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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

      Ratings by category

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.5

      Culture & values

      2.3

      Senior management

      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
      2.0
      Jul 10, 2009

      GPS

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great opportunity to get into the power generation industry if that is what interests you. The company really is world-class in terms of leading the industry. The benefits package is very fair. The new CEO is younger and could potentially change some of the company's old ways.

      Cons

      The company is very "old boys club". Most of the upper managers have worked their way up in the company since it's early days (the company is only 50 years old) It is hard for young people to gain respect of managers, coworkers and company "lifers". The company is/was very very very antiquated in terms of work/life balance. At the time I left, there was no "flex-time". Meaning as a salaried employee you had to work until 5 every day no matter what or take vacation time. You couldn't for example, work 7-4:30 on a day if you had to make it to the kids' soccer games by 5.

      1.0
      May 21, 2017

      profit trumps customers or employees

      Loyal employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      nice co-workers, caring co-workers, friendly co-workers

      Cons

      Horrible HR, communication, planning, care for customers or employees and the worst management team ever assembled

      2.0
      Apr 25, 2012

      Every company has its good points and bad - Generac is no exception.

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Generac depends heavily on the individual efforts of its workers (read tribal knowledge). You also get exposure to a large variety of manufacturing methods. On a related note, the project content can be quite diverse. So, if you're an enterprising self stater,you can build up a resume quite quickly. Additionally, since the turnover is so high, it's easy to find good references. Generac is a good stepping stone. By and large, the people you work with are knowlegable, dedicated, and friendly. The environment itself is enjoyable. Although being the new guy on the block can be difficult, after a 1-2 years, you'll find your part of the fabric of Generac (there always seem to be new people arriving). Generac can be a rewarding place to work, but you had best be happy in the position you hire in as because few advancement growth opportunities exist in product development. That also means you should be sure to negotiate a starting salary that you're happy with as well.

      Cons

      First, be aware that Generac has a very old school culture. If you work for Generac, your going to wear a tie. Second, If you're in product development, there is very little room for advancement. Generac doesn't groom or develop internal candidates for management positions in product development. Although, I find that this statement isn't true on the manufacturing side of the business. When I left, Generac had hired about 7 new product development managers off the street - not one internal candidate was promoted (and a few talented individuals do exist). Last item, the Generac insurance is difficult to do correctly (worse than average). There is a price for having cost effective health care. Plan on getting to know your administrators.

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