An enjoyable time at an otherwise sinking ship - Location determines quality of envioronment - Quotation Specialist Graybar Employee Review

3.0
Nov 14, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Relaxed atmosphere. Modern SAP computer system (better than alot of other places). lots of training opportunities. perfect stepping stone into industrial sales, project management, quotes, and logistics. Good working hours. Alot of opportunities to travel on business to training and trade shows. Fun to travel and a very good opportunity to get to know sales engineers and sales reps. Mentorship is almost required to get ahead. There are many senior employees that enjoy training new people. Flexible about position. If your role gets slow, they might have you help out the front counter or help picking orders in the warehouse. The staff in the warehouse are almost more professional than some of the staff at the desks.

Cons

Overall a bit of a boys club; atmosphere does not match what it looks like on the surface. Too many hicks and rednecks on staff. No idea how they even got there. Too many 20+ year boomers with chips on their shoulders / too many senior employees occupying middle / entry level positions. Most people working there don't have a degree. The social atmosphere can be as gossipy as high school. They're a dying breed of business (wholesale middlemen). Inside sales will often make busywork for themselves to avoid having to make cold calls and follow ups. Their prices are hugely inflated so they can get very slow unless they're scoring big contracts. Salary: Lower pay than average; Any similar position at any company of the products that Graybar stocks will pay at least 10,000 more per year. usually even more.

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Graybar Response
6y
Thank you for the feedback, both positive and negative. It’s through this information that we can positively make changes for the better. At Graybar, we are committed to creating a comfortable and collaborative environment for all of our employees, so we are disappointed to hear about your concerns.

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5.0
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good people and wonderful training experience

Cons

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Graybar Response
6mo
Thank you for taking the time to share this feedback. We’re thrilled to hear you’re enjoying the training experience and the team environment. We appreciate you being part of Graybar and are glad to know things are off to a great start. If you’d like to share any additional feedback, please reach out to your local HR team.
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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