Turn-Over Very High - Inside Sales Representative Grainger Employee Review

1.0
Apr 29, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great Benefits, Monday- Friday schedule

Cons

They don't care about building relationships with the customers, they will fire you in a heart beat, as they have training classes on standby. The work environment very militant, you come in put your head set and have to meet your dials and minutes as they pull you off the phones consistently for meeting but do not adjust the metrics. You will get written up if minutes and dials are not met. No flexibility at all, if you get in a car accident or have a flat tire, that will be an occurrence, that is Graingers "NO FAULT" policy. The goals they give you cannot be justified or shown to you as why you must hot that very high number. There is no way to track where you are with this goal either. Your ability to hit a goal is based on the type of accounts you get and the season for that particular company, some are good some never stand a chance. They will tell you otherwise. This is not a place to build a futre because I have seen them fire good workers left and right for the dumbest reasons, this company has no heart for their employees. Find another place to work. You will be miserable, oh and your customers laugh when you try to INTRO call them because chances are that customer has gotten that call from someone like you many times in less than 2 years. Also you have to compete with ZORO, Grainger's other company who is under priced so customers go there instead of you, therefore making it harder to reach that goal! Your WELCOME!

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5.0
Apr 22, 2026
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Pros

Grainger has a great culture, that values developing people and helping them to achieve their career goals. The rewards and recognition (pay, health insurance, work/life balance and misc. benefits) offered are top tier and prove that they are a people first company.

Cons

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4.0
Jun 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are decent and reasonably priced. They offer a 401k match, BCBS insurance, FSA, HSA, dental, vision, life insurance, and accidental D&D coverage. They also do a 3‑to‑1 match for donations to non‑religious 501(c) organizations. There’s a big emphasis on volunteering, with plenty of opportunities to get involved. The building itself is beautiful, with a free on‑site gym, a coffee shop, real trees in the atrium, a waterfall, and a large cafeteria (though the food can vary). They’re also flexible about which days you come on‑site, depending on the team’s schedule. If I needed to switch a Monday for a Thursday, it was never an issue. My manager was also supportive of remote work on days when the weather made commuting difficult.

Cons

Admins do not get an annual bonus. They're really strict on Overtime, really weird about worrying about mini costs. Like they'll spend 50k on a week-long training but freak out if people want to rent a car while being in town. Can't buy lunch for this 3 hour meeting to cut costs, but we'll drop 10k on this other thing. It's also so unfair that some people get to work remotely and others are forced to come in 3 times a week, for the exact same roles. Every meeting is basically online, so it's just silly and a power trip.

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