Graybar Electric Company Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Good Company"

What do you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"Great pay structure"

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

"Understand going into any position at this company that they will never be on the cutting edge or the first with any service or sales innovation. This solid company makes it's decision based on what the competition does first and then they follow."

What don't you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"At times being an employee owned company would slow reaction time on new market opportunities creating a Follow the leader situation instead of being the leader."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to the sales field on trends, market conditions, and customer needs more."

"Do not work for Graybar"

What do you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"Nothing"

What don't you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"You can feel the negative energy as soon as you walk in the door."

"Graybar has analog telephones."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't hire reject Anixter people for management positions and have them bring other reject Anixter people on board while firing well qualified good performers from Graybar."

"Great to place to work if someone is wanting a career, not just a job."

What do you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"Great benefits."

What don't you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"Became less of a family type environment over the past few years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Put the customer service reps on some kind of a bonus plan. This alone makes Graybar non-competitive in the market place."

"I worked as a shipping supervisor in the Greenville, SC warehouse."

What do you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"Relaxed environment and good team working together."

What don't you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"The pay was bad, and there was no room for advancement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay better."

"Solid company with low compensation, but excellent training."

What don't you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"My employment with Graybar came during difficult financial times. Graybar's compensation relies heavily upon profit sharing, which was eliminated during the course of my employment. As such, their total compensation fell well below competing distributors."

"Graybar was a good starting place to get experience"

What do you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"Being totally responsible for everything coming and going throughout the facility"

What don't you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"Working on the weekend"

"Great Benefits, different job choices within company, able to progress"

What do you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"Freedom with marketing ideas, able to grow"

What don't you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"Low salary, limited career opportunity."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More training of products for all employees."

"Typical Corporation where you are a number rather a person."

What do you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"As the largest electrical distributor in North America, it allowed me to get the best compensation in the industry for my sales efforts."

What don't you like about working at Graybar Electric Company?

"Due to Graybar's size , it is a long process to get opportunities to get promoted & for ambitious people it can get frustrating to the point that looking at the competition may be a better option to move one's career forward."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Recognize & reward people based on their success to the company rather then promote based on length of service."