Does Reliant Energy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Reliant Energy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Reliant Energy. This rating has improved by 17% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Reliant Energy?

48% of Reliant Energy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Reliant Energy 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Reliant Energy?

Customer Service Representative (11) , Sales Representative (5) , Business Analyst (4) , Analyst (3) , Customer Care Representative (2) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (2) , Energy Consultant (2) , Project Manager (2) , Sales (2) , Sales Agent (2) , Senior Information Architect (2)

What are the pros of working at Reliant Energy according to real employee reviews?

"The people here are great." ((in 11 reviews)); "Good benefits and co" ((in 11 reviews)); "Pay is good and feedback on activities is given." ((in 10 reviews)); "Fair compensation and commissions." ((in 6 reviews)); "life balance is good." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Reliant Energy according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management, have no loyalty to their customers and constantly push new products that are not good or ready on their customers." ((in 6 reviews)); "Training has declined over the years." ((in 4 reviews)); "Long hours, no hourly compensation, commisson based" ((in 3 reviews)); "leadership was high levels of micromangement" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Reliant Energy layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Reliant Energy locations?

Houston , Fort Worth , Dallas , South Houston , Corpus Christi , Irving , Plano , Rockwall , Sachse , Gainesville , League City , Texas City , Odessa , Waco , Windsor , Atlanta , Ohio

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Reliant Energy

Reliant Energy reviews

3.4

48% would recommend to a friend

(127 total reviews)

Elizabeth Killinger

65% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Reliant Energy has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 127 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Reliant Energy 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

127 reviews

4.0

Sep 19, 2013

I love the people I work with!

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are awesome to work with. Great environment with many challenges if you're will to take them on.

Cons

Recently acquired by NRG who is continuing to acquire more companies and have seen some layoffs over the past year as a result of the growth.

2.0

Aug 27, 2013

Tiring

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing good to talk about here

Cons

Very Stingy company, and very hard on feedback review

3.0

Jun 16, 2013

Reliant Energy job experience review

Ops analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big well known company. Lots of diff opportunity

Cons

No work life balance for employees

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