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      Network Rail

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      Network Rail reviews

      3.8

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (2,605 total reviews)

      Jeremy Westlake

      74% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,605 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
      3.0
      Sep 2, 2016

      State of the art offices, good people

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work/life balance. People are knowledgeable. Form permanent staff there is probably good opportunities.

      Cons

      Some Director's and senior managers do not lead by example. They ask junior staff to check up on contractor's and you are left looking over your shoulder all the time. Also they employ unskilled people to do management rolls and they take the credit for the work other's have done.

      2.0
      Aug 31, 2016

      Under utilises employees and not for ambitious people.

      Assistant analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible working, I was able to choose my start and end times. Above average salaries for what is required of you, for administrative and analytical roles it pays above the local rate. Rail season ticket discount Encourages internal promotion and movement, helps to understand the different parts of the organisation but the type of work is very similar (e.g admin and form filling) Relatively secure job, regular reorganisations but there is usually a job there if you want it.

      Cons

      Roles very narrow in terms of responsibilities. Due to the size of the organisation the role responsibilities are narrow and little opportunity to take on work types of work. Management not interested in the skills you have to offer and the potential benefit of using them. In my experience management were happy to let things go as usual and not interested in using employees' skills to improve processes. Top heavy company therefore little opportunity for entry level employees to gain new skills and be challenged. Majority of interesting ad-hoc work given to mid level employees therefore entry level employees get no opportunity to gain experience, which is not good for long term career prospects. Very little opportunity for training and sponsorship. Slow decision making from management and

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