Hands Down Best Place to Work - Director, Talent Acquisition Grainger Employee Review

5.0
Apr 25, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I love my work-life balance. I love how leaders care about creating a space where every voice is heard and acknowledged. I love how team members embrace the concept of winning as one team and go out of their way to help each other. I love our shared purpose of keeping the world working and how we all can be proud of the role we play in realizing that purpose.

Cons

As with any large company, sometimes change can happen slower than we'd like--but it's the flip side of the coin. When you're doing things right, you need to make sure all stakeholders have awareness and alignment before you can proceed--and in a big company, there are a lot of stakeholders!

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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
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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