Great job security, but very stagnant - Civil Engineer National Grid Employee Review

3.0
Feb 8, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Strong job security and, depending on team, typically reasonable work-life balance. Really nice people, respectful and laid back culture. They will support you. Promotes from within.

Cons

Organization is very stagnant despite frequent re-orgs. Mushroom management. Silos. Mandatory storm overtime for all employees. Below-market compensation and questionable salary growth for technical roles.

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1.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

At NGED the few pros are lessened by the day as the cons are increasing. The idea of a career has gone and now most are resigned to just having a job.

Cons

Aside from the reality being very different from what the leadership team sell IE they don't care about people or net zero, it's all spin and marketing. Now at NGED we are in a situation where staff you have known for many years simply disappear from duty and no one seems to know why, a couple of weeks later they have left the business with an NDA. It's happening all over the business. There seems to be a drive to remove any leaders who have industry technical knowledge and replace them with people from outside the industry who knows little to nothing about electricity. Despite safe to say being an important value, speaking out against this usually results in an NDA. It's toxic positivity where playing along seems to be more important than the role you fulfil.

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