Big Company - Typical Issues - Anonymous employee Xcel Energy Employee Review

3.0
Mar 21, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively good benefits with pension. Huge company with lots of opportunity for growth. Good experience for resume. Once you're in, it's likely you'll be able to stay here for as long as you wish. There are many employees with 25+ years with the company. It's a regulated utility so chances are, the company isn't going anywhere.

Cons

Typical corporate issues - they're always trying to save money by cutting out things that are important to employees like incentives, giving the only option for high deductible health care, not paying for family/spouses to be on health care, etc. A lot of positions are being outsourced to contractors. In some departments, it's hard to move around because a lot of favoritism exists. And of course, if you didn't already know, nepotism is huge in this company. And finally, a lot of retirements are happening and the company isn't replacing those individuals. Instead, they're expecting the current workforce to handle the extra workload, expecting as many hours as it takes to get the work done, and they have no focus on live/work balance whatsoever.

Explore other reviews about Xcel Energy

5.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great, Lots of opportunity within,

Cons

You have to drive to downtown Denver

5.0
May 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Standard methods, cloud infrastructure, and reliance on in house staff over contractors makes it very easy to implement safe, fast, consistent changes. You will be valued as a human and you will have a voice within this company. You can make a career here. Your coworkers and immediate leadership are all talented and intelligent individuals who actually know how to do the same work you are doing.

Cons

AI rollout and unevenly applied hybrid work made things difficult for employees with disabilities and those that lived far from office who had traditionally worked remote or for tasks that do not lend themselves well to AI overhead

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All