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Consumers Energy reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(599 total reviews)

Garrick Rochow

58% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Consumers Energy has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 599 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Consumers Energy 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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599 reviews
1.0
May 2, 2023

Dishonest CEO Needs to Go

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people to work with in my immediate chain of command.

Cons

Our CEO has killed the spirit of the company that existed, even through the challenges of COVID. Brags about earnings on the shareholder call while simultaneously cutting thousands of jobs, whether via sneaky backroom layoffs or heavy handed return to work mandates forcing employees to separate from the company. Many many individuals were hired since 2020 or made significant life decisions based on the promise of remote work. This is how we function and produce results. The employees who took the separation package represent a huge pool of talent, and their absence will have a hugely negative impact on those who chose to stay and deal with crowded noisy offices while figuring out how to continue taking remote meetings from an office environment. Did I mention literally everyone now has ZERO trust or confidence in the senior leadership team? This is no longer a company we care about and feel inspired to be a part of, it's a paycheck and even your top performers no longer want to climb this toxic ladder.

1.0
Oct 4, 2023

What happened!?

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Greats benefits, paid time off, co-workers and my direct boss is actually great

Cons

Garrick is a con!. They constantly talk about caring for people’s mental health but I see no evidence of that. He does not care about myself or you, all he cares about is the dollars that go in his pocket. I used to brag about this company and was proud that I work here, now I dread getting up every morning and I also fear everyday could be my last

1.0
Apr 10, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The utility industry is fairly stable overall.

Cons

Lots of catch phrases, buzzwords, and promises, very little action to back them up. Very much a "Check the box" culture. The people that tend to move up are generally those doing the least and putting on a good show. Employees are not a priority to the company, they are most concerned about the shareholders. Month after month, year after year, the message was about reducing waste. However, the company continuously created problems just to solve them. In Mid 2023 Senior Leaders acknowledged they weren't doing a good job of caring for their employees, so they put a change in the space on the agenda for 2024. That seems like a pretty important priority to set aside for the future. The company just sold a department within the company to an outside firm and despite the hundreds of years of combined service among the employees, many 15, 20, even 30 year employees, the employees were told that they were sold as part of the deal. That they could choose to go work at the new company or quit. Consumers Energy also didn't live up to promises made during the negotiation of the sale in terms of taking care of their outgoing employees who had provided years of loyal service to them.

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