Does GNC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GNC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GNC. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GNC?

46% of GNC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GNC 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GNC?

Sales Associate (1617) , Store Manager (690) , Manager (249) , Retail Sales Associate (175) , Part Time Sales Associate (105) , Assistant Manager (97) , Sales Representative (73) , Sales (70) , Senior Store Manager (51) , Retail Store Manager (49) , General Manager (45) , Sales Associate/Cashier (34) , Sales Manager (32) , Assistant Store Manager (31) , District Manager (27)

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

"and the commission was good" ((in 221 reviews)); "easy and flexible hours also mgmt easy to work with" ((in 199 reviews)); "Commission and helping people get fit." ((in 167 reviews)); "Flexible Schedule and easy to sell products" ((in 91 reviews)); "I had a flexible schedule which was good for college." ((in 75 reviews))

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

"Two of the major cons of this position are low pay and working alone for the majority of your shift." ((in 505 reviews)); "Managers do not get regularly checked on and can basically do and say what they want while leaving associates to do all the work." ((in 146 reviews)); "No training as promised" ((in 88 reviews)); "Senior Store Managers and regional sales directors never have a clear idea on what to agree on." ((in 50 reviews)); "high pressure for sales and they adjust the standards for different areas with different economical structure." ((in 43 reviews))

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What are the top reviewed GNC locations?

Pittsburgh , New York , Chicago , Dallas , Atlanta , Houston , Philadelphia , Tampa , Los Angeles , Orlando , Phoenix , Jacksonville , Charlotte , Columbus , San Diego , Las Vegas , Miami , Indianapolis , Boston , Salt Lake City , Brooklyn , San Antonio , Saint Louis , Austin , Minneapolis , Cincinnati , Cleveland , Denver , Baltimore , Nashville

GNC reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(4,956 total reviews)

Michael Costello

51% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Career opportunities

GNC has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,956 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GNC 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

5.0

May 22, 2013

Good

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong product, good learning opportunities

Cons

Hard to progress to corporate office from Canada

3.0

May 9, 2013

Ottawa, Ontario ; Poor Management.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Part-Time hires will make a base salary then commission. Depending on location, comission + base salary = 14.00 up to 17.00/ hour. Job is a great way to improve face-to-face sales experience and dealing with a variety of customers. "Full-Time" hires, aka managers and higher-ups only benefit the most; base salary, comission, a % of comission will be added from staff sales, bonus' for meeting/exceeding company goals, vacation pay, sick leave and affordable benefits. This goes without saying, the company offers competition to drive sales where all of staff will benefit; cash prizes, trips, etc.

Cons

False advertising of gnc hiring new employees. Stated on store banner(s) that they offer benefits. Benefits are offered to full-timers, and full-timers are only Managers and higher-ups. For students, or anyone looking to have a part-time job w/ benefits will not 'qualify'. Some store-managers are poorly trained, do not know there policies and at times lack in business etiquette which ruins the companies image. Appear's that some upper-management will avoid conflict and will send them to other upper-management staff to handle the situation, opposed to handling the situation accordingly through protocol. Spoke with staff who have worked 2+ yrs with GNC and found out that they have not had a raise since there date of hire. Very scary.

3.0

Dec 17, 2012

Store Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay if you are good at sales Fun environment Interesting Customers

Cons

Long Hours No lunch breaks Some shady business practices

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Ottawa, Ontario ; Poor Management.

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