Network Rail reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,602 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

74% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,602 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
Mar 1, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The industry is complex and challenging. People are generous with their knowledge. The scale of the company means there are opportunities to progress in your career and change fields.

Cons

They do not pay particularly well, especially when you are in the South East and have received a few promotions.

3.0
Feb 25, 2015

Interesting work but very poor management.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large amount of interdepartmental possibilities. Some very good and intelligent employees who are open to share their knowledge and experience. Good salary. Good amount of holidays for band 4 and above.

Cons

Institutionally racist. It doesn't matter how good you are at work. Only defining factor for success with this company is your relationship with management. very poor bonuses for non executive employees. Main bulk of employees are engineers, who effectively had pay-cuts instead of bonuses whiles the useless management and executives get generous bonuses. Work life balance is very poor (unless you are top 5% of the company executives). This company expects you to work overtime without pay.

4.0
Jan 30, 2015

Route Asset Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Growing industry, variety of engineering opportunities

Cons

Regulated industry, 24/7 commitment required

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