Does Generac Power Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Generac Power Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Generac Power Systems. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Generac Power Systems?

42% of Generac Power Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Generac Power Systems 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Generac Power Systems?

Material Handler (27) , Engineer (26) , Assembly Line Worker (25) , Production Assembler (16) , Manager (13) , Inside Sales Representative (11) , Sales (11) , Director (9) , Machine Operator (8) , Assembler I (6) , Dealer Acquisitions (6) , Intern (6) , Project Manager (6) , Software Engineer (6) , Supervisor (6)

What are the pros of working at Generac Power Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and inspiring mission" ((in 81 reviews)); "Good benefits offered and a wide range of departments here." ((in 40 reviews)); "Good coworkers easy to work with" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great opportunity to get into the power generation industry if that is what interests you." ((in 13 reviews)); "Amazing and friendly employees!" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Generac Power Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low for the complexity of the work." ((in 43 reviews)); "Support Departments, such as IT, HR, and Finance are broken with poor leadership" ((in 27 reviews)); "Upper management is absolutely ridiculous." ((in 24 reviews)); "Some managers have no idea what they are doing, they shouldn't be in the position they are in." ((in 22 reviews)); "3. The culture is toxic and a lot of the reason is because hr just pushes whoever the hell through." ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Generac Power Systems layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Generac Power Systems locations?

Waukesha , Whitewater , Jefferson , Eagle , Milwaukee , Oshkosh , Trenton , Pewaukee , Berlin , Janesville , South Portland , South Burlington , Beaver Dam , Portland , Cincinnati , Reno , Bend , Birmingham , Chicago , Kenosha , Wisconsin Dells , Brookfield , Mukwonago , Wales , Burlington , Palmyra , Wausau , Delavan , Dallas , Houston

Generac Power Systems reviews

2.8

42% would recommend to a friend

(223 total reviews)

Aaron Jagdfeld

57% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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2.0

May 11, 2016

Honest Opinion

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Certainly a lot of good hard working people. Most are friendly and willing to help out to train and assist even outside their functional area. If you want to work long hours each week they will promote you though know with each promotion the responsibility and commitment get worse.

Cons

Work life balance, salaries are lower than market, not clear goals - they pay lip service to goals though it is all about the short term numbers and bottom line at the expense of long term goals that can improve the business in the long run. Prime example is how they handled the implementation of their new computer system.

3.0

May 9, 2016

All about the dollar after going public

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Advancement opportunity OK if willing to work lots of hours and management likes you Lots of good people at middle to lower levels

Cons

Too much office politics at senior management level Very little recognition by senior management Inconsistent with treatment of departments and employees Compensation package below average. Promote the bonus which in not consistent and capped Talk about team effort but evaluation is all about individual and department accomplishments. No reward for helping other employees or departments - actually works to disadvantage because it takes time away what you could accomplish for yourself, which is all that is rewarded Imbalance in work/life ratio Too heavy VP to employee ratio Use employees to take everything out of them, and then will figure out a way to let them go when done with them Cannot trust senior management

4.0

May 6, 2016

Experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy, laid back, informative, learn a lot, good resume builder.

Cons

A lot of downtime, slow periods, high expectations vs realistic performance capability

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