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      Graybar

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      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Jul 20, 2014

      great co workers and good if you are into sales

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great co workers and benefits

      Cons

      managers need to be trained on how to be managers

      3.0
      Jul 2, 2014

      Enjoyed working with all Graybar employees and Suppliers.

      Outside sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Graybar is a market dominant electrical wholesale distributor representing nearly every electrical OEM brand with office locations nationwide. As a result, Graybar typically receives the best costing available from any Supplier which makes their pricing competitive yielding healthy profit margins and commissions to Salespeople. Corporate health benefits and automobile plan were attractive.

      Cons

      Overall compensation is not market competitive. New hires are not accepted well by seasoned branch employees. There are obvious differences in philosophies and significant "generation gaps" between the new hires and "old school" employees. Employment with Graybar was once considered a long term career opportunity; Simply go to any branch and one can find numerous staff who have been employed for 20-30years. In general, change is not handled well and there is increasing tension between Electrical and Data-Telcom Sales teams. There was little communication between the competing sales divisions.

      4.0
      Jun 3, 2014

      Few opportunities for advancement and everyone is overworked, but the technology and systems in place are great.

      Counter sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are plusses to working for a privately owned company, such as company stock options, annual profit sharing, better-than-average benefits, and the freedom to work slightly outside of your defined job responsibilities in order to gain valuable experience.

      Cons

      Everyone is overworked, many of the mid-level managers are lacking in management skills and professionalism, opportunities for advancement without transferring are very limited, raises are trivial or non-existent, and seniority carries too much weight with management.

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