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      National Grid

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      4.4

      91% would recommend to a friend

      (2,742 total reviews)
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      Zoë Yujnovich

      91% approve of CEO

      87% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.3

      Culture & values

      4.3

      Compensation and benefits

      4.3

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Senior management

      National Grid has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,742 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The National Grid employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.8 stars).

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      3K reviews
      4.0
      Oct 28, 2014

      Unique Organisation moving Forward

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Understands change needs to happen, not a public sector organisation anymore Performance management is now key to success Plenty of opportunities Great work life balance

      Cons

      Long term staff have never worked anywhere else and have an attitude of expectation Need to upskill managers in modern practices that are not engineering bias to understand best practice

      4.0
      Aug 13, 2014

      Mainly highs, but turned to lows following unnecessary out-sourcing of jobs abroad.

      Project officer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As a large company it offered a diverse array of roles and projects to be engaged with.

      Cons

      The nature of project work is that it does have a finite end date. This meant your job security in the role was low. National Grid used project roles as a way of being able to keep your base rate lower than the total amount they would pay if they had you on a substantiated role. This effects your pension contributions.

      4.0
      Jun 26, 2014

      Lovely People, Lots of Change and Variety but Poor Expectation Setting

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people are lovely and have a real desire to make things happen and to change and adapt. You are able to use your initiative and work autonomously to make a difference. There are many different projects to get involved with with excellent team work. NG Gas are making a real commitment to engaging employees and skilling everyone with core capabilities that the company needs to excel. Refurbed office environments are great. It's very easy to collaborate internally and with partners. There is a very real ambition to achieve excellence in the industry which is exciting.

      Cons

      Lack of recognition. Lifers get away with laziness and poor discipline and a few bullies get away with poor behaviours. Salary expectations are hidden and there is no view of how to achieve full bonus potential. Managers that devote their life to the company (13 hour days + weekends), think you should do the same, and don't thank you for it even though you are going above and beyond. It can painfully slow to get things done and there is way too much red tape. Everyone wants to know everything, which slows you down (but doesn't stop you) from getting on with things.

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