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Founded in 1984, Smith is a leading independent distributor of electronic components. Smith’s Intelligent Distribution™ model offers a comprehensive suite of flexible and scalable supply chain solutions to source, manage, test, and ship billions of components to partners worldwide in every industry and vertical. The company is backed by more than 25 certifications and accreditations and has developed and implemented sustainable practices that exceed industry and regulatory requirements. Building on its decades of market data, cutting-edge technology, and a systems-based approach to quality excellence, Smith generated more than USD $2.6 billion in global revenue in 2024 and ranks eleventh among all global distributors. Visit www.smithweb.com to learn more. read more
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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
315
TOTAL
RATINGS
8797

Smith Outlook Employee Reviews

What makes you most happy at work?

The people I work with, but also the work I do allows me to grow my department and myself.

Review from Operations Dept

Being on task, having the ability to complete assignments successfully.

Review from Legal Dept

Medical insurance, Salary, Vacation, Meals, Team members

Review from Operations Dept

I love the people I work with, it's a joy to pick up the phone and talk with Smith colleagues. I also enjoy the casual work environment, it allows me to be comfortable to work my long hours. Smith is also very understanding, I am not afraid to take time off, or notify my boss if I am sick.

Review from Business Development Dept

Sense of belonging like in a big family

Review from Engineering Dept

the challenge of succeeding with the task Infront of me.

Review from Sales Dept

I feel supported by my manager. The encouragement, feedback, and trust in my abilities make me confident in my work and motivate me to perform at my best.

Review from Operations Dept

When I make deals successfully

Review from Sales Dept

100% return on the effort I put in everyday

Review from Sales Dept

to find a new opportunity everyday. to create big and small result oneself.

Review from Sales Dept

Everyone come to work, simple without any politics. Everyone focus and work for the best output

Review from Sales Dept

have new challenge and task everyday

Review from Sales Dept

solving problems with my teammates

Review from IT Dept

Creating new process improvements, capabilities, and innovation to help Smith land additional business.

Review from Operations Dept

More work orders to keep us stay busy and have some extra hours, besides the generous and happy meals for our operations every month, I am truly so grateful for that.

Review from Operations Dept

Everyone treat each other as family.

Review from Operations Dept

i can learn, talk, share about work, and family with my team.

Review from Operations Dept

When my work is done successfully and the impact I make to the overall company.

Review from Finance Dept

The overall state of the company

Review from Admin Dept

the daily challenges and continues learning.

Review from Finance Dept

What's going wrong and how can it be improved?

hybrid would be great, raise would be best, respect from my mgr would be appreciated.

Review from Business Development Dept

monthly salary is not enough even for an average standard of living. the salary is not enough even for the cost of living. This results in the lack of opportunities to take care of your peace and financial security. This opinion is shared by 90% of employees...

Review from Product Dept

would be nice if we could work from home at least 1 day of the week like other teams in the same building. not great to see others get to do whatever and we have to non stop work even after hours

Review from Business Development Dept

Micromanagement, undeserved promotions and low pay.

Review from Sales Dept

I have no additional comments.

Review from Operations Dept

too serious internal competition and too tight restriction on compliance

Review from Sales Dept

These issues should be identified by the management themselves, and then they should come up with solutions on their own

Review from Operations Dept

The company culture could be improved, there is one profile of employee that is more and more dominant and this lack of diversity in the profiles and cultures creates an environement that is not so comfortable for people that do not fit the dominant profile.

Review from Sales Dept

I wish we can work from home once a week to get a recharge mentally, being in traffic and office noise is too much, pointless i work better alone at home.

Review from Business Development Dept

There is a lack of effective leadership in several areas, including my own department. There is a lack of accountability and unwillingness to collaborate with other departments, creating tension. We should all be aligned toward the same goal of making Smith successful and not butt heads internally.

Review from IT Dept

Hold bad employee's accountable, work with older employees here and see what would make them happy not just the new employees who get treated the best

Review from Business Development Dept

It's just a slog when it's slow

Review from Sales Dept

several teams in office and not help each. It maybe the company culture but it can be better. We felt management was not really help us but only for themselves. Team needs to start to gel.

Review from Sales Dept

sad when i have to trek all the way to work, when others can work from home. hybrid would be nice option to have.

Review from Business Development Dept

Mangers here take care of the favorites and people that are dedicated and work hard everyday get over looked.

gas cards, inflation raise would be nice.

Review from Business Development Dept

hybrid opportunity. get to work remote like majority of the company employees do. access to see the basic information we need to do our work correctly, but appears we cannot be trusted with that.

Review from Business Development Dept

Training the Manager level for flexibility and plenty of benefit for all employees

Review from Sales Dept

not have to drive in traffic and get up so early just to get into the office where i can do it from the comfort of my home. too many distractions at office, seeing so many other employees getting to work from home (who really aren't working) is disrespectful doesn't make me feel valued.

Review from Business Development Dept

You give and you get, these words does not match. How much you work how much you get right? but it's not happening. I think what's wrong is not the right question. I deny it respectfully. because nothing is wrong. Company has to improve payments monthly/yearly fairness to the employees. new and old.

Review from Operations Dept

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Review Sentiment at Smith

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92%
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About Smith's Outlook

A+
87/100

Where This Score Ranks Smith's Outlook

TOP
5%

In the Top 5% of 1493 similar size companies on Comparably

TOP
5%

In the Top 5% of 55 companies in Houston

1st

1st place versus 4 competitors rated on Comparably

Smith's Outlook is scored an A+ by 922 employee ratings based upon answers to questions such as “How confident are you about the future success of your company?” Smith's Outlook score helps to boost their overall culture score, due partly to the fact that the Marketing department’s positive scores help Outlook to be one of Smith's stronger culture attributes. Use the filters below to understand Smith employee perspectives by Department, Gender, Ethnicity, and Experience. Last updated months ago.

Rate Outlook the Highest

  • Department - Marketing
    +11%
  • Department - Admin
    +6%
  • Department - Customer Support
    +6%

Rate Outlook the Lowest

  • Gender - Non-Binary
    -14%
  • Department - Product
    -12%
  • Ethnicity - Other
    -7%

How Smith's Outlook Score is Calculated

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Results from 312 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

89
out of 100
How confident are you about the future success of your company?
AnswerPercent
Fantastic43%
Good47%
Neutral9%
Bad1%
Terrible0%
How do your customers perceive your company?
AnswerPercent
Yes84%
No16%
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