Pros
Graybar is a market dominant electrical wholesale distributor representing nearly every electrical OEM brand with office locations nationwide. As a result, Graybar typically receives the best costing available from any Supplier which makes their pricing competitive yielding healthy profit margins and commissions to Salespeople. Corporate health benefits and automobile plan were attractive.
Cons
Overall compensation is not market competitive. New hires are not accepted well by seasoned branch employees. There are obvious differences in philosophies and significant "generation gaps" between the new hires and "old school" employees. Employment with Graybar was once considered a long term career opportunity; Simply go to any branch and one can find numerous staff who have been employed for 20-30years. In general, change is not handled well and there is increasing tension between Electrical and Data-Telcom Sales teams. There was little communication between the competing sales divisions.