Does Border States pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Border States employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Border States. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Border States?

63% of Border States employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Border States 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Border States?

Warehouse Associate (15) , Account Manager (8) , City Desk Representative (8) , Customer Service Representative (8) , CDL Driver (4) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (4) , Inside Sales Representative (3) , Project Manager (3) , Warehouse (3) , Account Manager/Project Manager (2) , Branch Operations Manager (2) , Delivery Driver (2) , Driver (2) , Human Resources (2) , Quotation Specialist (2)

What are the pros of working at Border States according to real employee reviews?

"ESOP is a great benefit." ((in 23 reviews)); "Great people to work with and for" ((in 18 reviews)); "several branches, easy transfers, ESOP is an added bonus" ((in 7 reviews)); "The care that they had shown me as a Distribution Leadership employee is genuine and unrivaled compared to other companies I have worked with before." ((in 4 reviews)); "Great crew, fun opportunities and trainings" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Border States according to real employee reviews?

"low to below average pay" ((in 10 reviews)); "How can you have a company where half the staff are minorities but where basically all upper management is white?" ((in 5 reviews)); "Bad managers promote by friends not quality" ((in 4 reviews)); "long hours and very demanding" ((in 4 reviews)); "Not much for training have to learn on your own" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Border States layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Border States layoffs and their outlook for job security at Border States in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Border States locations?

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Border States reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(211 total reviews)

Jason Seger

76% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Border States has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 211 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Border States employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

211 reviews

2.0

Jul 16, 2015

Acquisition Changes Everything

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They shove ESOP down your throat like they were the ones that discovered it but staying around long enough for it to be worth it is the tough part.

Cons

The middle management is afraid of making decisions. You wait so long for something to get done because your manager is trying to guess what the Senior Leadership Team is going to say. They say you can grow with the company but only those that are willing to be herded around like sheep actually are promoted. Then once they are in over their head because they are not trained then the SLT leads them around like circus animals. It is funny to watch from a distance but not as you are living it.

5.0

Jul 1, 2015

Love it

Inside sales/quote representative (data/tele communications)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The support from coworkers and managers makes our BSE branch feel more like a family than a place of employment, variety of career paths, great benefits, competitive pay, weekends/holidays off, fixed schedule, very friendly environment, peer to peer accountability, managers trust and support employee decisions/ Looking back to my first couple of months, the amount of knowledge that I've gained since starting at Border States Electric, seemed unimaginable. My manager / supervisor allow me to make changes and/or additions that will allow me to better serve my customers.

Cons

My target market is a niche market. Often times my branch doesn't stock the material that my customers need immediately. With that being said, my leadership team supports me 100% when I actively bring new material into stock in hopes to avoid these issues.

5.0

Jun 27, 2015

Good place

Warehouse worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. Great team atmosphere. Hard work though.

Cons

Hard work, somewhat repetitive, lots and lots of walking. I think there could be some improvements in efficiency.

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