Unrealistic Expectations - Anonymous employee Consolidated Electrical Distributors Employee Review

Very underpaid. Worked 60 hour weeks for almost two years making only a few dollars over minimum wage. The work I put in was not rewarded. A lot of the management tell you things you want to hear. They are great sales people. But you slowly learn the things they tell you that sound great, don’t improve your work and life quality. This company prefers single white men so if you are not in that demographic, you’ll have a more difficult interview process. Only diversity within the company come at lower pay grade positions. Lastly and the most important note of all. If you are not willing to move to any location they request or if you have any health issues that limit your time in the office, you better start looking for a new company. Upper management prefers people who drop everything and do what they are told at all times. I was asked at one point “whose career is more important, yours or your wife’s?” This was then followed up by the comment of “if your career isn’t more important, this may cause issues.” CED has an old fashioned work place mentality. Any time you try to challenge this, you are viewed as lazy and not willing to “put the work in” or not committed. CED does a great job advertising how successful their employees are but fail to explain that getting to these positions requires unrealistic expectations. If I wanted to give my life up for a job, I would have became a doctor so I could actually get paid to give it up. But if you are willing to “scrub toilets” for a few years and never be appreciated for the work you’ve put in, then by all means hit apply.