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      Calpine

      Engaged Employer

      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

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      445 reviews
      1.0
      Oct 2, 2014

      Highly political, high stress corporate environment

      Internal auditor
      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.

      2.0
      Oct 6, 2016

      not employee friendly

      Tech iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      some managers are great to work for and care about employee concerns and situations

      Cons

      company does nothing with problem mangers reguardless of how many times they have been reported to HR, they seem to value those mangers more

      3.0
      Jan 31, 2023

      Delusional and conservative "old-boys club" masquerading as flexible and inclusive

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great place for your first "real" job out of college - you'll learn the ins and outs of corporate life and develop professionally. You'll become a low-key Excel wiz if you're in the right roles and you might make a few friends in the process. Bonuses can be wildly rewarding as you move up the ladder.

      Cons

      Base pay is garbage compared to industry standards and those discretionary/"black-box" bonuses that can be so wildly rewarding are basically used to keep you hostage. It's a super niche business which can make it complicated to transfer into the world beyond Calpine once you decide you've had enough. Despite the inclusive, flexible, fair, and open culture they try to convince everyone they're cultivating, they are firmly stuck in the past. Double standards and nepotism run rampant and once you see the extent of it, it becomes hard to tolerate. HR was never stellar at the local office but the folks at corporate who you'll be transferred to for basically everything are truly terrible - don't ever think they have your best interest in mind.

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