Ferguson reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(2,901 total reviews)
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Kevin Murphy

70% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ferguson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,901 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ferguson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
2.0
Apr 19, 2015

Sales Management / Product Specialist

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Usually great people with a casual atmosphere, though some locations require a specific dress code that poorly suits the work requirements (i.e. facilitating warehouse operations and job site expectations). "Good old boy" atmosphere in most branches, but with corporate synergy...only sometimes with a "Big Brother" feel. If you get lucky enough to make it into outside sales in a decent market, you stand a chance of being a "Good old boy" and are rewarded as such. Typical "wine and dine" sales travel/calls. Regional managers tend to do everything they can not to fire people, but demotions and restructuring (particularly in declining markets) are common and demoralizing. Cross training is typical and thus success is largely dependent on willingness to learn all of the business processes.

Cons

VERY regionalized and yet profit groups are highly overlapped leading to disagreements between competing profit groups. Poor vision of above-mentioned "good old boys" tends to reduce efficiency, adaptability, and thus also organic growth. You really have to earn your stripes with this company, and that usually takes substantial time that tends to vary by region. East Coast non-union work 55 hour minimum /wk, West Coast 50 hour minimum. Too much training in very simple concepts that come easily to the college grads they hire into their "fast track" management paths, and a fast learner will be frustratingly bored.

2.0
Apr 3, 2015

cult like atmosphere

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Pros

good discount for home improvements learn a lot from plumbers and hvac customers large company with lots of locations and job advancement opportunities good first job out of college then move on

Cons

ancient computer system and printers...dot matrix...really ineffective management they expect you should do every job including sales and deliveries even when it is not part of your job you work fifty hour weeks for forty hours worth of pay abusive customers both "professional" and home owners

1.0
Oct 16, 2014
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Pros

If you can get with the right Branch Manager, this is a good company to work for. However, they are very "good old boys" mentality. If you fit in you will be rewarded mightly with a very good pay and career path.

Cons

God help you if you get someone that is only worried about their own agenda as they will make your life a living nightmare. The place I worked was openly a OSHA terrible hazardardous place to work. They cut cost by not supplying adequate racking or safety equipment.

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