Calpine reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(118 total reviews)

Andrew Novotny/Thad Hill

91% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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3.0
Sep 9, 2016

Non-management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Ok benefits, have had better; salaries are ok

Cons

Lots of politics and very difficult to get things done. Takes a long time to get decisions. No autonomy or authority to do job without having many people make a decision on day to day stuff. Limited opportunities.

2.0
Sep 6, 2016

Good old boys club

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Pros

Excellent benefits and parts of the company are a fun working environment Powerplant portfolio are good assets on which to base a merchant fleet.

Cons

Unfortunately, while the executives are intelligent it is a good old boys club that no one can break into without the executive washroom key. If Thad Hill likes you, you're in and your bonuses will be good. If he doesn't, you are stuck in a wasteland or out the door. You are expected to work very long hours and forgo any sort of work/life balance.

4.0
May 11, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers at the plants are good people and easy to work with. Benefits are goodish, but they are on the downward spiral. Safety is a very high priority. Overall a comfortable place to work.

Cons

Wages are below average in the SF-Bay area even after the cost of living increase in 2015. Plant staff has to commute over an hour at the minimum to work, because no one can afford to life close to the plants. Budgets at some of the bay area plants are so low that most maintenance can't be performed. As a result of this we just keep putting duct tape over bandages until it blows up and the staff get blamed. Really bad training program for Instrumentation Controls Tech's

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