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      Network Rail

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      Network Rail reviews

      3.8

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (2,607 total reviews)

      Jeremy Westlake

      74% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,607 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
      4.0
      Jun 10, 2015

      Good company but frustrations

      Business partner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits are good, and the flexible working is handy.

      Cons

      Being such a large company, there are a number of frustrations with trying to 'get things done'. Just knowing the right department is difficult, let alone the right area or person! Behaviours among the senior managers sometimes leave a lot to be desired, it seems like some of them are from the dark ages in the way that they speak to people.

      4.0
      Jun 1, 2015

      Great opportunities despite the day-to-day frustrations

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      In four years, I have had four promotions through two pay bands...which is great. For people who are motivated and ambitious, there's loads of opportunities in NR. The organisation is large and diverse so there is plenty of opportunity for promotion, secondments and gaining experience in different functions. Decent benefits and generally, most managers have a fairly flexible approach to agile working etc.

      Cons

      NR are typically pretty bad of retaining real talent, which means that the great people that work there don't stick around for too long. Incidentally, those that have got comfortable and have stuck around too long are easy to identify. There can be a real lack of accountability and it can be really difficult to create momentum or a sense of urgency. Most frustratingly of all I feel, is the complete lack of learning from lessons, which means that the business makes the same mistakes over and over.

      3.0
      Apr 20, 2015

      Signaller

      Signaller
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good rates of pay, reasonable pension scheme, and holidays.

      Cons

      Unsociable hours, pointless courses and half baked initiatives that never make the job better

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