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      Grainger

      Engaged Employer

      Grainger reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (4,973 total reviews)
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      DG Macpherson

      87% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Senior management

      Grainger has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,973 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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      Reviews by job title

      5K reviews
      2.0
      May 26, 2009

      Good to customers, but they don't care about sales representatives.

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They are a good distributor of industrial supplies. They have a good selection, value proposition, and good availability. The branch employees are very helpful, much better than retail employees.

      Cons

      If you work in sales, your territory can be switched or changed without you given the chance to provide input. They don't share their costs with the sales representatives, so you don't know the margins. Also, if you try to make suggestions to improve the company, you will likely be ignored.

      1.0
      Mar 17, 2009

      Research first

      Specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Depending on the department, this is an excellent company. Great benefits, profit sharing, good opportunity for cross training and hands on experience

      Cons

      Interview a few employees before jumping into a role within a department that has grown up with the company. New comers are not readily accepted unless you start off as a yes man from the get go. There is a lot of back biting and not little credit given for a job well done. A VERY tough group in HQ!

      4.0
      Feb 25, 2009

      Great place to learn about business

      Branch manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The work is very engaging and the company is very progressive. If you are looking to learn about business this is a great company to work for. They are always looking for new ways to do things and they do a good job of developing their employees. Their tuition reimbursement program is also good, so take advantage of it.

      Cons

      They often reorg their company so don't get too attached to your co-workers. It is hard sometimes to be as agile as the company would like you to be, so be sure to be ready for a lot of change.

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