Weber Reviews

Weber has sadly lost its way. A major icon in the US and across the globe for its kettle grill and decades within the founding Stephen family, it took management only a year after going public to blow up all the family worked for. Driven largely by a very narrowly defined business model (we are a grill maker only), the company has failed to expand its horizons. And even as a grill maker, it plays catch-up to Traeger and in items like pizza ovens. Management doesn't understand the world of FMCG, so could never get themselves a win in accessories. When COVID sales boomed, the company failed to realize that with a (very) long repurchase cycle, grill sales are now going to stand still for 5-10 years. They hired like crazy, then had major layoffs. They are first and foremost an engineering company - they will develop and develop and develop a grill, to the point of missing the entire market opportunity. Too US focused - the entire 'global' marketing team was made up of US employees.

Management is sneaky, and manipulate, and lie to upper management and HR to get employee's they don't like written up, and eventually fired. Loyal employees who have been with this company for many years are treated like dirt, and are totally dispensable in the eyes of middle management and upper management. Why doesn't upper management read their reports as to how high their turnover is? And ask themselves why? Maybe it's a certain manager causing all the unnecessary drama in the department. The way management handles themselves is anything but professional. Upper management needs to be more involved and evaluate management. It's a matter of common sense, this situation has upper management's name all over it as they are responsible for what goes on within the company. Totally ghetto atmosphere. If I could give a review with no stars, I most definitely would.