It's Not What You Know, It's Who... - Anonymous employee Xcel Energy Employee Review

2.0
Nov 19, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is an easy place to work as far as producing. Time off is very generous and liberal in application. Most of the co-workers are good to work with. Someplaces make you feel welcomed and appreciated.

Cons

Micro managed with a vengeance. A lot of Mgrs are there because they (bow down) to the correct Director or VP. Qualifications mean nothing. You can have a HS Diploma and be a Mgr here. Back stabbing and retaliation are alive and well. Free thinking and educated opinions are stifled and discouraged. Company policies are only used to get rid of employees not in with the "gang". Code of conduct is a joke. If you report a wrongdoing you will be sacrificed.

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Cons

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Pros

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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

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