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

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
Oct 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Better benefits than most (but pay is super low)

Cons

Most political organization I have ever worked at. No one cooperates or works with each other in order to minimize personal liability. Even with departments (looking at you, IT and compliance) managers are highly competitive and their only goals are self-serving. A lot of employees exist who are either incompetent and/or barely working. A handful of these unfortunately happen to be VPs. The company refuses to invest in it's costs (IT, compliance, safety, etc.) and it gets what it pays for. Everyone is stressed out and afraid to deal with anyone outside their department.

3.0
Sep 24, 2014

Corporate

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Outstanding pay and benefits. Great business model

Cons

Old school culture in terms of work life balance. Most departments operate in cya mode opposed to working together to solve business challenges.

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