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      Grainger

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      Grainger reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (4,989 total reviews)
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      DG Macpherson

      87% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Grainger has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,989 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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      5K reviews
      4.0
      Dec 11, 2012

      Really liked Grainger, Management is a different story

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working at Grainger was a very good experience. The sales training in DPS was in-depth and applied to real world sales. The managers in the branches were great to work with and really helped with understanding customers tendencies. Fellow Acct Mgrs were truly there to help and did everything they could to help.

      Cons

      Immediate management's only concern was to increase their own political capital to further their own rise within the company. Zero concern for the well being of the Acct Mgrs assigned to them.

      3.0
      Dec 1, 2012

      Great company, great benefits, not for everyone

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Grainger has a great people and resources to help you bring value to your customers. The benefits are good and for a distributor, they are great at what they do. Back orders and mis-shipments are an anomaly.

      Cons

      Change is abound on a regular basis so you better roll with it. Opportunities for advancement in sales are very few and far between. The company is heavily metric driven so you have to perform across all categories or management will find something to ding you on. It seems that Grainger is always trying to find a why to shape sales behavior by the incentives offered. The company is very goal driven and you judged fairly and sometimes unfairly due to your invididual performance to goal.

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