Is Graybar a good company to work for?

Graybar has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,313 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 49% of employees would recommend working at Graybar to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Graybar have been left by employees working as Manager , Sales Manager and Sales Associate .

Does Graybar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Graybar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Graybar. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Graybar?

49% of Graybar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Graybar 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Graybar?

Outside Sales Representative (96) , Inside Sales Representative (86) , Customer Service Representative (76) , Sales Representative (70) , Sales Trainee (60) , Material Handler (42) , Project Specialist (42) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (34) , Sales (34) , Manager (19) , Account Manager (16) , Branch Administrator (14) , Project Manager (13) , Counter Sales Representative (12) , Sales Manager (12)

What are the pros of working at Graybar according to real employee reviews?

"Graybar offers a great and competitive benefits package" ((in 208 reviews)); "Great people and atmosphere." ((in 81 reviews)); "Branch culture is great." ((in 28 reviews)); "A lot of great coworkers" ((in 26 reviews)); "You do not have to work weekends ever good work life balance" ((in 21 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Graybar according to real employee reviews?

"People stay in positions for years and there is no accountability for poor performance or poor management." ((in 110 reviews)); "Low Pay and doesn't increase every well with inflation.....Living pay check to pay check!" ((in 108 reviews)); "No training provided" ((in 43 reviews)); "Low salary makes it hard to not look else where" ((in 29 reviews)); "Some managers have outdated styles (also getting better)." ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about Graybar layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Graybar layoffs and their outlook for job security at Graybar in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Graybar locations?

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Graybar reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(379 total reviews)

Kathleen M. Mazzarella

60% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

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4.0

Feb 22, 2023

Not Bad For The Work

Material handler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits and stock/profit sharing that become available are great. I’ve taken care of more health issues in the past two years than I have in the 6 years prior because I can actually use my PTO and sick time. I’ll also have a down payment for a house in another year with my profit sharing (housing market willing) As far as the actual work, it’s not hard work and the systems used are easy to grasp. Team lifting is encouraged and you can be trained on any of the larger equipment after a while. It’s pretty much exactly what you’d expect from a distribution center.

Cons

While you’re not given more responsibilities than your job description requires, the ones that you have are expected to be met regardless of how impossible the task may be. If the volume of orders doubles or triples from the previous year, you’re still expected to get everything done in the same amount of time, or “encouraged” to come in early to get a head start. Don’t be surprised by unrealistic expectations from management especially during busy season. Also don’t expect to move up without putting in at least ten years. You can move laterally to different departments and sometimes that can come with a pay raise depending on the job, but management is something only given through tenure, regardless of your previous experience.

Graybar Response

3y

Thank you for your thoughtful review. I know it can be more of a challenge to do so from a warehouse environment, but please make an effort (if you're not already doing so) to provide your thoughts and feedback in our quarterly feedback surveys, and ideas for process improvements on the Spark platform (you can find that link on Portal). Spark is run by our Innovation team and the Continuous Improvement team and is a very active platform where employees are sharing ideas and discussing ways to improve our work processes. Many of these turn into projects and implementations. Additionally, feedback from our quarterly surveys is read and managers are encouraged to work on areas of note.

1.0

Feb 18, 2023

CEO and Board of Directors

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Odd corporate set up and culture.

Cons

1.) Unlike many companies, everyone on the Graybar board of directors reports directly to the CEO. This creates a culture of yes men and women. This structure eliminates the checks and balances that most large companies have for solid leadership and decision making. 2.) There is an example of a person promoted to the board of directors even though they had a poor performance review. Seems odd that Graybar often promotes people with poor performance evaluations while at the same time demoting or terminating others. This is an odd culture developed from the CEO down. 3.) There is a lot of turnover or title changes in excess with senior level leadership. It seems chaotic at corporate.

Graybar Response

3y

Thanks for leaving a review. Graybar is a privately owned company - employee owned - and therefore operates differently than a publicly owned one. Publicly owned companies are required to have a board and that board will have outsiders involved. However, publicly owned companies tend to operate in the best interest of shareholders who consist of non-employees. This can mean making decisions that place stock prices over employees. Graybar operates in the best interest of its shareholders, who are only employees and retirees. The type of company you prefer to work for is a matter of personal preference.

3.0

Feb 17, 2023

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Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good trainings that were provided frequently.

Cons

Low pay, micromanagers, low work life balance

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