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
5.0
Jun 26, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working arrangement and nice work life balance

Cons

Lots of process and procedure

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Network Rail Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your experience so far at Network Rail and good to see the flexibility and work life balance is a pro for you. We're working hard to remove bureaucracy, and the Putting Passengers First programme is proving lots of opportunity for devolved decision making, something that we have seen really come into it's own during the COVID 19 crisis. Please do chat to your line manager or through our Putting Passengers First Yammer group for any suggestions you think could help us to continually improve.
4.0
Jun 21, 2020

Challenging but decent company with good work-life balance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good exposure and room to develop

Cons

Bureaucratic and political, development has to be self led

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Network Rail Response
5y
You had us at the title! Thanks for sharing your comments and really positive to hear about the exposure and room for development. We're focused on removing bureaucracy and the Putting Passengers First programme is proving lots of opportunity for devolved decision making. Please do chat to your line manager or through our Putting Passengers First Yammer group for any suggestions you think could help us to continually improve, as it's our colleagues across the business that can really help in this. Thanks again for your comments.
5.0
Jun 17, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Opportunities to get involved with lots of different people Colleagues are largely supportive

Cons

Bureaucracy and politics can be frustrating

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Network Rail Response
5y
Thanks for sharing your experience at Network Rail, it was great to read through the pros of working here. You're absolutely right to point out the frustrations and we're working hard to remove bureaucracy through our Putting Passengers First programme. This is providing lots of opportunity for devolved decision making. Please do chat to your line manager or through our Putting Passengers First Yammer group for any suggestions you think could help us to continually improve. Thanks again for your comments.
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