Good pay, nice people, going through reorganization - Software Engineer National Grid Employee Review

4.0
May 30, 2011
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Pros

Pay is pretty good and bonuses have been very good for this industry. People are nice, atmosphere is relaxed. Flexible working hours depending on the area.

Cons

Not cutting edge, too conservative. Inability to get rid of lousy employees. Slow decision making. Company is going through layoffs and IT outsourcing. National Grid should never have bought Keyspan. Reorganization probably a prelude to sell off of the US business. Slight culture clash between UK and US.

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1.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

At NGED the few pros are lessened by the day as the cons are increasing. The idea of a career has gone and now most are resigned to just having a job.

Cons

Aside from the reality being very different from what the leadership team sell IE they don't care about people or net zero, it's all spin and marketing. Now at NGED we are in a situation where staff you have known for many years simply disappear from duty and no one seems to know why, a couple of weeks later they have left the business with an NDA. It's happening all over the business. There seems to be a drive to remove any leaders who have industry technical knowledge and replace them with people from outside the industry who knows little to nothing about electricity. Despite safe to say being an important value, speaking out against this usually results in an NDA. It's toxic positivity where playing along seems to be more important than the role you fulfil.

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