National Grid reviews

4.4

92% would recommend to a friend

(2,739 total reviews)
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Zoë Yujnovich

94% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

National Grid has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,739 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The National Grid employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.8 stars).

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1.0
Apr 8, 2014

Why power costs so much...

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Pros

You can sit on Facebook, do personal banking in front of supervisors, sit on g-chat and basically have no expectations from management as everyone here is either replaceable or replaceable but unfireable due to a union that has implemented mandatory breaks for people in administrative positions (why they need a break from sitting at a desk is beyond me). You can also leave in the middle of the day if you are stressed, not having a great day, don't feel like working or any other reason I have observed; alternatively you can also spend the remainder of the day talking and not doing work. There is also no expectation of getting work done; this is a combination of everyone knowing the person they are working with is dumb and can be blamed for delays or just not caring and making excuses to not do it or blaming consultants. They love to complain about consultants here which is ironic as they are here to clean up after the actual workers (see other comments) who suck at their jobs.

Cons

You kind of feel guilty taking money from a public utility company if you have any concept of work and responsibility, unfortunately their is a distinct lack of any idea what those concepts are. As a result you literally feel dumber as you are forced to interact with these troglodytes. You also feel bad when people complain about heating or electric bills because you know it could probably be reduced by 90% if competent people were responsible for its procurement and delivery.

5.0
Apr 8, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Office environment is very good. Career development and training through Academy is very professional. Compensation and reward is also very competative.

Cons

It is a large company so you need to get used to that quircly and be able to adapt to the pace of change.

4.0
Mar 16, 2014

Chaotic

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great company. I loved my co-workers and my supervisors. Pay is good.

Cons

Outdated is a understatement. Huge trust issue between union and management. Lack of

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