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      Calpine

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      Calpine reviews

      4.0

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (445 total reviews)

      Andrew Novotny/Thad Hill

      91% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

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      Calpine has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 445 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Calpine employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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      445 reviews
      1.0
      May 10, 2018

      The WORST EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      No Pros. There’s no pros. Unless you enter with a buddy- you better hope someone takes you under their wing. Management runs this place like dumbasses.

      Cons

      Managers in “clicks” trying to push out employees because they play favorites. Their management has no idea what they’re doing in regards to employees and position. I have never had a manager never talk to me all day except for impossible demands. Definitely the most unorganized company I’ve ever encountered. 7 out 8 hours people don’t work but if a “favorite” doesn’t like you- you are micromanaged in order to document all your mistakes. I would advise to reconsider this place as employment and definitely don’t come in contract- you’ll be out the door a week after walked in.

      1.0
      Apr 22, 2018

      Awful Culture, Stagnant Position

      Real time power operator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There wasn't that much good about this place, I was very relieved to get out of there.

      Cons

      -Hands down the worst culture I have ever seen, and am pretty sure I will ever see. The type of place where your teammates will talk crap about someone when he/she leaves the desk for 5min to get a cup of coffee. -Profanity & dirty language are the norm. -No career training or continuing education. -Work load is beastly; I felt sorry for lots of the people there, and questioned how they stay married? -Their 24hr desks, which at most companies are staffed by 12 people, thus allowing for adequate training, relief, and a good work life balance, are staffed by only 3-4 people. -Towards the end of my tenure they they tried to institute a training week for the 24hr desks, but ended up with a dumpster fire of a solution: One lucky person on their week off will come in "train" on all nights, all weekends and all holidays. Though there was no set training to be had...This was their solution/punishment for a training week. -Did I mention the work life balance is deplorable?

      3.0
      Mar 31, 2018

      decent

      Operations
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefit, good peoples plants seem to be a stable place of employment for the long haul and possibly in to your retirement.

      Cons

      management does seem to have there favorites and can have a hard time understating what it is they exactly want from time to time.

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