Does GNC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GNC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GNC. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GNC?

45% of GNC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GNC 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GNC?

Sales Associate (1615) , Store Manager (690) , Manager (249) , Retail Sales Associate (175) , Part Time Sales Associate (105) , Assistant Manager (97) , Sales Representative (73) , Sales (70) , Senior Store Manager (51) , Retail Store Manager (49) , General Manager (45) , Sales Associate/Cashier (34) , Sales Manager (32) , Assistant Store Manager (31) , District Manager (27)

What are the pros of working at GNC according to real employee reviews?

"and the commission was good" ((in 222 reviews)); "easy and flexible hours also mgmt easy to work with" ((in 204 reviews)); "Helping and teaching people about our products and how to use them is very fun." ((in 166 reviews)); "Flexible Schedule and easy to sell products" ((in 86 reviews)); "Employee Discount and flexible schedule" ((in 78 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GNC according to real employee reviews?

"Two of the major cons of this position are low pay and working alone for the majority of your shift." ((in 492 reviews)); "Failure to adapt and poor management" ((in 234 reviews)); "If you work with bad managers and mean spirited people it can be just awful daily." ((in 146 reviews)); "No training as promised" ((in 83 reviews)); "Senior Store Managers and regional sales directors never have a clear idea on what to agree on." ((in 54 reviews))

What are employees saying about GNC layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GNC layoffs and their outlook for job security at GNC in 2026.

What are the top reviewed GNC locations?

Pittsburgh , New York , Chicago , Dallas , Atlanta , Houston , Philadelphia , Tampa , Los Angeles , Phoenix , Jacksonville , Orlando , Charlotte , Columbus , San Diego , Las Vegas , Miami , Indianapolis , Boston , Salt Lake City , Brooklyn , San Antonio , Saint Louis , Austin , Minneapolis , Cincinnati , Cleveland , Denver , Baltimore , Nashville

GNC reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(4,953 total reviews)

Michael Costello

52% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Compensation and benefits

GNC has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,953 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

Jun 26, 2024

Toxic. Exploitative. Deceptive.

Senior copywriter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As a company they employ people.

Cons

GNC is fueled by bullying, fear, gross incompetence, and above all else, delusion. It is an awkward, hollow leftover of a 'company' that has been owned 100% by Chinese Pharama (Harbin group) since GNC declared bankruptcy in 2020. Widespread incompetence and toxicity aside -- the biggest warning I would issue is for any creatives, especially creatives in comms and marketing (designers, writers etc.) This place chews up and spits out their Creatives. It lacks understanding or appreciation for writing, strategy, content, any type of communications planning. If you work in copy/comms/marketing and care about your career/life/happiness as a writer and person who creates, I WOULD ESPECIALLY CAUTION YOU TO STAY CLEAR. Toxic. Exploitative. Deceptive.

3.0

Aug 14, 2019

They couldn't care less about helping customers with health goals

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly work environment, develop relationships with great customers, casual dress, flexible work schedule, nice managers

Cons

Selling memberships and subscriptions is all they care about. They couldn't care less about actually helping people. Waaaaayyy to many b.s. conference calls. Way too many tagging changes. The system that they use to measure your success is crap because it doesn't take into account how many customers are already upgraded members and they ding your numbers when you aren't even present if you have deliveries set up. Screwy metrics! Very high turn over. Low pay.

5.0

Apr 20, 2019

Very Laid Back and Relaxing

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The job is easy. If you know your products, your hourly rate has the potential to skyrocket through the roof. Good source of income for college students looking to get by.

Cons

Forced to up sell customers. For example, I do not agree with shoving products in the customers face if they are coming in looking for a protein bar or an energy drink. I am pretty sure GNC is going downhill and the upper management is pressuring the sales associates to bring the company back up. There are not many opportunities for advancement and lunch breaks are non existent.

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