I'd avoid it. - IT Specialist Graybar Employee Review

1.0
May 20, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Profit Sharing is great. Privately owned Fortune 500 company Most of the people I worked with were some of the greatest I've had the please of sharing an office with.

Cons

Terribly mismanaged. Arrogant managers, directors and VPs, that compete against each other rather than work towards the common good of the company. Extremely antiquated culture. If you are looking for a job where you can collect a pay check by doing the bare minimum (show up), then this it the right place for you. If you do ever have a problem, HR will NOT help you. Instead they'll do whatever they can to bury the issue vs dealing with it. As an IT professional who worked there for 6 years, I can tell you top level leadership, including the president has no idea what current technology can do, nor are they interested in a path to get there. Salaries are not competitive in today's market. I'm making 40k more a year to do the same job for my current company.

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Employee owned so profits are shared with both employees AND employee stock holders

Cons

Graybar is trying to keep pace with the digital transformation of our industry, But, most senior leaders lack the experience needed to execute true digital change. As a result, the company has made several costly missteps. Graybar needs more outside senior talent with a proven track record of building and deploying customer‑facing digital solutions that both simplify the customer experience and reduce Graybar internal labor. Our current AI initiatives are unlikely to deliver meaningful results because our data is too inconsistent to support AI and other inititives. Without significant changes soon, Graybar’s long‑term outlook risks mirroring companies like Blockbuster, Borders Bookstores, Sears, and JCPenney—businesses that failed to adapt when customers shifted to online purchasing instead of relying solely on brick‑and‑mortar service or phone/fax to place orders.

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