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      Network Rail

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      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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).

      Reviews by job title

      3K reviews
      4.0
      Feb 6, 2018

      Talks a Good Game

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Massive focus on Values and Behaviours, care for wellbeing, safety etc, could make this an amazing place to work. It is in many areas and locations, but not all.

      Cons

      Scared and ineffective middle managers can make life hell in some locations and areas.

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      Network Rail Response
      8y
      Thank you very much for your review. The massive focus on values, behaviours, safety & care for well being are so true. Thank you for all your hard work the past 10 years, we really value our staff. We appreciate that with over 37000 staff nation wide, our inclusive culture will always need to be reinforced in order to reach all parts of the organisation. As you know, we have Diversity & Inclusion champions to support this throughout the organisation from our office staff to our track workers. I'm glad to say we've recently signed our 1000th Diversity & Inclusion champion as champions of all the positive things you mentioned and to help us walk the walk. I would encourage signing up to be a Diversity & Inclusion champion as well. In terms of problem people, we may not always know. I'm not sure if you're aware of this but, we have a speak-out line for employees who feel concerned about behaviours to bring it to light in the organisation. The employee doesn't have to disclose information and this line can be anonymous if the employee so wishes it. Reinold Talent Acquisition Manager
      3.0
      Feb 5, 2018

      IT Service Analyst

      It service desk analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      28 Days of leave a year with the ability to 'buy' an extra 2 days. Big company with friendly team members

      Cons

      Absolutely no staff retention causing the team to be frequently extremely busy. Management seem to have favourites.

      4.0
      Jan 31, 2018

      Great but complex company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - The company provides excellent work/life balance. Flexible working in that you can choose your start and finish times suitable to your own needs. - Respectable amount of paid annual leave and five days of volunteer leave per year for those interested in volunteering for any charity or STEM event. - The assistant design engineering job is challenging and fulfilling. - 75% of season ticket from home to work place. - Lots of job opportunities from an engineering point of view. The company departments is generally very flexible with switching disciplines careers or departments. There have been maintenance engineers who have ended up as design or project engineers and mechanical engineers becoming signalling specialists. - Growing industry. Large and varied amount of projects like Digital Railway, Crossrail 2, electrification projects on Anglia, LNE, GW and Scotland and station enhancements. - Opens up to lots of external opportunities. - Strongly encourage safety culture. - Respectful colleagues. Diversity and inclusion encouraged. - An expensive work phone and possibly a laptop depending on role.

      Cons

      - Lots of politics, increasing as you get into a more senior position. - The company processes are a mess and the main cause of project delays, overspend as well as poor maintenance regimes. Too many people, interfaces, ideas and different key performance measures for different teams have led to more and more problems. - Many employees are resistant to change. - Graduate scheme could be managed better. The management team does not communicate well with its graduates, particularly when problems arise. - Departments are often trying to compete with each other for money and not collaborating effectively enough.

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