Graybar reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(1,260 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 1,260 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
1.0
Aug 25, 2024

Horrible

Recommend
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Pros

There were no Pros at Graybar

Cons

The worst professional experience of my life. I was a Sales Trainee for over two years in the Portland, Oregon branch. Some of the pettiest and most insidious people I've ever worked with. They absolutely love to talk trash about people. The Sales Trainee program is absolute nonsense. First it was supposed to last 6 months, then 9 months, and on and on and on.... I was placed on a PIP for instances when I wasn't even in the office and was on supervisor-approved PTO. The management team in the Industrial space are genuinely a bunch of clowns. Specifically two in particular who should probably be picking up feces for a living instead of managing people. They're that worthless. My coworkers didn't know how to use a computer and refused to learn how to use one. 'Inept' is a word I would use. In addition, when I brought my concerns to HR, they decided it was best to CC my boss and his boss when I asked for confidentiality. They are genuinely a bunch of clowns, that inlcludes the dunce of a woman who works in HR. Good riddance. You're all awful people and karma will get you in the end. You probably know who this is and guess what? I don't care, because you're losers and I won't lose any sleep knowing that you trolls of human beings have zero power over me anymore.

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Graybar Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're sorry to hear that your time at Graybar did not meet your expectations. We strive to maintain a professional and supportive workplace. If you'd like to discuss your experience further, we encourage you to email reviewfeedback@graybar.com.
1.0
Jul 15, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

There are opportunities for profit sharing, stocks and they offer great benefits. However, you’ll never make enough money to take part in any of that and unless you stay for several years it won’t matter. Additionally, if you live extremely frugally and your only hobby is work then you may make enough to pay for gas and possibly two meals a day working here. But you’ll never be able to use the benefits such as the vacation time which managers are discouraged from letting their employees fully utilize since it doesn’t pay out and doesn’t roll over. Middle and lower management are so stressed keeping up with needless processes and explaining themselves that their teams are largely left undirected and with an even greater burden of work (even though they were understaffed to begin with). All of this is to cut expenses as much as possible and increase the dividend on the stocks that you’ll never be able to afford anyway. Oh and so you can pay the CEO 2 million a year even though she sits on the board of several other companies.

Cons

Pretty much what I listed above. To reiterate the pros are theoretical and very few employees will ever actually realize them.

2.0
Apr 22, 2020

Behind the Times

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

stock, profit sharing (although not as attractive as it used to be)

Cons

low pay, arrogant management, negative culture

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Graybar Response
6y
Thank you for your comments. We are sorry you feel that way. At Graybar, we do everything we can to ensure salaries are commensurate with experience and are reviewed on a regular basis.
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