Grainger reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,982 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 4,982 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
Jul 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They are very good at giving you proper training and recourses to succeed. Starting pay us decent. They give you full Benefits on day 1.

Cons

Daily metrics, this is something that can be demoralizing even if you are doing well. At some point, you just dont want to hear about it every day. They also seem to focus too hard on call time and dials rather than sales which makes no sense when hiring for a sales position. The commission is TERRIBLE. You will have a book of business worth around 3mill but will still need to make sales to earn 950 extra. Which is taxed and placed on a regular payroll check so you barely even get that "bonus".

5.0
Jul 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance and pay are very good for a company this big

Cons

PTO isn’t a lot , process improvements take a long time to implement

5.0
Jul 9, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, Able to communicate with many different people and doing different things everyday.

Cons

Hot days sometimes and you have to wear long pants but that’s it

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