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SCE - Lose skills & Learn to be inefficient - Anonymous employee Southern California Edison Employee Review

2.0
Feb 13, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

SCE provides stable employment. Once you get a job there, you are almost guaranteed a job for life. There are a great deal of opportunities for younger workers to replace the baby boomers that run the company. Some designs are being refreshed now after over 50 years. You get a 25% discount on your electrical consumption.

Cons

If you are looking for challenging work, this is not the place. The business is a cost plus model with the rate payers stuck with a bill they have to pay. This tends to inflate project costs, build empires and see wasting money as a way to increase top line revenues for the company. This leads to large teams where few people do significant work, leading to boredom and a drop in overall skill level. One colleague said it well, "Edison is the place you go to lose your skills." Those that actually get a lot of work done become quickly over loaded. All of this is kept very hush-hush as well to ensure that the consumer or regulators never see how much is wasted. The company invests a great deal to avoid any records and ensure their corporate privacy. Working at SCE can create subject you to Moral Hazard.

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5.0
May 3, 2026
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Pros

SCE offers strong perks, benefits, and opportunities, especially within Field Engineering. There are plenty of chances to learn, grow, and be creative in the role. Leadership and management have generally been supportive, and the pay is solid for the expectations of the position.

Cons

Compensation is good if you perform the core job well, but it may not fully reflect the value of employees who go above and beyond, bring additional technical skills, or create broader impact beyond the standard role expectations.

5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Great company to work for in terms of mission, workplace, people, and pay & benefits. Lots of opportunities to grow & learn new things in different areas because of the size of the company.

Cons

Sometimes slow momentum of an enterprise company, but things are getting better.

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