Terrible Place to Work - Senior Product Designer National Grid Employee Review

1.0
23 May 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Honestly the only pro was that I was being paid well and got to work remotely.

Cons

The microaggressions and sometimes blatant racism; lack of HR when you needed them; lack of diversity; and the fact that we couldn't do our best work because all of our software was from prehistoric ages made it impossible for me to rate this any higher than 1 star

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National Grid Response
10mo
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are deeply concerned by the issues you raised, particularly regarding microaggressions, racism, and lack of support when needed. At National Grid, inclusion is central to who we are and who we strive to be. Everyone deserves to feel respected, valued, and empowered to contribute their best work. Feedback like yours helps us recognise where we must do better. We are actively working to foster a more inclusive workplace, strengthen our HR support, and modernise the tools and technology our teams use every day. These efforts are part of our broader commitment to creating an environment that not only welcomes diversity but also ensures fairness and respect for all. If you are open to continuing the conversation, we encourage you to reach out to us at careers@nationalgrid.com so we can better understand your experience and use it to drive meaningful improvements.

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1.0
30 Jun 2026
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Pros

At NGED the few pros are lessened by the day as the cons are increasing. The idea of a career has gone and now most are resigned to just having a job.

Cons

Aside from the reality being very different from what the leadership team sell IE they don't care about people or net zero, it's all spin and marketing. Now at NGED we are in a situation where staff you have known for many years simply disappear from duty and no one seems to know why, a couple of weeks later they have left the business with an NDA. It's happening all over the business. There seems to be a drive to remove any leaders who have industry technical knowledge and replace them with people from outside the industry who knows little to nothing about electricity. Despite safe to say being an important value, speaking out against this usually results in an NDA. It's toxic positivity where playing along seems to be more important than the role you fulfil.

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