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      Southern California Edison

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      Southern California Edison reviews

      3.9

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (1,755 total reviews)
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      Steven Powell

      77% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Compensation and benefits

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Senior management

      Southern California Edison has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,755 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Southern California Edison employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.8 stars).

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      2K reviews
      1.0
      Feb 23, 2016

      Used to be a great employer

      Senior systems analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They WERE: Longevity, career growth, advancement opportunities, self development, perks/benefits

      Cons

      Company is in turmoil, downward spiral. The first thought about cost containment is downsize. IT staff affected first: 1400 people summarily lost jobs. Executive leadership looked to Indian based companies to fill the IT needs. Now looking to expand the downsizing to other departments, further eroding middle income jobs for So Cal residents. Of the people that were retained following IT downsize, most retained because they 'knew' someone that could save them. Should've been because they were the most talented and hard-working achievers. Cronyism and Nepotism in full effect at SCE.

      3.0
      Sep 15, 2015

      The Truth lies somewhere between the Rah-Rah reviews and the Disgruntled.

      Manager iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -I've been personally engaged in benchmarking, though I'm not in HR. Trust me, the salaries, in general, are above average. Not way above, but definitely above. -The benefits, for now, are above average relative to other industries, but about on-par for the utility sector. Very few places offer $1 for $1 401K matching in addition to a Cash Balance account, for example. Studies I've seen say about 1 in 10 still do and that's dropping with each passing year. Med benefits are still good, relatively speaking. -Still some "old timers" around that you can learn from. I appreciate and encourage youthful exuberance, but it typically lacks perspective and/or focus and you only get that from experience. You need both in order to be a successful professional. -Still plenty of good people to go with promising new hires; many of the inept mid-managers have left.

      Cons

      -It's inaccurate to characterize it as a "Great time to join SCE". I'm not an "old timer" but even if you are a contrarian and are unafraid to go left when others go right, I just can't endorse that characterization. Let things settle a bit; then it might be a great time to join. -"Drastic Changes" as described by one reviewer; yes, that's accurate. More accurate in some departments than others, but SCE (and the electric utility industry) is significantly changing. -"OpX" is referred to as "Chop X" internally among staff because of all the staffing reductions. How many? Compare the EIX Annual Reports from 2011-2014; that tells you how many employees we've cut.

      1.0
      Jul 14, 2016

      Senior Project Manager

      Senior project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Hard to find anything positive these days - seriously. The employee base wants to be engaged and energized, but continual job cuts, benefit cuts, demotions, and lack of commitment to employees as PEOPLE instead of NUMBERS kills all motivation. Company is trying to hire younger talent -- the only positive I see -- but even they feel no commitment.

      Cons

      Continual cost-cutting, loss of jobs, poor morale, chasing the benchmarks of other companies instead of creating our own strategy and energizing the employee base. Company is targeting longer-term employees for job cuts -- the ones who helped build the company. Younger employees getting promoted with little experience, causing havoc to themselves and those they lead.

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