Territory Sales Associate - Territory Sales Associate Grainger Employee Review

2.0
Aug 13, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Having Grainger on your resume is a huge plus if you can communicate how the skills and experiences you learned from this job would be transferable to the future job. Good job for college graduates. Developed life long relationships with the few people that stick around long enough to get to know them

Cons

Training is now 12 weeks long and a fraction of that time is relative to the TSA department. They lock you into a "base camp" and you can not be considered for advancement until you prove you have mastered the role. The expectation is 50 dials and 180 mins and that is all they care about. You are at the mercy of the CSG or territory you are assigned. Some have great accounts some have horrible ones and there isn't a lot you can do about it. You win on price and you lose on price most of the time and management wants you to convey the "value" of Grainger when the customer only cares about the bottom line. Compensation is very, very poor. Management can tap into your phone call at any given time which generates a micromanagement style in the office and they have pointless meetings at 1:00 every day. All in all if you can put up with the commute and somehow manage to live off the compensation- I would recommend sticking it out for a year and start looking for another job in your 10th month.

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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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