Genuine Parts Reviews

Pros

Family atmosphere
Long career opportunity
History in marketplace and reputation
Financially stable

Cons

Too many band aids on systems
Will talk the talk about changing or adapting to market, won't walk the walk
Lack of respect and unwillingness to consider new ideas around strategy
Lack of communication about opportunities

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to be who GPC is, a strong competitor with employees who love the company, it's history. Embrace change as a way to maintain position and grow.

Pros

If one is a worker bee who is has a high degree of self-efficacy, this is a good fit.

Cons

Ineffective job aligning with GAAP at the subsystem level. Could run more efficiently and add value to its stakeholders if it instituted consistent policies, procedures and guidelines across functional areas.

For the past two years, there has been a higher than average turnover. There appears to be a disconnect between organizational strategy and the subsystem management. Change is being touted; however, the words and actions are not in sync. Lower level management is not empowered nor have the lattitude to manage effectively and innovation does not appear to be valued. This appears to be an organization that is unsure of its organizaitonal identity.

Susbystem management does not inspire trust in employees, as if management itself is unsure of the direction of the company or unsure of how to align the subsystem with the strategic direction of the company.

Employee morale is extremely low and at atmosphere of distrust and uncertainty exists. HR and management at the subsystem level inspires an "us" against "them" dynamic Subsystem management appears to be inept at developing and keeping good people. The subsystem appears to have difficulty quantifying production and attributing weights.

Advice to Senior Management

Bring in process improvement expertise, invest in updating technology, bring transactional operations into the current decade (value innovation). Invest in management who have the technical aptitude and capabilities but also the soft skills that facilitate developing people.

Pros

Benefits are good; most of the people are really great; pay is OK; company seems to be moving in the right direction, but slowly

Cons

Employees need to feel appreciated; for most people, a job is a means to an end....not the end all, be all of life! The pay is OK until you realize some of the ridiculous salaries of the upper management; the good-old-boy network is alive and well at GPC

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the people who actually do the work

Pros

great benefits, good time off.

Cons

poor communications, operations not fully tuned for great customer satisfaction

Advice to Senior Management

Stop hiring from the outside, give your seasoned personnel a chance.

Pros

Some good people work there

Cons

Poor mgt that is not IT informed.

Advice to Senior Management

Bring some people in who know how to get things done in IT and not auto parts.

Pros

Somewhat decent management, flexible with time off, good benefits with 5% 401k match, easy work, little stress, and no long hours.

Cons

Dull corporate culture, horrible internal communication between management and subordinates, mundane and repetitive work, low salary compared to industry standard.

Advice to Senior Management

Communication and salary for employees needs to be stepped up considerably. I can't count how many times a new initiative or program has not been communicated until there was a departmental mistake made.

Pros

Great working atmosphere and co workers, many friends made working there. Great bonus program expecially EOY.

Cons

Very demanding houres one cannot balance personal life and professional career with expectations to succed with company basically all take and no give. Management tries to motivate with intimdation very little praise given. Promotions given "good ole boys club" fashion.

Advice to Senior Management

Your only as good as your people, you are losing many years of experiance. Open your eyes and stop being so proud.......for the sake of the company's future.