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Generac Power Systems

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Generac Power Systems reviews

2.8

42% would recommend to a friend

(827 total reviews)
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Aaron Jagdfeld

57% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Generac Power Systems has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 827 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Generac Power Systems 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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827 reviews
3.0
Oct 30, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Rewarding job, every day is different, have built excellent working relationships with many different groups of people, from peers, to directors, and dealers. Company gives the right tools for you to be successful(Channel programs, computer, phone, etc). Benefits are decent. Superiors are hands off and let you get your job done with minimal supervision.

Cons

Expectation is 20% growth year after year and is attainable if willing to put fourth the effort and it is the rewarding part of the job. The unrewarding part is that they are not willing to compensate for the effort. Commission/bonus structure is capped, what is the incentive to go above and beyond? They use historical numbers to create budgets for the following year. So you only hurt yourself to knock it out of the park. Base pay is 30-40% below industry standards, and your bonus structure is calculated off your base pay. If compensation was where it needed to be, and you could write your own ticket with hard work, this would be an excellent career choice. The opportunity for growth is limited out in the field as they like to promote with in the corporate office and the field reps never get a chance to even look at a job as it is normally filled before the position is posted.

3.0
Oct 14, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of the people who actually do the work here are great. Many employees have been here for 10-20+ years and it's most likely because this is an easy place to work if you don't want to be challenged, promoted, recognized for good work/ideas, etc. If you show up, do some work, don't cause problems, and go home - you could fly under the radar here forever.

Cons

There's absolutely no upward mobility. They hire Vice Presidents here 2-1 to workers, which I find hysterical. Ergonomics is a topic that goes unmentioned here. The working population is mostly age 50+. You can imagine what kind of values and ethics come along with that kind of group.

2.0
Aug 1, 2014

Not a good work environment.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Reliable job. Generac makes some really cool generators and my job can be fun and rewarding. The people you work with will be nice and helpful. They'll hire you! Don't let a temp agency play you at Generac. This is a billion dollar company on the NYSE and there is potential for tremendous growth.

Cons

Many departments are constantly being "restructured". They use the word restructured because it sounds better then "these departments are unfix-ably broken". Interim manager after interim manger. There is a real us vs them mentality between hourly and salary employees. A lot of my co-workers and managers just wanted to keep what they had. No interest in getting promoted or improving things. I thanked my manager for giving me a job on her last day. She replied,"you had a pulse, don't thank me yet". They seem to hire to fire which is gross.

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