Network Rail reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,608 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

75% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,608 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).

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3K reviews
1.0
Feb 14, 2022

not a great place to work

Recommend
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Pros

nothing to be proud of working for NR

Cons

no pay review the last 2 years, excessive working hours as understaffed, people getting promotion because of 'connections'

3.0
Feb 14, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Focus on wellbeing, flexible working and holidays - Some great people dpending on where you work - In house learning

Cons

Depends very much on where you work within the business. You can often have multiple lines of reporting who don't talk to each other and result in duplication of conversations and effort. - Often felt very much "us" and "them" between senior managers and the rest of the department. - The mix of contractors and internal staff can cause conflict of interest at times. - Lot's of excessive processes to complete that don't add value. - Often felt derided by senior leaders and very much abandoned by management for majority of work and left to fend for yourself while they looked to work on high prestige pieces of work - In terms of career progression it did not seem viable, the only real viable progression was to leave the business

3.0
Feb 9, 2022

It's alright

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You literally can sit around all day and still get paid

Cons

Bad management structure, talks of mental health push in the company but still has a massive issue on the ground of if you give them a reason to get rid of you they will use it

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