United Spirits Senior Manager Information Technology Reviews

Likes

The company spends a lot on domestic travel but doesnt want to spend on accommodation It wants the best talent by giving good hike for lateral hires but doesnt invest on their talent and training

Dislikes

Artificial work pressure created to get the work done but no time for providing good solution Only specific personality types are promoted and rest are ignored

Work Details

Work is really exciting , I am adding this in order to make this review look happy else this might not make it

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

Likes

Excellent culture, excellent peers, very employee friendly organisation. I faced issue with unnecessary politics and poor leadership in some places however I got to see what a great manager looks like. Overall I was very satisfied with USL

Dislikes

Company says very openly about premiumisation and selling quality over quantity. However USL's main product McDowell's no. 1 is not a premium whisky and while no. 1 is the most sold whisky in India, USL does not see a long future in McDowell's. As such it is closing a no. of factories and retrenching many workers. It even sold a lotof smaller less profitable brands. The overall strength of the company has been cut by 70% in the last 10 years alone and company closing so many factories with more in pipeline. As one of the senior managers put it USL leadership does not have a clue on what to do with iconic brands like McDowell's. As such if someone wants to have a company where they can work for more no. of years, they should look elsewhere as there is lot of uncertainty in Supply....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.