Ferguson Enterprises Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I've been with Ferguson a while. I've seen the good and the bad and the ugly. The ugly has been sexual harassment, bullying from lower level management and a penchant of keeping employees on edge as to whether they will be employed the next day or not. The ugly is a culture of the good ole' boys, if you know the right person you can get promoted quickly and easily. Match that to a person that outperforms the freshly promoted associate in every aspect and you are left wondering. I'm not even referring to myself, these are observations made over a very long period of time. They require long hours and you are going to be working your butt off every second of the day. Management has eyes on you, this is a predominant "feature" in every location. It is a culture intended to put fear into the minds of those working there that their jobs are not guaranteed and yes you can and will be let go if they think you are slacking even in the slightest bit. The pay is decent for managers and can be excellent for outside sales reps, but it is definitely substandard at every other level. Inside sales, warehouse personnel, counter associates, truck drivers are not going to get anything near what they could somewhere else. The good stuff is the benefits. The longer you're there, the more hours you rack up for vacation hours. Ferguson gives vacation time, sick leave, personal leave and floating holidays in addition to 6 days paid normal holiday days. There are some great people working there with great personalities, There are also some incredibly miserable people working there that have the worst attitude and outlook on life you could ever possibly find anywhere. Those are the kind of people that can make it very undesirable to come to work every day. Ferguson is not good at giving you a life beyond work. The long hours and potential to be on call after work hours can equate to a diminished home life."

"Worthless waste of time, too much nepotism, boss was there for too long."

What do you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"Big name, plenty of stock, lots of money, buys out the competition"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to work a lot for little pay and work even harder at finding ways to please upper management."

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"Nepotism, nobody gets promoted, just transferred"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give people a chance to make money. If you sufficiently starve a good employee they will just look for better work."

What do you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"I loved my team, they were wonderful to work with. The company was second to none and I enjoyed working for the organization very much."

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"The management team needed work and was unwilling to hear that changes needed to be made."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your associates. You are only as good as the people you have working for you and when they are unhappy your business will not succeed. Provide an opportunity for every person to be a stakeholder, make their voices heard and the organization will benefit each and every day."

What do you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"independence"

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"when sold to a large company many many changes to impersonal"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"let them work in the manner they did before"

"Hopefully not biased one way or the other."

What do you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"Opportunity to learn new skills and work both independently and in a team environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"Working remotely made me more vulnerable to being laid off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be honest with your employees."

"Big Promises on Training and Development fall short when action is necessary from Sr. Management. Great to get your foot in the door. Just don't get snagged for too long!!!"

What do you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"Great People to work with. Construction Office camaraderie is rich."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask for your $$ amount in writing with a exact written scope of work for the position. FERGUSON IS NOTORIOUS FOR PROMOTING PERSONS TO NEW RESPONSIBILITIES AND NEVER GIVING THEM A RAISE OR TITLE BUMP. BE WARNED."

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"Management do not mentor anyone below and often lack the skills to do their subordinates jobs making it impossible to coordinate them. Corporate policies and culture not carried out unless the managements paycheck is directly on the line."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Build a team. you are not there to have people do all your work and then regurgitate corporate goals with no input whatsoever. management needs to make a plan and execute it. not just relay corporate goals and ask subordinates how to answer their bosses questions."

"The economy has really hurt the construction industry making no room for upward mobility, otherwise Ferguson could provide me with more opportunities to excel."

What do you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"I like the hours, and people."

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"For as many responsibilities as I have taken on after laying off over 50% of my staff, my compensation could be better."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always keep your ears open and listen to the hard working associates that work with you."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask a lot of questions"

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"Corporate structure"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To review internal candidates for open positions"

"A great place to start a career"

What do you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"I liked the people and the career opportunity it provided for me. Higher managment great interest in getting to know it's associates."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Understand that you will have an opportunity to advance in the company."

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"Nothing that I can remember."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep treating associate with respect and making them feel like they are a large part of the team."

"Ferguson is going thru hard times and in good times they were a great company to work for."

What do you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"I liked the people, the atmosphere and the culture."

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"Choice in management, lack of loyalty."

What do you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"Flex schedule"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be open on your standards and if they agree and your hired, hold them to it"

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"no communication through channels"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"communicate better with your employees"

"Feguson Enterprises is a great place to start a career."

What do you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"They treated everyone fairly, included all branches in meetings and training on products and customer service"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"detail oriented, perpare yourself to sitting and working on computer for over 8 hours a day, being friendly is very important to Ferguson."

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"There probalby wasnt anything that I really disliked except for the monthly webcasts on customer service. I feel that it would have been better to have that on a one on one basis or group training, a lot of people just cheated on that"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to keep more experienced person working instead of hiring college students and letting the more experienced persons go ( laid off)"

"sad"

What do you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"It was an international company with many areas to advanced"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Yes. Avoid any verbal agreements."

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"the top managers failure to oversee the company's they buytout."

"Good experience but not a place to settle"

What do you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"It is a good place for sales experience and gives its management trainees a holisitic understanding of the workings of the company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Being able to fit in makes a difference here. Try to socialize and get along in the interview process and training. Once hired demand employer expectations for for performance, a timeline for upward movement, and make sure your work gets exposure and is recognized."

What don't you like about working at Ferguson Enterprises?

"Ole boys network"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A clearer track for upward mobility and closer monit0ring of trainee progress."