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Generac Power Systems

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Generac Power Systems reviews

2.8

40% would recommend to a friend

(823 total reviews)
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Aaron Jagdfeld

56% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Generac Power Systems has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 823 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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823 reviews
1.0
Jun 22, 2015

view as short term option only

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Pros

Hard to think of any other than it is a place to land only if you need an job immediately, especially since poor sales performance has made it even more of a tense, political place to work.

Cons

Fractured upper management that seems to only be able to manage towards short-term goals. Middle management and up positions are governed by politics, not quality of work. You will work with people that are in director and VP positions not because of ability but because of who they are "in" with. Low salaries coupled with unending work with no measurements or care about quality are the mainstay of workflow. Majority in most departments are unhappy. If you have other options, run. This company is known within Milwaukee's manufacturing community as a revolving door for a reason. Situations go on that would be serious HR issues in other companies, but here they are swept under the rug to protect certain individuals.

2.0
Feb 14, 2023

How the mighty have fallen

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse company that continues to expand into new technologies.

Cons

Generac got too big, too fast and now a lot of internal problems due to bad leadership are destroying the moral. They are layoffs and furloughs in multiple business groups, so maybe think long and hard about joining. The massive crash in the stock price has leadership running scared. They love to silo business groups, but this causes the problems they are currently facing. The CEO blames everyone but himself for the current environment.

2.0
May 2, 2019

Frequent management changes eliminate past achievements.

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Chaos can be a ladder. Good opportunity for short term job title / small career advancements for professionals with good work ethic and high intellect.

Cons

Chaos can also be an ankle chain. If you work hard advancement is possible. You make plans with managers about your future with the company and work hard towards that future. It will not happen. New managers will be hired within two years, and the reset button will be hit. You will find yourself interviewing for the job you already have over and over again for each new person hired in a restructuring. The restructuring will trigger a new restructuring. Forget about where you where going. There is no long term future here.

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