Working at Wesco Distribution in Pittsburgh, PA: 8 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Pittsburgh, PA Area

"I have worked for Wesco for almost three years. The employees of this company are great to work with and management is knowledgeable. There is also opportunity for movement and promotion."

"Technology is behind the times. People are nice and friendly."

"Terrible management, awful benefits. Run don't walk - upper management is ruining company."

What do you like about working at Wesco Distribution?

"Flexibility of hours, location, ability to earn an annual bonus"

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

"It is getting better. The company is listening to employees and has been incorporating feedback into the changes it has been making over the past couple of years. WESCO is a good company to START your career."

What don't you like about working at Wesco Distribution?

"Tough to identify the next rung on the career ladder. Company stands in its own way a lot with lack of teams working together. Benefits are terrible."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"invest in infrastructure (people and systems), encourage a more top-down management structure, and bottom-up accountability. not a lot of cross-functionality working between teams/departments, and no correctional action being taken"

What do you like about working at Wesco Distribution?

"location, flexibility in hours, annual bonus structure, starting to incorporate employee feedback into the culture"

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

"It is getting better! A great place to STARTyour career."

What don't you like about working at Wesco Distribution?

"As is typical with a large company, can take too long to get things done. Too many chiefs, not enough indians."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"invest in the infrastructure more (systems, people) and focus on the top-down structure, and bottom-up accountability of the organization...currently very fragmented...no cross-functionality among the teams encouraged where it NEEDS to be...not working."

"Immature cobol shop"

What do you like about working at Wesco Distribution?

"I got to work on improving the company and department. My ideas were taken seriously and we implemented a lot of changes. I worked hard and was given a lot of opportunities and experiences that I wouldn't have had at a bigger IT company."

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

"Be genuine and excited about working hard."

What don't you like about working at Wesco Distribution?

"The forced long hours and had no sympathy for family time and outside life. When you work there, they say that the company becomes your life and they expect you to act as such. Also, it is a place of HUGE office drama and politics."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Realize that it is just a job and people can't give up their entire life for it. Cut down the finger pointing, office drama, and politics. Pay people what they are really worth."

"Wesco was a long time ago - my experiences may not longer be applicable"

What do you like about working at Wesco Distribution?

"Not a lot."

What don't you like about working at Wesco Distribution?

"Almost everything. Very hide bound management structure, resisted change at all cost, inflexible and very political."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None - it was a long time ago - I have no idea who runs the organization now."

What do you like about working at Wesco Distribution?

"Nothing"

What don't you like about working at Wesco Distribution?

"There need to make you work every waking second working on a project rather than understanding the issues and re evaluating it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Running your people into the ground is not a good practice."