Network Rail reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,598 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

77% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,598 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
Jan 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting projects with unique challenges. Good safety Culture Lots of dead wood employees in senior positions blocking change and innovation

Cons

Management is old fashioned and has a complicated structure Excessive reporting Core values not shared by all teams Hardley any training or career development planning

2.0
Jan 17, 2014

Can't wait to leave

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary 75% Season ticket discount

Cons

Management change their minds and decisions all the time. Made to feel very replaceable. Some Senior Managers totaly ignore you, as if you don't exist. Politics. Negative culture. Favouritism. Deeply inefficient and frustrating. Limited ability to change roles as for a lot of internal vacancies they seem to already have someone in mind for it.

2.0
Dec 11, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Money is fairly good, though not brilliant

Cons

Made to feel that I was very unimportant, and that I had to perform or go. Some Managers act is if they are doing you a favour by speaking to you. E Mails and phone calls to some Managers go un-answered as they will only speak or correspond with other Managers, not Supervisors. Floors full of old Men working in silence. Some Senior Managers totaly ignore you, as if you don't exist. I made a point of saying "good morning" to a project Director as He passed my desk every morning. He never once replied.

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