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
4.0
Oct 23, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Interaction with customers is usually enjoyable. Helping others with health is satisfying. There is an oppourtunity to learn a lot of nutritional knowledge. There is no sales cap and everyone has the oppourtunity to make promotional moneys or commissions.

Cons

There is a strong pressure to meet goals which are of course always raised which can sometimes be difficult. It is a retail store so there is plenty of manual labor involved, sometimes way too much at a time, especially for managers.

3.0
Oct 20, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

I worked for Nutra, the manufacturing division of GNC. Employee discount is great 40% and the majority of employees are absolutely wonderful to work with. Opportunities to get your hands on alot of different aspects of the job. Extremely interesting manufacturing process.

Cons

Nutra Manufacturing- GNC's manufacturing division -discount is only honored in full at corporate stores -facility is extremely lean & stressful with impossible expectations at times -promotions are almost non existent -compensation is benchmarked on "retail" even though this is a manufacturing facility. Pay is as competitive as it needs to be to retain talent -Because of compensation it is often hard to find candidates with the skill set needed to perform the job effectively and efficiently -Little to no budget for training/professional development -Political -Not much support from upper management or corporate on important issues -reactive environement vs. proactive -Everyone in the building has a chance at some kind of bonus except for support staff -Corporate does not communicate well & the same perks offered are not offered to other divisions

5.0
Oct 17, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The commissions that are paid per sale in your very next check are wonderful. Excellent benefit package for fulltime employees. Autonomy and freedom from corporate HQ when you were doing an excellent job and your goals and numbers were met. My regional manager was never "breathing down my back" and this was greatly greatly appreciated. As a store manager I enjoyed hiring the right employees to meet our goals, which were rarely unrealistic. 40% employee discount is excellent!

Cons

Dramatic learning curve for product knowledge. There's alot to learn. Advancement can be difficult given the rampant cronyism in upper management. Customer returns can be a nightmare, some threaten lawsuits. Some products can be ridiculously expensive, although not the fault of the company in most cases. Loss Prevention doesn't trust anybody that works there. Instead of LP asking for your help, they play this guilty before innocent card, making employees feel like dirt.

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