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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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      5K reviews
      2.0
      Jul 30, 2011

      Lots of needless things to do, goals are crazy high

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Profit sharing people great inventory position

      Cons

      goals set every six months. to much busy work for after hours you have the same accounts year after year not in touch with the reality of the economy

      2.0
      Jul 25, 2011

      Human Resources is a club where you need to know the secret handshake

      Human resources
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ethically run. Long history of serving communities. Recognizes employee's service anniversary dates.

      Cons

      You have to do your own PR campaign in order to get noticed. Climate is gossipy which creates problems if you are trying to move from one department to another. It's all about who you know not what you can or have accomplished.

      1.0
      Jul 24, 2011

      Amateur Hour - Stay away from the sales organization.

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fiscally sound company - Respected with rich history Solid base salary Excellent services and solutions for MRO accounts Great branch network

      Cons

      Middle Management is a breeding ground for incompetency and dullness - they are given complete autonomy on multi million dollar districts. Sales management with zero inter-personal communication skills? How does this happen? Comp plan changes with the wind Dead weight DSM's "riding along" with you creating problems instead of solving them. 44% goals over prior!!!! Really? No identity - everything is smoke and mirrors Constant feeling you're ripping off customers with price gouging Too many initiatives are short circuited and thrown away. Feels like you're being pulled in 50 different directions at once.

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