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      Grainger

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      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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      5K reviews
      2.0
      Apr 24, 2012

      Disappointing

      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The profit sharing is amazing. The base pay is decent. The benefits are good.

      Cons

      Sales compensation is not transparent so you cannot determine if your bonus is accurate. Goals change frequently as does your customer base. Sales at Grainger is all process oriented. If you think that hitting your goal every month will get you noticed, think again. Not meeting metrics other than your goal is the only way to get noticed; and not in a good way. The vast majority of the low level management is not qualified to fill the seats they manage. Promotions are about whom you know, not what you know.

      3.0
      Apr 21, 2012

      Good job to learn and grow your skills for a first job out of college.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people in Grainger are very knowledgeable and friendly. Great benefits, flexible schedule, as long as your hitting your numbers management will leave you a lone. Lots of relationships with large organizations that help get into doors of companies that most sales reps from other companies would struggle to build relationships with let alone get into.

      Cons

      Each year goals are raised drastically, it takes forever to get things done internally. Or sometimes they are never fixed at all. Way to micro managed and corporate comes out with goals and initiatives that are ridiculous.

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