Graybar reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(378 total reviews)
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Kathleen M. Mazzarella

60% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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3.0
Jan 22, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Great work environment, employee owned and profit sharing....(see below) you do get other good benefits though PTO and health care.

Cons

(wont see any of those employee owned benefits/profit sharing pay off for YEARS though) also mislead a bit about account packages as well as commission. No way you can make 50-60 in your first year.

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Graybar Response
7y
Thanks for leaving a review. If you are speaking about our sales commission plan, there are actually tiers to the commission rates, and the GM amount you mentioned would actually fall into the highest tier which is far above 3%. We know that these plans can be somewhat complex so we urge you to speak to your Sales Manager or local HR if you need help figuring out how your commission is calculated. Our ownership and profit sharing benefits are long-term benefits meant to help our employees have a healthy retirement, so it does take a little time to really see the benefits of those. However we offer a wide variety of benefits and advantages to our employees to serve them now and in the future.
3.0
Jan 9, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Employee owned, in business over 100 years, decent benefits with opportunity to buy shares in company, tend to promote from within, and most employees seem to stay with Graybar for a very long time.

Cons

Unless you are in management, the incentive plans and salaries are not competitive. Base salaries are a joke compared to other opportunities in this industry. Everyone stresses the advantages of buying shares, but you have to be able to afford to do so. My salary didn't leave me with much leftover money to spend.

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Graybar Response
7y
Thanks for leaving a review. Our sales reps earn a base salary and there are no caps on commission so their earning potential is unlimited. At Graybar we do everything we can to make sure we are in line with the market. We are sorry you felt this was not your experience.
5.0
Nov 6, 2018

Cool

Recommend
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Pros

The Pay is somewhat good

Cons

No cubicles, and no paper

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