GNC reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(4,955 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 4,955 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
5.0
Jan 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Honestly, if you work hard and are passionate about what you do, then this is a very rewarding career. The sales goals are far more realistic than any company I have ever worked for. The day goes by very fast, and the customers are great. Positive reinforcement and recognition, great pay and commissions. I really don't see how anyone could say anything bad!

Cons

The only thing that can be unfavorable is working alone as a safety issue. On the flip side, you make all the commission!!1

2.0
Dec 26, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Can be and has the potential to be an awesome place to work. Helping others is what its about. Improving health and well being of everyday people can make a huge difference in there lives. Sometimes a person will take a much more active role in their health when they know that they can make some choices for their betterment and control/influence the outcome in a better way.

Cons

KPI's (Key product indicators) GNC measures employee performance on sales criteria that is not necessarily the reason why people are shopping at the store. Gold Card memberships for 20% saving on the first week of the month, OMS (One more sale) selling add-on items at the register when individuals are in process of being rung up, Avg sale they want to get out of the Consumer is about $45.00 per sale, They want every consumer to leave with a P3 product (Gnc Premium best product/Highest price tag item) or more, Collecting Emails from patrons so that they can market more via email with coupons and special offers. These are rated by certain expected percentages and if you do not get the desired percentages you are a failure in your performance expectations. My argument is that if the offers are being made, explained benefits for using various supplements being given, If consumers still say "no" its for one of two reasons they do not have the money at the moment or there objections have not been satisfactorily answered. If the later then is a training issue. If not the later don't pressure the patrons and the clients of the store. Sounds to me that the money made from the consumer is the biggest objective not the health and well being of the consumer.

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