Lesson Learned? Deferred?
By Mitch Berg
Anheuser Busch, reeling from its epic self-inflicted shot in the foot, is laying off workers.
And they’ve belatedly learned…well, something (emphasis added):
In a statement to The Associated Press, the beer maker said the layoffs will impact less than 2% of its workforce. Anheuser-Busch’s website says the company employs 19,000 employees nationwide. Warehouse staff, drivers and other frontline employees will not be affected, the company said.
After throwing their key, blue-collar clientele under the bus in the first place, it’s probably a relief to know someone at InBev knew better than to make the working stiffs pay for their suits’ hubrus.
Well, at least pay first for it…
July 31st, 2023 at 9:28 am
Yeah, but they were crappy jobs anyway. And besides, they can learn to code, right Liberals?
Can’t guilt me into buying your product. Doesn’t work that way, at least not with Real Americans, the people you insulted and refuse to apologize to.
I understand the holding company’s management is a bunch of Belgians. If it helps you understand us, we’re as proud as Frenchmen, as stubborn as Germans, and hold a grudge as long as Scots. Now do you get it?
July 31st, 2023 at 9:28 am
Moderation? For what? Belgians?
July 31st, 2023 at 10:33 am
I don’t know who is being let go but if no one is buying your product for what purpose do you need “Warehouse staff, drivers and other frontline employees”? This press release stinks of a PR push (see how much we luv our blue collar types?).
July 31st, 2023 at 10:40 am
I’m wondering if they’re not cutting the hourly people in terms of number of people because the cuts have already been made in overtime not worked. My experience in warehouses is that it’s hard work, hard to recruit and train, and hence a lot of people get a fair amount of OT.
Or, for Bugweiser, perhaps not anymore.
July 31st, 2023 at 11:15 am
According to a buddy that is in that industry, they are reducing brewery, primarily general labor types and administrative staff.
July 31st, 2023 at 11:24 am
jdm, exactly! Please note CEO is still gainfully employed and was last seen gaslighting. And he should have been second to go. It’s good to be the king, unanswerable to anyone. Boards are a joke.
July 31st, 2023 at 1:06 pm
CEOs are subject to the Board of Directors, and the BOD is (supposedly) there to serve the stockholders. When a CEO’s decisions, or indecision, hurts the stock price and future projections, he or she is out. I saw it happen at company I worked for back during the time of the 08 crisis. The CEO was a “star” – appearing in trade journals and prominent in all employee communications. Then the stock started to crater after some ill-advised and ill-timed expansions, and suddenly he had “health issues” and needed to retire.
July 31st, 2023 at 1:11 pm
According to a buddy that is in that industry…
That list is about what I would expect. So, a whole bunch of people in the lower echelons are going to have to do more work because their teams are smaller.
I would also not be surprised if that loudmouth white guy Fred over in marketing who warned that the Bud Light trannie campaign was going to fail – yeah, he was fired too.
July 31st, 2023 at 6:03 pm
Fred over in marketing who warned that the Bud Light trannie campaign was going to fail – yeah, he was fired too.
Silly jdm! Campaign failed because it was not implemented right! You know, like soci@lism. They will try again, mark my words.
NW, those BODs are a thing of the past. Prez and CEO select BOD members, so they are all beholden to the CEO, it is an incestuous relationship. Besides, it does not seem like InBev cares, so why should BOD of Bud?
July 31st, 2023 at 6:04 pm
moderation, I wonder why? i used @ in soci@lism.