Grainger reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,980 total reviews)
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DG Macpherson

87% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Grainger has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,980 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
3.0
Jun 14, 2012

Good and Bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and flexibility. Depending on where you are there are some really good people to work with. There are some very good managers that listen to you and offer help while others do not want to deal with those that have performance issues that should be dealt with.

Cons

Advancing within the company is difficult at best unless you are willing to relocate. Communication within the mass departments within the company needs to be improved so everyone knows what is going on and who actually has the authority to make the decisions and be willing to put it on paper. Management needs to be held to the same standards as the direct reports and need to be reprimanded when they don't.

3.0
Jun 14, 2012

A Role of the Dice

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong financials, leader in the industry and well respected organization with good benefits and profit sharing plan.

Cons

Disconnection between corporate and sales organizations leads to poor decisions made regarding account potential, coverage, etc. Luck of the draw regarding territory leads to even the best sales people having difficulty in consistent success.

4.0
May 23, 2012

Good place to work for in the United States

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and a nice atmosphere, for the most part the pay is good and the people seem to be nice

Cons

Lot to do with limited assistance, seems like a lot of time is spent in meetings and sometimes you have to be rude to suppliers.

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