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Portland General Electric

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Portland General Electric reviews

4.3

82% would recommend to a friend

(415 total reviews)
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Maria Pope

86% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Portland General Electric has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 415 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Portland General Electric employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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415 reviews
3.0
Apr 8, 2016

Stable, lots of time off, good benefits

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Pros

Lots of time off, good mid-level management. PGE puts a lot of effort into employees' health and work-life balance, and also into creating a positive culture. Pay is OK, training and development are robust. Lots of room to move up and around.

Cons

IT integration is a catastrophe. There's been a lot of investment in new IT infrastructure over the last couple of years, but the implementation was a disaster. There's no cohesive IT integration strategy and people at some very high levels have no understanding of database theory, design, and management. If you don't use a computer much, it probably won't affect you.

4.0
Mar 15, 2016

Love the company, fear for its future

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Pros

Excellent core values and beliefs, great compensation benefits. A sense of duty to customers, employees, community, and shareholders. The integrity and fairness at the core of this company rarely found elswhere. Extremely low attrition.

Cons

At risk of becoming irrelevant as new technology and innovation disrupts business as usual, as is the case for most public utilities. The company's ability to stay agile and adopt change quickly will be the deciding factor in it's ability to survive in the future.

4.0
Jan 22, 2016

Great people

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Pros

Friendly environment Strong culture Safety focused Strong talent

Cons

Commute to downtown regulated environment some systems ready to be updated

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