GNC reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(4,957 total reviews)

Michael Costello

51% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

GNC has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,957 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GNC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews
1.0
Mar 11, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Work is physically easy. Store manager was incredibly understanding of my personal issues and easy to talk to.I'm sure he is the only manager like this in this company.

Cons

Seeing as GNC is only about making a profit and nothing else. They tend to hire the most minimal amount of employees they can for each store and only have one employee work at a time. Since, every employee has a life and responsibilities outside of the store be granted time off or being able to get another employee to cover for you in case an emergency is pretty hard to do if at all. Plus, pay is good seeing as how you comfortable putting your job up for risk because the biggest part of your job is selling certain GNC products but you don't get commission on them instead you paid more to sell third party products that count against your sells and make your numbers low. Not to mention the constant threats of being written up or losing your job that come whether or not your doing well at your job, how very motivational. Not to mention the fact that they establish how good you are at sells by the percentage of number of customer to the number of specific products being sold.. Which, means that if you have people coming in to get and energy drink and there's nothing you can do convince to buy something you have got to sell because you can't change anybody's caffeine addiction. Well...your screwed.

3.0
Mar 10, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If your a health enthusiast, who truly wishes to help people make good choices when it comes to dietary supplements GNC is the place for you! Of course it being a business don't be surprised if certrain products are pushed more than others Manangement will push hard on you to meet Key performance indicators

Cons

Management new very little about the actual products, only pitched what GNC approved to pitch on items.

3.0
Mar 8, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good discount, though products in store are marked up so high that the employee discount almost brings the prices close to those found online. Certain products carry a commission, though none of the ones you are pressured to sell.

Cons

If you have a conscience, its hard to load customers up on hundreds of dollars of unnecessary supplements that will have little effect on their health goals, its a requirement if you want to keep your job. The commission system is set up as such that the employees that run the "best numbers" i.e what GNC demands to be sold in a given period and high average sale, very little commission will be made as mostly 3rd party products carry commission, GNC wants you to peddle their products first and foremost. The customers goals are not central to GNC's mission, just maximizing profits at the expense of gullible customers and heartless employees.

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