SCE is facing serious problems – here’s the basics:
- The electric industry, as it has been traditionally practiced, is currently being threatened (e.g., due to emerging technologies such as solar generation, local storage, etc.), and it is clear that drastic changes must take place in order to remain competitive, or even remain in existence. Note that SCE charges well above the national average per kWh, and the rate is going to keep increasing over time (while other technologies become more accessible, stable, cheaper, and have less of a negative impact on the environment)
- Further, SCE is an infrastructure-based business, where they have moved almost entirely out of the energy generation space, and create revenue by “renting their wires” – much of this antiquated infrastructure is at its “due date” and needs to be replaced.
- Given the above, SCE is being pulled in multiple competing directions, and they are unclear on how to best move forward. This company will not be successful unless industry-changing ideas are created, implemented, and begin to yield positive results now.
That said, these issues make for an extremely turbulent work environment – here are a couple of examples that SCE is currently experiencing:
- Constant and on-going large-scale layoffs
- Constant changes in leadership
- Constant changes in organizational goals and direction
- Constant changes to what an employee’s job responsibilities may entail
- Less resources -including human capital- to accomplish tasks
Accordingly, the culture is absolutely horrible, where:
- Many employees fear they may lose their job any day (and those jumping ship to work at other organizations is becoming more regular)
- Employee frustration and negativity is at an all-time high, significantly impacting the atmosphere of the work environment in an adverse fashion (both in corporate and in the field); many employees feel they are not being properly supported by leadership
- The workload is increasing by the second (or lots of re-work and project elimination after significant investment)
Needless to say, extreme stress does not even begin to express the impact this has created for me and my family. I highly recommend looking elsewhere for employment.
