Grainger reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,999 total reviews)
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DG Macpherson

87% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Grainger has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,999 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Grainger employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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2.0
Aug 13, 2015
Recommend
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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.

4.0
Aug 13, 2015

Human Resources

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great business model and growth - executive leadership isn't afraid to take risks to drive the business forward.

Cons

HR Team is unorganized and has very poor leadership. It has turned over a lot, but there is still a gap.

4.0
Aug 12, 2015

Solid Company

Recommend
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Pros

Profit Sharing Program Rotational Program (every 18-24 months)

Cons

High focus on share holders Losing talent consistently because of flex policy/not meeting salary standards

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