Grainger reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(4,992 total reviews)
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87% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Grainger has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,992 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent 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
2.0
Dec 14, 2015

Company going through substantial changes

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Work/Life balance is ok, and pay can be good if you live in an underdeveloped area where the cost of living is not astronomically high

Cons

No location pay... cost of living is very high and pay is not adjusted to compensate for this

3.0
Dec 11, 2015

Picker

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Diversity of people, work as a team, great pay

Cons

Strict about late, errors, and accountability.

2.0
Dec 6, 2015

E-Com project Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay..., other benefits not so much. Grainger is a typical large company and has a ton of politics. If you aren’t in good with Sr. Management, you won’t succeed. Every year, Grainger wastes money on employee Engagement Surveys only to see results sink lower. Senior Leadership (VP and above) continues to ignore the consistent feedback of lack of direction and engagement but continue to collect their massive paychecks and bonuses. Good for them… bad for shareholders. Now the Chief Operating Officer has announced company-wide cuts which have paralyzed employees. Quick and decisive decisions would have been appreciated but the long and drawn out lack of decision-making have forced a standstill in productivity. I’ll be dumping my stock and looking for new employment as this company lacks what it takes to make it for the next 90 years!

Cons

Profit sharing has changed and is now worthless. The vesting period for profit sharing cancels out any real benefit. Don’t bother working here for the promise of great retirement.

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