Not a bad company at all - Lead Inventory Specialist Grainger Employee Review

4.0
Jun 23, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

decent pay good work/life balance flexible hours

Cons

They are a bit hypocritical in their principles. They expect certain things of their employees that they are unwilling to follow themselves. My job was dependent upon the success of others; if my account manager did well, so did I. Unfortunately my largest customer closed and my account manager had not sufficiently built up the territory enough to keep me on. I tried to assist her in suggesting new customers but they were not developed enough for me to stay on.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great company to move up/around in. They have a ton of support although some of that support better than others. Definitely recommend joining the Grainger Team. Great for new and tenured sales people.

Cons

As you move up in the company it is political on if you get the role.

3.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive (not top tier, but competitive) compensation and benefits. Gym onsite & decent cafeteria that's usually a little more affordable than takeout. Mostly great coworkers. Personally enjoy work-life balance. Internal mobility is there, in abundance, but it's not highly visible or equitable and you'll need your leader's blessing so hustle and get a sponsor.

Cons

Principles plastered everywhere aren't commonly demonstrated. Do the right thing? :/ Everything else is variablly dysfunctional by team or department: days in office, accountability, effort, rewards, infrastructure/tools, workload, budget. Sales-centric org where the rest of the company is 10-20 years behind most modern orgs in structure, performance management, employee experience, skills based L&D, peer recognition, continuous improvement, etc.

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