those related to them, this location is no exception. I think it’s important to look at your people as the bones of your business. Motivating, incentivizing and more than anything outwardly appreciating staff is a must in building anything successful. The average brewery offers bottomless free drinks during non working hours, samples and discounts, deadfrog offers a dollar off food, a weekly root beer, and the odd free pint after work- but while you drink it be sure not to speak to anyone on shift. 

There is a big sense of money hungriness to me, as well as cheapness. My tips were absolutely nothing to write home about as they’re pooled daily between 5+ people, and the wage is serving wage (below minimum). 

After working for three months and consistently asking I never received a pay stub. My hours were sporadic at best. I don’t expect to see their turnover rate slowing if they continue to run the place the way they do. Their massive quantity of different beers reflects their employees, constantly changing but not building in quality. There are so many better breweries to work for.

Typical day at work:
-answering phones and general email inquiries
-processing keg orders
-creating Point-of-Sale materials
-selling beer at the beer store
-pouring beer, filling growlers

Learned how a brewery should and shouldn't be run. Learned about the brewing process. Learned some other key skills.

At times, there were about 4 different managers all giving direction, which was not ideal. 

Co-workers were great, but underpaid and under appreciated.

Hardest part of job was dealing with managers who were also owners. The decision-making process was often strained and poorly thought out.

Best part of the job was learning about the brewing process, sampling beer through its various brewing stages, and coming up with creative for new brews.

New management is rude and doesn't care about seniority. Doesn't matter if you were promised full time or specific hours when you started. You won't get those. 
Owners are very cheap and don't show tip calculations. We share tips and have never seen how they are calculated, even after management has asked multiple times. Takes forever for them to get anything fixed. Lots of micromanaging and being told to get on our hands and knees to deep clean the bathrooms when it's slow, even though that's not our job. Coworkers are great but the high turnover rate makes sense. 
Some of the regulars are awesome though and the job would be great if it weren't for the way they run things. 

Despite bring over qualified for my position I was highly underutilized for my knowledge and experience. Although some of my contributions did increase overall sales I was highly criticized for maintenance. This place also is in need of a deep clean from professionals which has never been done and despite all staffs best effort they can never hit the mark.
I was also highly judged for my occasional lates which at times were reasonable but generally I would show up half an hour early
The management/owners will also take the side of customers who abuse staff. They value Google reviews over the safety and care of their employees. 
Overall I felt like I could never truly fit in

I have no complaints with the staff just the managements the turn over right is actually really terrible for such a popular brewery the mangers talk about being flexible for hours but it’s really to what they need and not what you need and don’t think about having any emergencies or it could result in your termination but all my former co workers were great and easy to get along with just couldn’t believe how there organization system worked and how I was given no orientation and just had to learn everything on my own 

in terms of positives, it is generally a laid back environment, and the other staff are very friendly. I learned a lot about beer and craft beer culture while working here, and tips are distributed fairly and biweekly, such that every Friday the staff either receive their paycheques, or their tips. They also pay slightly above minimum wage, which is fair compensation considering how easy the job is. Unfortunately, the tasting room manager is woefully underqualified for her position, and treats her staff poorly.

A fun, friendly, fast paced environment is the best way I can describe working at Dead Frog. I love that I would come to work everyday and the customers, my co-workers and management all want to have a good time. We are all like one big family here. It really felt like management had my back. Coming from a traditional serving job where it is usually competitive, I really appreciate the team environment. Everyone works together here. I think that that is what is the best part about working here.

Show up early or not at all. You'll get a hard time for showing up at 8:03
Learned how to run a complicated, integrated brewing system by trial and error
work culture is regimented and demanding: get used to having your  30 min lunch break timed to the minute
dealing with 3 micro managing bosses was the hardest part of the job.
best part was learning how to make beer from start to finish

As a seasoned Sales and Beer Sales professional this company could not be more of a joke. They have had in essence 20 reps for their company in the last 4 years. This shows how poorly managed they truly are. A typical family run business that has no clue of its competitors nor do they care. They pride themself on so called awards and not their image within the BC craft beer marketplace. Nice tasting room and that is about it.

Management is very shady; refuses to show tip pool calculations, passive aggressive, micromanagement through cameras, late pay days, and seriously lousy on proper tax deduction. They have quite the turn-over rate for these reasons.
Only upsides are that most co-workers are cool, and the demographic that comes in is fairly nice.

I would not recommend working here, classic case of a cut-corner, family-owned business.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
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Lead hand 1 salary reported	$22.50 per hour
Coordonnateur de la mise en marché 1 salary reported	$47,000 per year

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