Warehouse Employee - Anonymous employee Grainger Employee Review

1.0
7 July 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Ridiculously hard to get in trouble. You can do practically nothing, complain about leadership, and still do nothing and get paid. It could potentially be the easiest job you've ever had. The building manager, Isaiah, is the BIGGEST push over. Someone told me that the leadership will do anything to avoid bad ratings on this annual survey and this guy totally proves that. Just complain and he'll go attack that manager, nothing will change, and you can just go on knowing that you'll be off the radar because you complained. It's kind of a shame that this is a pro because the director is so bad at running the building and the leaders don't give a crap. Everyone who was trying to change things for the better leave because of that. Hence why we just lost 5 managers in literally a month!

Cons

Overtime. They say they're working on improving it, but they don't. We stay late every evening because no one communicates and doesn't hold people to doing what they're supposed to. Then people complain and again, it's like nothing happens.

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4.0
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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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