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      Network Rail

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      Network Rail reviews

      3.8

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (2,598 total reviews)

      Jeremy Westlake

      74% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,598 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Network Rail employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      3K reviews
      2.0
      Oct 17, 2023

      Not the company it was, avoid

      Programme manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Colleagues are great and dedicated Benefits decent

      Cons

      Long hours for no overtime, but expected to work more than your contracted hours You’re just a number these days and on constant threat of being displaced to the amount of organisation changes which are cutting staff massively. Senior leadership is poor, making changes for changes sake that end up doing a 360 listen to your workforce where the experience is, it’s costly everytime and a complete waste of money Company is now silo’d by changes made PPF in 2019-2020, which in term created specialist teams now only working for one region not nationwide. Company is now disjointed and many staff are leaving in droves because of the uncertainty of whether they will have a job now or in GBR? Poor communications on the changes.

      3.0
      Jun 8, 2023

      Good company for job security but that’s really it. it is its own worst enemy!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very good job security Union power integration is better than anywhere else. Rail pension scheme Finally have staff leisure travel discount though a watered down version than promised. Once in the you can move around in different roles. Not many perks compared to private sector companies and perks we do have are be try limited such as the cycle to work scheme which has very few bikes available. Diverse and inclusive though issues still exist including racism.

      Cons

      Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary. Still a lot of bullying Try and force training courses down your throat such as business ethics because of past directors who lined their own pockets. Network Rail policies contradict eachother. Every manager has an idea that causes issues for projects (always moving the goalposts) Wastes money and shows nothing for its Throws money at the wrong places Pays well over the odds for poor quality supply’s for example what should cost £100 will cost tax payers £1000, likewise £1000 becomes £10,000 so forth… Doesn’t learn from its past mistakes, or forgets. Doesn’t value employees opinions and instead makes errors. Directions of future unclear Leadership non existent

      1.0
      Jan 5, 2023

      Top Heavy

      Operative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Working outside - everyone is in the same boat

      Cons

      - management -bully culture -stuck in the old ways

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