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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4.0
Sep 25, 2015

Good company

Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are very good and there is a retirement plan. Employee owned company. Company is stable and been in business over 100 years.

Cons

Work load is always way above what can be done in 8 hours. Company is slow to add staff to meet the work load

5.0
Sep 25, 2015

Rewards Hard Workers

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you do good work here, it does get noticed and you will be rewarded with the privilege of working on special projects, get promotions, etc. Going above and beyond gets recognized by management and it matters. The benefits and employee ownership culture are also wonderful, and I have worked with some really fantastic people here.

Cons

A little slow to change (especially with technology) but you can tell that we are starting to realize it's important and move a little more quickly.

5.0
Sep 24, 2015

Best Company

Recommend
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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).

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