Ganz reviews

3.5

72% would recommend to a friend

(193 total reviews)

Howard Ganz

75% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ganz has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 193 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ganz employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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193 reviews
4.0
Sep 5, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay was very good for Southern Oregon (at the time it was $45k base + a funky commission schedule = $60k). The field expectations are fair, the support staff in Atlanta is okay and my first manager was awesome.

Cons

The CEO and management were demeaning and pushy. My last manager was a 25 year old yahoo who was allowed to remain employed for over 5 years despite employee input. Every year you travel 3 times to Atlanta and 1 to Las Vegas to get familiar with the new releases; these were a waste of time and were on weekends. I was expected to work in the field 1/2 day on Friday, then travel for 10 hours via airplane (I live in a small town) to Atlanta, attend meetings on Saturday and Sunday and fly home Sunday afternoon...and be ready to work on Monday morning. While we were fed well, I don't need to color my catalogs with 300 other people!

1.0
Nov 11, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Meeting the retail owners. Enjoying the scenic drives in between appointments.

Cons

High turn over. Every account says, "Oh boy, another Ganz rep already...Ganz just can't keep their reps can they? What's wrong with your company?" $500 a week gas reimbursement does not even touch what I spent to get to my appointments. Then you add oil changes every month or two and just car and tire wear and tear and you are GIVING YOUR OWN INVESTMENT OF YOUR CAR TO GANZ. They do not tell you that they are keeping half of your first paycheck and you will only get it back once no longer with the company after you give all samples back to Ganz. They do not tell you that you must SHIP out a certain $ amount of product each month before you can get the 8% commission. They do not give you a phone, yet if you have any phone issues, lost, stolen, not working properly, they will get on your a$$ about it until you fork over your OWN money to get a phone to use for work. They promise a full year of employment in order to reach their unattainable $10,000 a week sales quota. They let me go at exactly 6 months and not the full 12 months I was promised. They go on and on about the quality of their products but it's cheap made in China crap that you have to act like you like. It's disgusting. They don't care if a retail owner can't afford to spend $$$ on products. They still want you to be pushy and "get your dollars up". If I have to hear one more person say "get your dollars up" or "get your numbers up" I will scream. This company is so selfish and cheap they don't even get the fact that your customers are more than numbers and dollars, they are people who are pinching their pennies in a down economy, just like you and me. The company lies to retailers saying that people are buying. People are not buying. It's front page news, yet we're supposed to say that the retail market is booming. What a joke. The working conditions at the gift mart are horrendous. Hours on end of standing. Little time to eat. Long working hours and it goes on for days on end. I had to go to the Urgent Care after working the show due to exhaustion. After working 12-14 hour days for 9 days straight I was told after only having 5 minutes to sit and eat to get back on the floor. They don't care about you. If you are offered a job from this company run. Run fast. Don't believe their "This is the best place to work. I really believe in the products." My God, this crap is made in China yet it's great quality? What? They will increase your territory and not your pay or your travel reimbursement. I had North Georgia and then they fired someone in North Carolina and divided this person's territory into 4 sections. Me and 3 other territory managers were forced to gain more territory which is more travel intensive and expensive, yet we did not get an increase in travel reimbursement. Ganz saved $30,000 plus expenses by firing the North Carolina rep and having the other territory managers absorb her territory for FREE. Cheapskate company. Cheap products.

1.0
Sep 10, 2013

Stay Away! very bad company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Coworker and customer relationships. Some national sales meetings in nice locations.

Cons

Very high turnover. Expenses very high, reimbursement not even close. Unrealistic goals. Your job is never secure. Management can not be trusted. Very high pressure micromanaging. Benefits are a joke.

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