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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
Sep 9, 2018

Director

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Mother Nature will always be there

Cons

No strategy beyond watching the weather channel, good old boy culture that is borderline harassing on a daily basis and above all just a toxic environment that turnovers so many people it is infamous in the area with recruiters.

1.0
Sep 21, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Generac makes good products and their brand is strong. However, their culture is absolutely the worst I have ever experienced. Tremendous turn over in all positions. Management is very arrogant and the expectations are unrealistic. Warning: DO NOT WORK AT GENERAC!

Cons

Terrible culture of mistrust and unrealistic expectations. Tremendous employee turn over (including Senior Management / Execs) Unrealistic Expectations that cannot be met. Terrible work/life balance. Don't let the Wisconsin location fool you -- it's more of an East Coast mentality as opposed to a friendly mid western environment. Literally hated working at Generac and I have loved my previous positions with other companies.

1.0
Nov 2, 2015

An ethics problem

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you meet at least two of the following criteria, you have a good chance of being promoted while not doing any work: attractive, charismatic, liar, manipulative, friends with or sleeping with any of the sales VPs.

Cons

If you don't fall into the above category, you have an equally good chance of being demoted or even fired while working hard and doing a great job. There are many other cons, but this cultural issue is the root of the problem at Generac, and none of the other issues are going to get properly addressed until this is addressed.

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