Graybar reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(1,261 total reviews)
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Kathleen M. Mazzarella

63% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Graybar has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,261 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Graybar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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5.0
Sep 24, 2015

Best Company

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Promote from within philosophy, available training, tuition reimbursement, loyal to hard workers. I see many reviews on here about low pay, negative working environments, bad managers, etc. As someone who "started from the bottom now we here", I can tell you that anything is possible with this company. There may be bumps in the road (like anywhere you could work), but treat your opportunity to work for Graybar as a career instead of just a job and take some initiative to go above and beyond. Try to see through the negative attitudes of some people and realize your own potential. Don't wait around for someone to tell you to do something or "tell me what you expect". Ask questions, learn, do the best you can do always and push yourself. Be creative and think of ways to do things better. Lose the "if I had their job I could do xyz..." attitude and just worry about your own performance. Stop acting entitled and never EVER say "that's not my job". Help make the people around you better and bring the company opportunities. It wont happen overnight, but do these things and you WILL be rewarded.

Cons

Technology needs some work (getting better though). Some managers have outdated styles (also getting better).

3.0
Sep 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, good people. Stable future with the company if you just show that you want to be there for the long run. If you want to have the freedom to move around the country and keep a steady job, Graybar has over 240 locations in the US and they will help you with your move sometimes.

Cons

Training is mediocre. It's more of a sink or swim mentality in the sales department. Pay is pretty low compared to other companies in the industry. And commissions are only provided at the end of the year based off of your yearly budget, which basically gives zero incentive on a monthly basis and doesn't even come out to a sizable sum. Turn over is terrible in the sales department. People are always coming and going.

5.0
Jun 8, 2015

Lives up to it's Positive Reputation

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee Benefits are excellent, Great investment and savings plans (profit sharing, employee-owned stock, pension), Highly engaged CEO and senior leadership team, Highly team-oriented, Great communication with all employees, Loads of training and development offerings, Room for growth and advancement (true promote-from-within culture)

Cons

Somewhat overly procedural/process driven but currently working on improving, Conservative thinking which also seems to be shifting slightly

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