Garratt-Callahan Co. Employee Reviews for Sales Account Executive

"This company is now in its fourth generation. According to Harvard Business School, only three percent of family owned companies get to fourth generation. This, in all likelihood, means this is the last generation before the company is sold off. The current owners are in their early 50's with no heir apparent. A nice way of saying they're one serious illness away from wanting out. Over the last several years the only growth has been from price increases, benefits have declined, healthcare has more than doubled and 401K contributions are barely existent. Yet, the owners certainly 'shave' their millions off the top while complaining of being in the poor house. For the sales force, the compensation plans are weak compared with others in the industry. Water treatment is a very profitable industry, but it's not reflected in the compensation plans of their people. Lastly, and this is because I've seen the spreadsheets. If they can hire someone cheaply, they will, especially if they know they're desperate for a job. I've seen disparity as much as 50k for the same position in similar cost of living markets with similar sales. We're not even actually employees, we're statutory employees, essentially private contractors. This is typically because you can earn a lot more, but that's not the case at Garratt-Callahan. It's more like you're a serf in a Feudal system."