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    3.5
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    Grainger CEO DG Macpherson
    DG Macpherson
    428 Ratings
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    • "Poor work-life balance for top-performers" (in 86 reviews)

    • "Just a waste of everybody's time just to fill reports to make upper management feel good about themselves" (in 65 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review
      Helpful (30)

      "GREAT PEOPLE WORK HERE!"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Account Manager 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Grainger full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Great company filled with solid solutions minded people! Company culture is geared toward work life balance and overall compensation package is great especially if you're a high performer.

      Cons

      Lots of change in company over the past few years.

      Grainger2018-12-23

    2. "Great Environment & Plenty of Opportunity"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Human Resources Development Program in Lake Forest, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Grainger full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Great range of benefits, fantastic profit sharing, good work/life balance, leaders who care about professional development and growth, and plenty of opportunity to be part of high-value/high-impact work. Grainger has transformed significantly over the last 5 years, and there's a buzz of competitive energy that drives people to innovate and succeed. Really great place for people who like variety in their work!

      Cons

      With the transformations taking place, leadership changes are fairly common. It's not a great environment for folks who require lots of direction and guidance.

      Advice to Management

      Continue to focus on adopting and innovating with technology. Team members are the key to Grainger's success; appropriately invest in top performers and develop them further through stretch assignments. Continue working to connect teams, break down silos, create easy-to-use resources, and streamline processes.

      Grainger2019-08-28
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    3. "Good company overall"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Account Manager in Los Angeles, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Grainger full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Industry leader, good work-life balance, good people

      Cons

      Can be very political. You can only get promoted if you're well connected, not based on your performance

      Grainger2019-12-04

    4. "Great Place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Account Manager in San Antonio, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Grainger full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Awesome people, great work life balance

      Cons

      they cut your insurance if you take short term disability without your knowledge and then blame you for not catching it.

      Grainger2019-11-06
    5. Helpful (2)

      "Overall good company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Infrastructure Administrator in Lake Forest, IL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Grainger full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      General work life balance, profit sharing and benefits, contributions, etc. Great involvement with community affairs

      Cons

      IT Sr. leadership waffles with vision and direction. typical "flavor of the week" processes. IT Sr leadership will protect buddies. Buddies get promoted into MGMT positions beyond their abilities. Too much action is taken without thorough analysis on the details of a problem\initiative.

      Advice to Management

      actively run thorough analysis on people leaders. how are some perennial high achievers reviewed as poor performers in such a short time within a management change?

      Grainger2019-10-17

    6. "Great benefits"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Finance Analyst 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Grainger full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Great benefits, work life balance

      Cons

      Constant management changes, re-structuring

      Grainger2019-08-14

    7. "Sourcing Specialist"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Strategic Sourcing Specialist in Northbrook, IL
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Grainger full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Great people. Corporate company that felt like family. Work life balance was good. As well as the benefits offered.

      Cons

      Allowed decreasing stocks dictate the future of the company. Outsourced most of the Sourcing department to another country (and downsized many other departments) without realistic plan in place. Did give ample time to laid off employees to find other employment opportunities.

      Grainger2019-08-01

    8. "Great Company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Operations Supervisor in Lake Forest, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Grainger full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Great benefits, upward mobility, work life balance is the best I have ever had.

      Cons

      Large company and can be difficult to network

      Advice to Management

      None

      Grainger2019-06-27
    9. Helpful (1)

      "Most Amazing Company I've worked for in a LONG time."

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Senior Email Specialist in Lake Forest, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Grainger full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      - Work life Balance, is encouraged - Don't make you feel like a number - Achievements are recognized - Give you the tools to succeed - Family Friendly - Genuinely care about your well being

      Cons

      - honestly there are none.

      Advice to Management

      keep up the great work! You guys ROCK!

      Grainger2019-06-22

    10. "Great company to work for!"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Inside Sales Associate in San Antonio, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Grainger full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Work/life balance is there and benefits provided are great!

      Cons

      The inside sales organization is new so there has been a lot of change within the first few years as well as a lot of turnover both middle management and upper management.

      Grainger2019-06-23
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