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      Graybar

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      Graybar reviews

      3.4

      51% would recommend to a friend

      (1,264 total reviews)
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      Kathleen M. Mazzarella

      63% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Graybar has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,264 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Graybar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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      1K reviews
      4.0
      Mar 14, 2018

      Graybar employee

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Graybar has great benefits and good work life balance. It is not a very stressful place to work and management is hands off in my case. i enjoy working there and have been able to develop good work skills.

      Cons

      It is very difficult to move up and the pay is slightly below average. There could be better project management and accountability . I get the small fish in a big pond feel.

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      Graybar Response
      8y
      Thank you for leaving a review. As an employee-owned company, we have a strong tradition of growing our talent from within. We encourage you to speak to your manager or local HR to discuss development opportunities. We also have multiple paths for younger employees into the organization such as our summer intern program and sales trainee positions and are always working to strengthen those as we agree that younger workers are important to our success!
      1.0
      Feb 19, 2018

      If you like apologizing to customers, work here.

      Outside sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You will not make money working in sales for this company

      Cons

      Management is disingenuous and does not reveal the true compensation plan. After your second year you will be forced into a lower salary and commission plan. They offer a profit sharing plan, but fail to mention that you will not qualify for it until after 18 months with the company. Has the worse compensation plan of any electrical distributor.

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      Graybar Response
      8y
      Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear you were not satisfied with our sales compensation program. We introduced a new sales compensation program a few years ago that allows for uncapped commissions plus a base salary, allowing our sales representatives unlimited earning potential. This plan drives profitable growth by rewarding top performing salespeople for their contributions. We are always trying to continually improve and be the best we can for our employees.
      3.0
      Feb 16, 2018

      Internet Marketing Manager

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Loved my job, benefits were great

      Cons

      Management should be able to be judged by their employees so when issues arise they don't feel uncomfortable going to talk to a higher up/HR about it. Employees should not have to be worried about those things which as a result means people don't tell and those doing - get away with unethical behavior.

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