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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 10, 2018

Nice Benefits, but No Trust

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Pros

Good benefits and pay. Many internal programs for employees to participate in (health, professional development, etc.). Lots of smart, nice people work there.

Cons

Very old fashioned, rigid approach to work. Not for creative or curious people. I never felt like I was trusted to do my best work. Management style tends to be paternalistic.

5.0
May 11, 2017

Great Company and even better benefits.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have worked for other utilities and this has been the best. I am hoping this will be the last company I ever work for, and I am still pretty early in my career. The benefits are amazing. Feel there is a lot of room for growth, but I also feel I have a great supervisor that empowers me to take my career where I want it to go. There is a great work life balance, and being able to have a flexible schedule is a huge bonus.

Cons

Meetings a plenty!!! A lot of the meetings get in the way of getting work done which can be very frustrating. Not a lot of accountability for people who are not productive, which can be very frustrating at times as there is a lot of work to be done. Workload can be very high at times. Feel like directors are very out of touch with everyone, and have a high and mighty mentality which is irritating., but then the VP's and board of directors that I have met with are amazing, and don't have that holier then thou that I have seen in other companies.

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