3.0
15 Dec 2015
Current employee, more than 3 years
Lake Forest, IL
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Great work-life balance - work from home accepted without question, flexible work schedules truly available. Generous benefits. Easy going atmosphere (for the unambitious).
Cons
Classic old-school 20th century company, dense with management, struggling to avoid change in a changing world. Grainger's values are in contradiction. They want to do right by employees (see above), but they put a premium on tact, secrecy, and obedience. More than discouraged, employees and low level managers demonstrating speed and initiative are often punished. Grainger constantly re-orgs, but never changes.