Middle Shcoolish - Customer Service Representative Graybar Employee Review

1.0
Dec 27, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pension, stock, hours right off the interstate....reaching here....

Cons

Management would pick and make fun of certain people. Would talk about people when they weren't there but nice to their face. Very vindictive if you had a problem that they didn't deem as a problem. Very micro managed. Some people could do as they pleased because they were friends with management but others would be reprehended for the same exact thing. A new employee was actually told by senior management "we are like a family here you need to earn your way into it. "

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Graybar Response
7y
Thank you for leaving a review. Graybar does have a unique culture, but what you are describing is not it. We are committed to creating a positive and welcoming environment for all of our employees, while sticking to our core values. We are sorry that was not your experience here.

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Strong department leadership in current role

Cons

Many senior team members with decades of stored brain knowledge that is hard to share

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Graybar Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience and for your many years with Graybar. We're pleased to hear that you've benefited from strong leadership within your department. We also appreciate your feedback regarding knowledge sharing. As a company with many experienced team members, we recognize the importance of capturing and transferring institutional knowledge to support future growth and development. Thank you for your contributions and for helping make Graybar a great place to work. If you'd like to share additional feedback, please reach out to your HR Advisor.
2.0
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CEO approval
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Employee owned so profits are shared with both employees AND employee stock holders

Cons

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