Grainger reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,986 total reviews)
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87% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Grainger has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,986 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
3.0
Oct 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good compensation, great benefits, fun people to work with, very philanthropic within the community, very customer oriented, tuition reimbursement, FORTUNE 500 COMPANY with lots of brand recognition.

Cons

Not recognized for individual accomplishments and contributions enough, some supervisors and managers can be "Glory Hounds" and "Steal your Thunder" Hard to advance without having to relocate, due to the fact that things stay very stagnant and opportunities to move up within any one market rarely occur.

4.0
Oct 18, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They seem to be making a good effort to retain their internal talent through career development programs and education benefit. Great profit sharing plan.

Cons

It is difficult to move up unless you are in the Lake Forest area. A little instability because of frequent reorganization.

4.0
Oct 12, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great name recognition. Clear sales approach when handling Government customers. Well engrained within the business. Great profit sharing plans and health benefits.

Cons

Sales support is an issue. The new compensation plan is very confusing (purposely maybe?) I have noticed that the compensation plans are better elsewhere.

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