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      Network Rail

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      Network Rail reviews

      3.8

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (2,609 total reviews)

      Jeremy Westlake

      71% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,609 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Network Rail employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      3K reviews
      5.0
      Dec 8, 2014

      A great company

      Construction manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company are excellent to work for, they have a great attitude towards all employees and provide a first class service.

      Cons

      Great company to work for, I enjoy every minute and can't wait to get up in the morning to go to work

      4.0
      Oct 30, 2014

      Controlling The railway. The unknown workers.

      West yorkshire incident controller
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I enjoy the comradeship of my fellow workers. Finding solutions to problems, and getting the right response from the staff available. The friendship of most other railway workers. Fortunately I joined the railways long enough ago to get travel facilities. I have liked the railways from my earliest memories, and got into signalling on my 5th birthday. Never wanted to drive a train, but wanted to control them.

      Cons

      New entrants do not get any travel concessions. There is still some blame culture (but this has improved from the "Railtrack" years). There is still a lot of misunderstanding between departments and the control about what each can do when requested to attend incidents. Most of the average public still do not understand much about railway operation (Despite several recent documentary's on TV). Very difficult to get anything done about poor performing staff who do not make mistakes, but seem unable to do the job required of them.

      4.0
      Aug 20, 2014

      Getting better year on year

      Programmer manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Increasingly working effectively towards a common set of goals. Some really exciting programmes and projects. Passionate people with a real sense of mission and purpose.

      Cons

      Can still be siloed and a bit 'political', natural focus on day to day operational performance can sometime stifle longer term strategic thinking. Long hours and lots of travelling.

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