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      Grainger

      Engaged Employer

      Grainger reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (4,979 total reviews)
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      DG Macpherson

      87% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Senior management

      Grainger has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,979 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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      Reviews by job title

      5K reviews
      4.0
      May 13, 2012

      Grainger is a wonderful place to work as evidenced by it's highly tenured staff.

      Branch manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company is growing and has opportunity around the country. Corporate is in Chicago, but their are positions in sales, and supply chain just about anywhere you want to live in the U.S. There are growing opportunities internationally as well.

      Cons

      There are times where existing staff can block other highly talented people from moving because they are not going anywhere. The company is addressing that by identifying and publishing additional career paths for multiple positions.

      2.0
      May 11, 2012

      They do not promote based on competence or talent, but by "who you know."

      Sales support department
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are outstanding. Some departments do a great job of developing their people, evaluating talent, and promoting accordingly. The trick is to be in one of those departments.

      Cons

      One's experience at Grainger is completely dependant on 2 things: what department one happens to be in; and how connected one is to management. There are pools of people that all came from several other companies and they tend to isolate positive opportunities amongst themselves. There is a hypocrisy when management preaches continuous improvement but rejects suggested changes for the better in favor of status quo.

      3.0
      May 10, 2012

      Been good

      Account relationship manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good company with decent reputation. Customers are open to consider additional offerings.. great resources and training. Overal great experience to help foster sales career.

      Cons

      Big, political which sometimes easy to get lost in. Lots of positions however not easy to gain exsposure to get considered for other positions.

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