Con Edison reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,395 total reviews)
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Tim Cawley

92% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Con Edison has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,395 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Con Edison 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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4.0
Oct 8, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Some of the best reasons to work at Con Ed is because there is job stability and growth opportunity . Also it is a very well known company in New York City. They provide energy to othe greatest city in the world which makes it worth while to work for them. There are several job locations within the city where a employee can choose to work in a convenient place for them. As far as growth opportunity there are always jobs being posted for current employees to fill. The environment of employees makes it a place of work yet fun.

Cons

Some of the downsides of working at Con Ed is that It is a very large company has too many things going on. There is lots of work to be done. Also there is too many old knowledgable guys that are retiring without passing the knowledge to enough younger employees. So alot of the information needed to work is hard to attain. The company has a lot of policies that needs to be followed because it is a big company. They also require yearly tests for safety knowledge and such. You have to work from 7AM which is very early.

4.0
Oct 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

job security, paid training and every one is there to help you when you need it. management is ok they dont really harp on you. being union is amazing you never have to worry what happens at work. all you have to do is worry about being at work on time.

Cons

very demanding mentally and when you have to be there you have to be there no question asked. management is mostly new off the street very few supervisors actually work there way through the ranks. its quite annoying when they are telling you what to do and they dont know what they are even saying.

5.0
Sep 17, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are good and the salary is competitive. The work life balance within the company is comparitive to no other company I know of. Managment is very thoruogh in communications and strive to develop your skills allowing you endless opportunities for advanacement if desired. Hard work and dedication are rewarded and the commrodary amongst employees is evident.

Cons

The work can be demanding and there is extreme criticism from media. The public opinion of the company is low but I believe this is based on little knowledge of how the electric utiltiy industry operates. With such a heavy population in the Metro NY area it is difficult an sometimes impossible to distribute the electricity as demanded.

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