Graebel Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Graebel full-time for more than a year

Pros – Family values are very important.

Cons – Application process is rather difficult

Advice to Senior Management – Make the company more accessable to new talent...hire from within first before outsourcing.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Graebel full-time

Pros – Great individual contributors.
You get the sense that Bill Graebel truly values the employees.
There's plenty of humor in day to day activities.

Cons – The technology is not up to date except for in very few areas.
Senior management doesn't have a clue how software development works.
They treat everyone as if they were uneducated.
There is no direction from the PMO group as they cannot seem to push forward any strategic initiatives that add any value to the business.
The benefits are not very good compared to a software development shop.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Graebel full-time for more than a year

Pros – Um, I'm going with none.

Cons – Pay - pretty low for the industry!
Management - Clueless and BY FAR the most unprofessional group of senior executives! They fight amongst each other in spite of any true attempt at growth within the organization as a whole. Most senior executives are hypocrites as well. Recent employee engagement survey clearly illustrates the employees are extremely unhappy but the management team is doing nothing to change it!

Advice to Senior Management – Get a clue! Be professional!!! Be responsible! You have (or had) a lot of good employees but reward bad behavior which has made so many leave (or at least actively looking to leave).

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Graebel full-time

Pros – Upward mobility, great people (non-management) and possibility of travel.

Cons – Long hours, low pay, even if you are successful and committed you can be terminated over a petty grudge by managers. Executives from outside companies come to work at Graebel and bring former colleagues over and push out longtime committed managers. See Cerva invasion. You can give 100% to the company, get promoted and raises but as soon as the budget hit red they will terminate you. The company WILL not seek alternatives to firing you.

Advice to Senior Management – Make it harder to dismiss longterm managers who have given their time to the company. Quit bringing in newbies who clear out managers only to fail due to ineptness and lack of support from less qualified replacement managers. In addition, you should try to find a way to seal of the money leaking from your company before you start layoffs. Value the people working for you.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Graebel as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Big company and has potential.

Cons – They give you too much and take it back later

Advice to Senior Management – Clean up the way you pay your contractors!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Graebel full-time for more than a year

Pros – If you work hard, lots of opportunities, Sr. Mgt. is very approachable.

Cons – Starting salary is lower than expected.

Advice to Senior Management – Much better training is needed, desparately. Lots of growth (which is great), also can be a big hinderance down the road unless training is made a top priority for the company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Graebel full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Flexible working hours, and friendly people

Cons – Can be very unorganized and frustrated. HR takes an advantage on internal promotions to pay below market price. Poor benefits package

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Graebel as a contractor

Pros – Dave Graebel had integrity.... Now... the company is lost.

Cons – I worked for Graebel Tampa... Make no mistake on finding someone else for your move. Graebel sells trained, drug free, back ground checked personnel. In reality they outsource all the household and office moves to contractors that hire unskilled drug addicts and felons. Sad that a company started by a hardworking guy like Dave Graebel is just a cheap day labor agency now. Shop around...The mom & pop movers are 40% cheaper.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Graebel full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great health care benifits, offer 15+ days off of work for first year.

Cons – Employee moral is somewhat low, there is not a lot of transparency from upper management

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Graebel

Pros – Excellent service, great prospects for growth. I love my manager! Graebel provides World Class Service and our employees always strive to do there best to satisfy our customers. Also the ability to sell across all the service lines Graebel has to offer.

Cons – At times there is more work than I can possibly handle. We are growing so rapidly that at times it hard to catch my breath. Its a good problem to have!

Advice to Senior Management – Graebel leaderership should continue to train, lead an motivate its employees and continue to provide positive feedback to all its employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend