Pros
Consumers Energy has a very diverse workforce with varied backgrounds and extensive knowledge. Most employees are friendly and most are very helpful if asked. New employees are provided a good amount of support. Our company is strengthening its values currently as we undergo major transformations in technology and as an aging workforce is exiting. Among some of these values include a top priority of safety which is excellent for new employees, but hindersome for some older employees. We provide power to our customers and therefore another top priority is reliability. This means that employees are not treated negatively if they are not comfortable performing work that they are not familiar with. The best reasons to work for Consumers Energy are the friendly people, flexible schedules (vacation time), competetive benefits, and job stability.
Cons
Consumers Energy is a large company. This prevents one from getting to know most employees and learning whom to contact for needed help at times. In certain job functions of the company you will work in any weather. Blistering sun, thunderstorms, freezing rain, and Michigan winters are not uncommon. One of the upsides to our company is that we value safety, but one of the downsides of our company is that we value safety. In certain job functions we wear protective clothing that includes full body suits and hoods while working next to 120 degree boiler walls. We now use protective devices that often hinders the ability to perform work and at times increases the possiblity of an accident actually occuring. Another downside is that like many companies it is not always what you know, but who you know.