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Portland General Electric

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Stagnant work place with overwhelming change and insufficient resources - Anonymous employee Portland General Electric Employee Review

2.0
Feb 1, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits Above average programs and accommodations including: tuition reimbursement, training, etc Annual pay increases (this is sort of a con too) Good executive leadership in certain areas Very talented employees who do work hard to overcome challenges We don't fire people (Which should also be a con)

Cons

Too many old people work here (That sounds mean, it isn't intended to be. We don't value people's accomplishments rather, their years of service) Poor people management - sorry not everyone is doing such a great job that they deserve a pay increase each year. Promotions to management are often for the best workers, not the best managers Attitude is fully reactive and not proactive. Inconsistent policies which are not enforced and therefore, are irrelevant. People hanging on until they can retire - many employees have been moved out of management positions due to performance but have retained their salary. There is a huge lack of trust in the company, employees don't trust supervisors, supervisors don't trust management, and management massages information to give to executives. People guard their fiefdoms with all of their energy instead of working harder to improve their outputs.

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Pros

Great place to build a career. There are strong opportunities for internal movement and development, and leadership genuinely seems to care about employees and the culture. The benefits are excellent, particularly the retirement and 401(k) programs. Like any publicly traded company, there is a focus on performance, accountability, and delivering results, so if you’ve worked in an environment that reports earnings and manages to shareholder expectations, you’ll find the pace and expectations familiar. Overall, a purpose-driven organization with meaningful work and good people.

Cons

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Pros

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Cons

There is a toxic culture being spread in Human Resources right now. There is a lack of fairness and trust being displayed by senior leadership. Most don't feel trusted to do their jobs as they constantly feel watched and monitored. There is a view of favoritism happening and it's noticed by many, observing the lack of flexibility around work life balance, hours and child/elder care responsibilities. There are many out on a leave of absence due to these stressors affecting people who were once healthy excited workers. You can see on their faces how people's health is taking a toll. SLT talks about how your mental and physical health is important, but it feels more like a liability. And in the end, there are overall feelings of if you leave, it's totally okay because they'll just replace you with someone they know. And they don't seem to care.

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