Graybar - Quotations Specialist Graybar Employee Review

4.0
Jul 13, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

*Has a good retirement program, they focus on the future. *Great co-workers, very team oriented. *New Boss making big and needed changes. *Good work life balance. *Training is available if you ask! *Employee owned company

Cons

*Should have more team building outings - haven't had them since Covid started. *Health Insurance isn't the best - I still have to pay hundreds of dollar out of pocket. *Low Pay and doesn't increase every well with inflation.....Living pay check to pay check! *Giving 3 weeks paid vacation for starting employee's and taking away the 5th week from longer term employee's unless they already had 25 years of service. I feel as an employee owned company, we would have wanted to give more time off for long term vs giving to new / short term employee's.

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Graybar Response
3y
Thanks for leaving a review. We are glad to hear you have a great team and a supportive local leader. Regarding our paid time off, like our other benefits, we continually evaluate the market to see if we need to update our plans. Employer were offering more vacation to employees earlier in their careers, so in order to stay competitive, we adjusted our plan to provide more days earlier to our employees. Our top tier still provides over 4.5 weeks of paid days, plus paid sick days holidays. Now employees hit that at 15 years rather than 25. Employees who were within a few years of their 25th anniversary at the change were grandfathered in to the "old" tier so they did not lose out. Most employees benefitted greatly from the change by accruing more vacation much earlier in their careers! Time off to recharge is important and now more employees can access this time without having to wait many years.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

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
1w
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
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee owned so profits are shared with both employees AND employee stock holders

Cons

Graybar is trying to keep pace with the digital transformation of our industry, But, most senior leaders lack the experience needed to execute true digital change. As a result, the company has made several costly missteps. Graybar needs more outside senior talent with a proven track record of building and deploying customer‑facing digital solutions that both simplify the customer experience and reduce Graybar internal labor. Our current AI initiatives are unlikely to deliver meaningful results because our data is too inconsistent to support AI and other inititives. Without significant changes soon, Graybar’s long‑term outlook risks mirroring companies like Blockbuster, Borders Bookstores, Sears, and JCPenney—businesses that failed to adapt when customers shifted to online purchasing instead of relying solely on brick‑and‑mortar service or phone/fax to place orders.

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