Big Company, both Good and Bad - Engineering DTE Energy Employee Review

3.0
Feb 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

DTE has the resources of a very large company. Pay and benefits are competitive with the industry. The individual employees are a microcosm of society, some are excellent, some are bad, most are just good folks.

Cons

The company works salaried employees into the ground. Supervisors routinely earn less than the people they supervise, and a 50 hour work week is considered the base for salaried employees. As the company has the resources of a large company, they also have the mindset of a large company. Nothing happens quickly, and nothing happens at all if there aren't six months of committee meetings to determine if it is necessary.

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Pros

Great work life balance Good pay Great office relations

Cons

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2.0
May 21, 2026
Recommend
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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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