Graybar reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(1,263 total reviews)
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Kathleen M. Mazzarella

63% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Graybar has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,263 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
3.0
Jul 1, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, opportunities to transfer, plentiful career opportunities as people retire.

Cons

Rigid corporate environment. Poor operations systems (ordering, inventory, project management). Lack of support for sales unless you played office politics and got the district management on your side. Uneven spread of internal resources. Company officers are often in their 60's and lack new ideas or a fundamental understanding of modern technology or work methods. Low starting pay compared to competition. OSR's are expected to work 60 hours/wk minimum and be in the office to "look accountable" regardless of if that is best for their sales or not. Layers and layers of "account managers" or "business development managers" who siphon off profit from the SR but do no actual work on the account.

5.0
Jun 25, 2020

Best Place To Work In The Industry

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, culture, ethics, history. Opportunity for advancement in many different areas.

Cons

None that should stop people from considering Graybar as a career.

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