Living up to all the promises - fantastic employer! - Sr. Manager, UX Designer Grainger Employee Review

5.0
Jan 13, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Incredibly smart, respectful, diverse colleagues; little to no political drama or fractiousness (that I've experienced so far); very fair compensation and decent benefits; fairly flat management structure, at least on the GTG side you have a good chance to have contact with every level of the organization; a company deeply and truly committed to doing right by both internal and customer users and employees, and willing to both put their money where their mouth is, along with their people, and time, and effort. Willing to do the hard work to do things right. They are also strongly committed to keeping good people by giving many opportunities to move laterally across teams and departments in the company. The automatic 401k contribution (not a match, they put in 6% regardless of whether or not you contribute anything) is gold.

Cons

There really aren't many. Forward career growth is, as anywhere, limited to available positions in the levels above you (but they do want and try to recognize people wherever possible). Holidays and vacation benefits are below the industry standard, especially since the pandemic; there are 6-7 company holidays per year, unlike past places I've worked with 12-13 plus several floating holidays and wellness days. Coupled with a finite PTO system (reasonably fair), it leads to less time off than I am used to, which can be hard for family life.

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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.

4.0
Jun 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are decent and reasonably priced. They offer a 401k match, BCBS insurance, FSA, HSA, dental, vision, life insurance, and accidental D&D coverage. They also do a 3‑to‑1 match for donations to non‑religious 501(c) organizations. There’s a big emphasis on volunteering, with plenty of opportunities to get involved. The building itself is beautiful, with a free on‑site gym, a coffee shop, real trees in the atrium, a waterfall, and a large cafeteria (though the food can vary). They’re also flexible about which days you come on‑site, depending on the team’s schedule. If I needed to switch a Monday for a Thursday, it was never an issue. My manager was also supportive of remote work on days when the weather made commuting difficult.

Cons

Admins do not get an annual bonus. They're really strict on Overtime, really weird about worrying about mini costs. Like they'll spend 50k on a week-long training but freak out if people want to rent a car while being in town. Can't buy lunch for this 3 hour meeting to cut costs, but we'll drop 10k on this other thing. It's also so unfair that some people get to work remotely and others are forced to come in 3 times a week, for the exact same roles. Every meeting is basically online, so it's just silly and a power trip.

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