Employee owned growing electrical distributor - Anonymous employee Graybar Employee Review

3.0
Sep 2, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Subsiduary of Graybar Electric (USA) Employee owned Small company feel Graybar first entered the canadian market through the acquisition of two companies, Harris and Roome in Atlantic Canada and Ellis and Howard in Ontario. Harris and Roome continues to have leadership status in the electrical distribution market in the maritime provinces.

Cons

As a reletively recent entry into the Canadian electrical distributor market, Graybar tends to demonstrates a lack of focus as it tries to define its market approach. Graybar's employees and managers lack training and experience - even those with seveal years of service with the company or within the industry with other employers

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Pros

Great benefits, pay isn't amazing but benefits make up for it

Cons

Pay does not keep up with Cost of Living in Orlando

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Thank you for sharing your experience and for the positive feedback. We’re glad to hear that our benefits and development opportunities made a meaningful impact during your time with us. We recognize that cost-of-living considerations vary by location and regularly review compensation and benefits to remain competitive. We appreciate your time at Graybar and wish you continued success in your career. If you'd like to provide additional details, please reach out to reviewfeedback@graybar.com.
3.0
Apr 6, 2026
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Pros

Many opportunities to learn about distribution and management. Pto is three weeks per year plus holidays and over a s Week of sick time. If you work here longer, you can buy enough company shares to receive a sizeable dividend each year. You are allowed to buy about 5% of your salary in company shares per year and then receive usually 20% of that back per year. The profit sharing plan contributes 10% of your salary to your 401k account but you need to be vested to keep it all.

Cons

You will need a second job to live. Sales reps make way more and do half the work but they report to their managers much more. If you are a CSR, sales people feel entitled to treat you however they want and their manager will back them up. You are watched by coworkers and management like a high surveillance prison especially when you're new but they will leave you alone if you're good at your job after a year or so. Graybar brags about how much revenue and profit they make but middle and upper management suck it all up leaving scraps for the workers who made it for them.

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