A dark and decpetive place to work - Anonymous employee DTE Energy Employee Review

1.0
Aug 16, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Leaving this company was a new lease on life! I finally got my personal time back and balance in my family life. This company and its management slowly suck the life out of its employees.

Cons

Very poor senior leadership; way too political and lazy! The company and CEO takes pride in telling investors that it "tensions" its employees. This is code for "we load people up with work and maximize what we get from them until they are on the edge - or tensioned" I was disgusted the first time I heard him say this. That was the day I knew I had to leave this company! Candidates beware! You will be forced to work on your own time without pay doing Public Safety duty during power outages. Nobody told me when I joined the company that I would have to basically be a police officer on the streets of Detroit when the power is out. Again, no pay for the many times a year this is required and a very dangerous job! With all the money DTE makes, they can afford the hire a battalion of officers to perform Public Safety every time there is a storm.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

As much as this company allows you to learn, use this opportunity for experience and for your resume so you can move on to better things.

Cons

Lots of micromanaging and also unfairness. Overwhlemed with work and training and bosses believe we got the time for all of it. They give certain people, usually the new employees, do more than their job title asked for because they don't trust them or because they take advantage. Older employees don't need to do such training because they are relatives. Severely underpaid and management believes getting a promotion with little pay and more overtime makes up for your title. Management believes they are better than you and don't like being at fault and give the most outlandish excuse for any problems that arise.

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