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Generac Power Systems

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Generac Power Systems reviews

2.8

42% would recommend to a friend

(827 total reviews)
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Aaron Jagdfeld

57% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Generac Power Systems has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 827 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Generac Power Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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827 reviews
2.0
Sep 26, 2022

Poor Leadership

Recommend
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Pros

Interesting product line and some pride in believing the products help families during tough times.

Cons

Hard to quantify overall but without a doubt, the biggest con about this company is just how lost the current leadership is. As hard as it is to look past the daily/weekly frustrations that derive from their continued failed decisions (or lack of making a decision), it's more important to note how drastically they contradict all of the company/leadership principles that they demand employees to conform to. The leadership chain is flooded with "yes men" that seemingly refuse to stand up for their plants, departments, etc. when leadership pushes a poor decision or demand functions "make it happen" regardless of the feasibility or whether it's the right thing to do or not. Unfortunately this chokes out the good people that actually want to make a difference and move this company where it needs to go.

1.0
Sep 14, 2022

Embarrassingly bad

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The amount of money they will throw at problems to fix them is seemingly endless

Cons

Engineering department has no idea what they are doing. Don't take my word for it, check out the lawsuits.

1.0
Aug 28, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

They offer multiple shifts to choose from to best fit your schedule.

Cons

As a $2.73 billion company you'd sure think they'd kind of have their act together. However that is not the case at the Jefferson facility. The Production Managers do not care about improvement or the employees, specifically Supervisors. All they care about is being yes-men and making themselves shine. They favor the first shift teams, yet that shift is more dysfunctional than any other. They are constantly down for lack of materials because they don't track their inventory, they don't order or plan with accuracy. This facility specifically is horrendous and I can't understand how it's allowed to run this way. They thrive in chaos and even if you excel at something the production managers will find something to break you down about instead of offering any form of kudos. When the president of the company comes, everyone scrambles to "clean" things up so that a false representation is given to him instead of our true current state. There's zero training for supervisor's other than classroom garbage that is basic knowledge and may be best suited for those trying to reach leadership levels. Jefferson facility brings in great talent with great experience and suppresses it as for them to not outshine the current leadership. The sad part is, that the yes-men senior leadership is so far up there that no one above will ever see it and take action on it, and everyone below them is nauseated, frustrated and jumping ship. They waste more money on foolish garb than any place I've ever seen and it's shameful. To say this company is growing and thriving is pitiful when you see and consider the millions they waste at the Jefferson facility alone. The management is super wishy washy and make decisions based on where th sun is located in the sky, apparently. I don't know or understand how senior management at the corporate office is so oblivious to how much of a waste the Jefferson facility is

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