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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
4.0
Feb 14, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

-Good pay. -Decent benefits. 401k plan offers two to one contributions. -Comprehensive paid training that gets you ready for the job. -Generally pleasant, caring coworkers that work on diversity projects and care about company culture.

Cons

-Poor life work balance. -Stressful job that isn't rewarding. -Little opportunity to move up unless you're formally educated or meet unrealistic quotas. -Micromanagement and office politics that get in the way of productivity. Lots of arbitrary rules and expectations that prevent delivering good customer service. -Little schedule flexibility. Good luck trying to get a second job, raise a kid, go on vacation or take classes. Seems hypocritical that they want you to move up in the company, but won't let you work on your degree to be better prepared for another position.

3.0
Dec 31, 2018

Slow and steady

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Safe and steady. Consistent work stream. Decent work/life balance. Friendly work atmosphere. If you want a steady job with great benefits and aren't overly interested in building a resume, PGE could be a good fit for you.

Cons

Little advancement opportunity. Not much exciting work. Dated technology. Poor leadership (out of touch, micromanagement). Overbearing amount of administrative work (timecards, paperwork, meetings, etc.). Meetings. Meetings. Meetings. If you're not in 6-7 meetings a day, the key resource you need to work with is, or your manager is. If you want fast-paced, exciting work with lots of resume building and growth opportunities, I would look elsewhere.

3.0
Dec 19, 2018

Mixed Bag

Recommend
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Pros

Very focused on the mission of delivering safe and reliable electricity to our customers.

Cons

High School cliques are prevalent.

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