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

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
3.0
Feb 14, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Space to develop your own skills Trust to do a good job, no micromanagement Great pay and reasonable benefits Generally opinions will be listened to Good work life balance towards the life side.

Cons

Poor/absence of structured Personal Development. Skill degradation due to specialist work almost always subcontracted. Communistic approach to performance - everyone gets the same, little incentive to go above and beyond. No social engagement because of WFH culture encourages people to not talk to each other - most people have poor/little to no social skills. Lots of talk about training & skills but reality is different: little to no interest, support or guidance in allowing colleagues to learn the new technical, specialist skills they desire. Developing a career is outweighed towards home life balance. Focus/support is always to those with families/children, not single child free people who want to develop their careers. People are encouraged to do the bare minimum.

2.0
Feb 9, 2025

Slow and poorly resourcef

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big industry that is important

Cons

Don’t expect to be inspired by anyone you work with

4.0
Feb 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture work life balance

Cons

No cons as of now

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