Disappointing at Branch Level - Sales Trainee Ferguson Employee Review

2.0
Jan 21, 2020
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Pros

My trainer was amazing and tried her best and had support with upper level management but not as much locally.

Cons

At the branch they did not have any plans for a trainee and did not make the process easy as a new hire and just had me go with no direction and had me do jobs that no one wanted to do. I ended up doing a bunch of grunt work and no sales that at the end of the year got laid off. Very frustrating.

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Huge office space and freedom to work independently in break rooms instead of being stuck at a desk. They have many opportunities for growth but the high paying roles are salaried and are paid once a month instead of biweekly. Overall a great company with good benefits

Cons

Lower pay than normal for the work

1.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

None, I would say remote work but it’s very toxic.

Cons

Poor leadership (manager and director), poor communication, poor training, unrealistic m expectations, micromanagement, no SOPs, lack of structure, FLSA violations, no upfront disclosure of what role is, stingy management. People outside of HR are great. In HR? They’re happy to lay people off and talk about it so casually during meetings. Think “it’s our yearly layoffs” and joking about catching people “slipping”. No opportunities for growth despite saying there was during interviews. Interview and reality are worlds apart. No diversity. Severe control issues. No new people have been hired in over 3 years yet multiple people have left so people are burnout. One person handles all of one process alone and management thinks that’s ok. For reference the same process takes 10-11 associates in the same sized org. I can go on. Stay away!!!

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