National Grid reviews

4.4

92% would recommend to a friend

(2,735 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 2,735 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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3K reviews
2.0
Dec 19, 2011
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Pros

This company offers excellent benefits, fair pay, generous vacation time and ESOP. Many people work here for a number of years.

Cons

Very poor leadership, company is constantly reorganizing. Workers are very stressed to know if they will have jobs. Many of the talented US leaders were let go in favor of British management who are mostly concerned with doing business at the lowest cost.

4.0
Dec 4, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Good remuneration package i.e pension,sharesaves etc A certain level of job security though this has been somewhat eroded in recent years.

Cons

No developmental opportunities and feel under utilised and under valued. In recent years, management have adopted a style close to bullying. Lack of recruitment and new blood in this part of the industry. Free wheeling lower tier managers. Office staff are promoted and grow their careers whilst field engineers are ignored. There is a tendency to promote people just to fill quotas eg women in management etc.

3.0
Nov 30, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

- Free coffee - Great views - Some very nice people - Compensation was very good - I learned a lot about corporate culture and politics

Cons

- No benefits to interns - I often found myself with nothing to do since my supervisors were often not in the office - High level of nepotism - Very old fashioned - Slow paced - Lacking innovation

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