Does Portland General Electric pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Portland General Electric employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Portland General Electric. This rating has improved by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Portland General Electric?

82% of Portland General Electric employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Portland General Electric 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Portland General Electric?

Manager (22) , Customer Service Representative (20) , Project Manager (19) , Analyst (11) , Engineer (8) , Intern (7) , Senior Manager (6) , Administrative Assistant (5) , Business Analyst (5) , Customer Service Advisor (5) , Senior Analyst (5) , Supervisor (5) , Billing Specialist (3) , Communications Specialist (3) , Compliance Analyst (3)

What are the pros of working at Portland General Electric according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and structured work environment" ((in 73 reviews)); "great people to work with" ((in 43 reviews)); "Pay is good but only to keep you there" ((in 36 reviews)); "They take care of employees except..." ((in 12 reviews)); "Had great coworkers and managers who cared" ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Portland General Electric according to real employee reviews?

"Worst management, leaders don't know what they are doing and still have lot of managers who do nothing at high level positions" ((in 22 reviews)); "There is an overwhelming amount of change taking place with poor leadership to navigate it." ((in 17 reviews)); "If you're labeled as an "administrative assistant" it is very hard to move up since managers don't think you're capable of doing anything else." ((in 16 reviews)); "Upper management is maybe stuck in the past" ((in 7 reviews)); "Senior management is disconnected from front" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Portland General Electric layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Portland General Electric layoffs and their outlook for job security at Portland General Electric in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Portland General Electric locations?

Portland , Tualatin , Beaverton , Estacada , Oregon City , Gresham , Rainier , Seattle , Salem , Grand Prairie , Bridgeport , Boardman , Clatskanie , Dundee , Hillsboro , Wilsonville , Woodburn , Atlanta , Port Jefferson , Milwaukie

Portland General Electric reviews

4.3

82% would recommend to a friend

(415 total reviews)

Maria Pope

86% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

415 reviews

2.0

Jun 6, 2024

Embrace the suck

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, profit sharing and benefits, along with some great co-workers.

Cons

Senior leadership is a hot mess express and has created a culture of fear, micro-management and retribution. Have great out of the box ideas? You'll never have an opportunity to voice them much less see them to fruition. Have a desire to up-level your line of business? You'll have to work around the sycophants installed when the super capable ones were fired/retired. Want to work the plan? There is no plan - it's all swirl, all the time.

Portland General Electric Response

2y

We appreciate your candid feedback and the time you took to share your experience with us, and we take your concerns seriously. We strive to create a positive and supportive work environment for all our employees, and your feedback helps us identify areas where we can improve. Innovation and collaboration are, indeed, highly valued at PGE. That desire to nurture those qualities – as well as the connection between employees — is why flexible work expectations at PGE were updated in July 2023 so employees were asked to be onsite, with their teams, one day a week. The energy industry is evolving quickly and, with our commitment to delivering clean, reliable energy to our fellow Oregonians, the pace at PGE is rapid. Continuous improvement is a priority, and we are moving quickly to update the tools we use for everything from creating purchase orders to managing payroll. We would welcome the opportunity to learn more about your concerns and any specific suggestions you might have. If you're open to it, we encourage you to reach out to our HR department directly at 503-464-7250 so we can have a more in-depth conversation. -Sequoia

1.0

Nov 7, 2020

Beware of working here.

Communications specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong match for 401k; kind + smart coworkers.

Cons

Politics and favoritism run rampant. The team functioned as if it was 1985- it's not. Our work was not innovative, proactive or forward thinking. I recieved a bad review for being dedicated to DEI initiatives. 1. How could this be a bad thing? 2. The website and executives tout that PGE is devoted to this work. 3. In this current time, companies are expected to do more and be better. My role as a communicator was to make the brand look good - there was nothing to sell and nothing to learn. You didn't fall in line, and do what had been done for years, and you were fired, or moved. There is no room to grow or innovate.

Portland General Electric Response

5y

Thank you for sharing your experience. At PGE we are committed to racial equity in all aspects of our operations, including customers, employees, the communities we serve and the people with which we do business. We strive to create an inclusive work environment where all employees feel welcome and valued. We recognize that we aren’t perfect, and work diligently to improve and to cultivate a workplace culture that embraces equity. As a part of these efforts, we continuously look to provide our employees with opportunities for professional development and growth, particularly for women and persons of color. 2020 brought new and expanded opportunities in this regard, with 2021 building on our strong commitment to further advance diversity, equity and inclusion at PGE.

1.0

Mar 7, 2021

Incompetent IT Management

Senior cyber security analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good 401k Decent Bonus Pay is Ok

Cons

The CIO is personally a nice guy but is way out of his depth. The Dunning-Kreuger effect is definitely in play. In his time at the company there have been approximately 7 re-orgs in IT. None of them resolve the issues that IT is struggling with (i.e. Deteriorating skill sets, over-reliance on contractors, failing processes, and completely ignoring IT best practices (in fact I have heard it said that if you want to pass an exam like CISSP, CISM or PMP just answer the opposite of what PGE does and you'll make it)). To make matter worse he had imported all the worst management practices from GE (stack ranking) and combined them with whatever fad was in vogue 5 to 10 years ago in Silicon Valley to make PGE's own special version of management hell. Unfortunately this attitude persists downward, especially in the cybersecurity arena where mitigation of risk is secondary to producing metrics that make it look like you mitigated risk. There is no accountability for managers no matter how incompetent. This place is one bad decision away from a total meltdown Oh, and if you are a current employee forget promotion. They will post jobs in your area at a higher pay level and you won't be considered for them. They will just hire someone from outside and you will sit in your same paygrade for years with no upwards mobility. They do occasionally promote someone to manager but it basically requires the hand of god to reach down and touch you.

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