National Grid Work Life - Software Engineer National Grid Employee Review

4.0
Aug 28, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The pros of working at National Grid are the people. You work with people who have the same values and goals as you do. I have had the blessing to work with a manager who is diligent and cares about the advancement of his engineers. My growth has skyrocketed because I have been placed in an environment that thrives on learning and trying new things. My teammates have allowed me to question them constantly which has allowed for a community of education.

Cons

Some of the cons at National Grid pertain to the many gates that have to be passed through in order for things to get done. There are standards in place and I think some of them may be outdated but we stick to them out of ceremony instead of what helps us move forward efficiently and safely.

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1.0
Jun 30, 2026
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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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