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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
      Feb 4, 2017

      "Was" a good experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Technology, resources, brand leader, executive leadership, great people, structure, breath and depth of products and services, ability to work with diverse customer base, Grainger Show

      Cons

      Out of touch with the field, turned into an activity driven vs quality consultative driven structure, terrible leadership - poor leadership accountability and development at the RSVP level, low diversity of thought (hire diversity then expect assimilation at Grainger ranger robot level), not inclusive, highly political environment- about who you know not what you do, constant compensation changes, difficult processes, lots of lip service

      2.0
      Jan 24, 2016

      Analyst

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large company with room to grow if you work at the corp headquarters

      Cons

      The company is sending more and more jobs out of the country. At one point the company was very good to their employees but now they are just about money.

      1.0
      Jan 19, 2016

      Commercial Account Manager

      Commercial account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      fairly comparable health benefits but nothing outstanding. Employee profit sharing plan getting cut to minimum contributions as management cuts employee benefits in order to improve operating margins and impress Wall Street.

      Cons

      compensation plan crushes top performers and rewards poor performance (poor performers get lower goals and top performers get a majority of the district goal heaped on them). District Managers with little or no managerial experience put in charge of people's lives and goals (they have no real understanding of the markets or customer base) and are moved too frequently to gain any real insight into their employees capabilities or customer base. Upper management rules by fear and intimidation, no positive motivation. Mileage isn't reimbursed at anywhere near federal guidelines and account managers are forced to cover their own expenses...Human Resource Department serves mgt so little if anything is done to improve employee working conditions (though they put on a good show)

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