Grainger reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,991 total reviews)
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DG Macpherson

87% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Grainger has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,991 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Grainger employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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4.0
Jul 25, 2013
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Pros

Low Stress, Employees Empowered to Make Bold Decisions, Senior Leaders Care About Employees' Opinion, Advancement Opportunities, Employees are Encouraged to Get Involved, Clean and Safe Work Environment, High Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty, Company is Growing Exponentially!

Cons

Raises/Promotions seem to be arbitrary and are not consistent from Manager to Manager, Employees are expected to go above and beyond job description just to "Meet Expectations", Often cut corners to keep operational costs low - would be nice to have a little "extra" for our efforts, An employee going above and beyond for Company's benefit is treated just like the employee who does the bare minimum, Benefits are terrible compared to other companies of Grainger's caliber - it's laughable..

1.0
Jul 24, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The HQs in Lake Forest has a nice building. They're good at bringing talent in - but can't keep anyone past 2 years. (it's amazing anyone stays that long if they come into the company through internal audit). The parking lot is always salted.

Cons

The Internal Audit department is comprised layer upon layer of managers, directors, and executives with little to no audit experience. They have no idea what they’re doing, talking about, reviewing, etc. The IA Department has the worst reputation throughout Grainger, and it’s more than deserved. All the talent lies at the senior level – from which they draw a great deal out of Big 4 and other large public accounting firms. However, the seniors spend so much time “dumbing down” audit information to the managers and directors that there is little time for anything else and most seniors do not last more than 2 years. This is a department that loves anything classified as no-value added: countless status update meetings, no decisions are ever made, project trackers, moving the same information from Excel to Word to our IA software (which no one knows how to use) – the list goes on forever. In short, if you’d like to spend your career with a smile plastered on your face as your brain slowly turns to mush – this is the position for you.

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