Grainger reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(4,997 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 4,997 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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5K reviews
4.0
Jun 29, 2015

Satisfied

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

profit sharing when you're eligible, lots of other opportunities in the company if you understand how to network within Grainger, working from home is great

Cons

high goals that are inconsistent, lots of turnover which doesn't lessen the goal of the team or the rep, your experience depends on your manager which changes pretty frequently

1.0
Jun 29, 2015

TSR

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company with good infrastructure and support

Cons

No clear path for advancement

1.0
Jun 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Profit sharing. You have to type 20 words here so this is just filler because I can't think of any other pros.

Cons

Old boys club at Lake Forest. If you aren't "in" or a minority, you are out. Odd "hero worship" of senior leaders. Drone employees are brainwashed and treat senior leadership like they are gods/celebrities. Jobs go to relatives of those in leadership roles, regardless of qualification. Ideas and collaboration are stifled for constant fear of "rocking the boat" or looking bad to senior leaders. HR is a joke - most of the talent has left and there is a skeleton crew of employees left who are hanging on to their jobs until it can be figured out how to outsource them. Company fails to strike a balance between diversity/inclusion and "hire as many minorities as we can so we don't get sued". Simply put, regardless of your contribution here you will never move up unless you are in tight with someone in a leadership role. If you are content with "having a job" with decent benefits, then this may be for you.

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