Grainger reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,988 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 4,988 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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1.0
Sep 10, 2012

THEY JUST USE YOU UP AND SPIT YOU OUT

Anonymous employee
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Pros

retirement plan, benefits, the work itself can be fun

Cons

Archaic computer systems; extremely time consuming, disorganized processes that involve little sense; completely disconnected managers that either don't have a clue of what really comprises a day at A.G. or just don't care (as long as their own career is advancing); back stabbing is the norm and is widespread; they try to come off as a modern, open, and encouraging atmosphere but everyone knows that you'd better not dare speak your mind; many visitors from head office (to the branch) will walk right by you as if you don't exist or perhaps even sit down in your chair and take over your desk while you were in the washroom - of course your mgr is too scared to say anything - just make sure that you still get your 12 hours work done in this 8 hour day; the lower you are on the totem pole the worse you are treated; the branch manager could be a complete and utter incompetent moron but as long as he's a 'yes man' that's all that seems to matter, especially if he's lucky enough to have staff that carries him along. This is the worst company that I have ever worked for.

3.0
Sep 4, 2012

Grainger Review

Recommend
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Pros

Amazing company, great benefits and great place to work if you are in Lake Forest, Ill.

Cons

Sales at Grainger is political, sales will go the way of a salary like GP in less that two years.

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