Generac Power Systems Reviews

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Priorities change frequently at Generac. This can be a negative when not planned appropriately. Balance needed between demand and available resources.

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Some tenured employees are having difficulty adjusting to changes in the business.

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The main reasons why I left were I could count of one hand how many other African American employees there were at any given time out of around 300+ employees so that made me feel that they thought AA’s are inadequate?? Also, training was absolutely unstructured. My trainer himself though always seemed under pressure but I think he did well given the tools and experience he had. Another manager was okay but I can tell she had the personality of entitlement and definitely micromanaged. I’ve seen someone get treated extremely unfairly and not equal to their peers on multiple occasions and it ignited a fire inside of me. Extremely gossipy coworkers were very annoying, I felt I couldn’t go to HR because I felt information would not be kept confidential so ultimately I made the decision that this was not where I planned on retiring from. I also had a bad experience with someone in the Payroll, extremely rude because I had a question about accessing an account.

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They watch your every move, going to the bathroom and what you're working on.

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Company is still going through scaling pains. Problem is, they lack the people to quickly and effectively integrate the companies they purchase. And they keep buying more companies. Such companies are doomed to years, instead of months, of integration.

In my outlying subsidiary, old issues persist and new ones exist. Terrible overall prior analysis and planning of projects. Where a project is run by a PMP, things run smoothly. But oversights of design bog things down constantly. And being as the people running the projects and engineering the units have little or no understanding of the units they're trying to build, things rarely go smoothly.

As an organization, there is not a culture of anticipation. Not just at my location, but in Waukesha. The corporate method is to be totally reactive. It's like anticipation is taboo. Speaking frankly is certainly frowned upon, at the corporate level. All the above is the company's detriment.

In addition, they function as a consolidator. Cutting jobs and combining functions is their mode of operation. Make no mistake, this is a shareholder-focused enterprise, all the way.

It feels old-fashioned, overall.

Finally, I don't think they're built to retain career-minded people. They seem to prefer youngsters, and among those, none are MIT or MSOE graduates, to my knowledge. The theme here is they're focused on getting the cheapest talent they can. Nothing against the bright, talented engineers we have! I'm just sayin' - figure it out. The only money is in management. For the rest of us, we're required to acknowledge this is a stepping stone company. You'll never max your personal income potential at Generac, unless you get a shiny title. But you just might - it's a revolving door in the Shiny Titles Store.

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Some miscommunication between branches, nothing major.

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No incentive. No benefits. Be ready for a warm welcome and a harsh work enviroment. Management makes working there non-enjoyable. No room for moving up in the company. Whatever position you apply for be ready to stay in that position for a very long time.

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Not a good place if you are EE. You would waste your knowledge because of working with uneducated managers. Inorganaized. Low pay. High turn over. Please either leave or get laid over. They don’t care about talents. You would only get 10 days of vacation.

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bad blueprints, don't receive parts on time, receive wrong parts at times

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Middle Management is ruining the company. They are too young and inexperienced. They do not know how to interact and read their employees. Middle management is bringing in talent according to their personal preference, not what the company needs. They are overlooking good, potential employees. High turnaround continues and I am watching great people get the ax or leave voluntarily. The line is blurred between right and wrong. Lastly, put an end to the poor dress code. This isn't a bar, beach or a slumber party.