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      Network Rail

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      Network Rail reviews

      3.8

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (2,607 total reviews)

      Jeremy Westlake

      75% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,607 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
      4.0
      Apr 15, 2018

      A Great Place to Work, Despite the Cons

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Wages, benefits and conditions very good when comparing jobs and skill set with equivalent companies. Most people are genuinely passionate and want to do the right thing. If you are ambitious and bright you can go a long way (if you’re ambitious and not so bright you can also go a long way!). Great safety and D&I message being delivered from the top. A job for life should you want it. Quite easy to move around the company into different areas with good training and further education opportunities. It can be an exciting place to work. Despite some frustrations (see Cons), I love it, and would recommend to those interested in getting people from A to B safely and, ahem, efficiently on Britain’s railways.

      Cons

      Like many monster organisations the inefficiency and waste is staggering. Top down management. An awful lot of middle management – the value being questionable. Any problems - the answer seems to be throw even more management at it. Poor performance is not dealt with. Despite good messages being preached, D&I has a huge way to go and things I’ve heard spoken at all levels are not acceptable. People can be promoted beyond their abilities and poor performance is not effectively dealt with. Relationship between HQ and the routes isn’t the best. Comms can be poor. Pace of change can be slow.

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      Network Rail Response
      7y
      Thank you for taking your time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback both positive and constructive! Reinold Talent Acquisition Manager
      4.0
      Mar 28, 2018

      Good, social,

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Welcoming people, very social and relaxed .

      Cons

      Could have better opportunities for careers but it could just my what I studied.

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      Network Rail Response
      8y
      Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, we appreciate the feedback! Glad to hear you feel the warmth in our working environment. We do support our staff in career progression through training, studying courses, qualifications and sideways movements to accumulate skills and experience for the next step. Reinold Talent Acquisition Manager
      2.0
      Mar 27, 2018

      Supervisor

      Operations supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working with safety conscious staff, and meeting deadlines and helping keeping our rail service running on time to keep our customers happy

      Cons

      Agency staff,being let down by outside staff on really important shifts, and having to re schedule shift, for lack of the importance of our network.

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