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
Jul 12, 2015

Political Nightmare

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, other employees and the building is absolutely beautiful.

Cons

The corporate office doesn't promote from within, even if you're qualified. They treat you like a commodity and like a number. The managers (including directors and VP's) aren't held accountable OR reviewed like the "minions" are. If you think hard work will get you anywhere here, think again. They'll promote from within only specific people, and they promote people running departments that have never been in that department before (completely without ANY experience). I don't know anyone that enjoys working here, except for those "special" people that happen to get promoted. They give you so much work that you can't breathe and then you get into trouble if you don't do all of the tasks without asking for help or asking for another way to do things. If you can play the political game, and enjoy it, then this is the place for you!

3.0
Jun 4, 2015

Entry-Level Chemical Engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Safety first, great benefits, good pay

Cons

Lots of layers of management, which slows down projects and production

4.0
May 24, 2015

Past employer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong, well established, broad base of career opportunities

Cons

Company is headquartered in Houston, Texas

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