Is Southern Company a good company to work for?

Southern Company has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,302 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Southern Company to a friend and 84% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Southern Company have been left by employees working as Intern - Hourly , Intern and Engineering Co-Op .

Does Southern Company pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Southern Company employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Southern Company. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Southern Company?

80% of Southern Company employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Southern Company 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Southern Company?

Engineer (55) , Intern (31) , Analyst (23) , Engineering Co-Op (22) , Senior Engineer (22) , Project Manager (16) , Financial Analyst (14) , Customer Service Representative (12) , Administrative Assistant (11) , Engineer II (10) , GIS Technician (10) , Intern - Hourly (10) , Director (9) , Engineer I (9) , Manager (9)

What are the pros of working at Southern Company according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great and incentives are offered when you do things to monitor your health and stay on top of preventative care." ((in 172 reviews)); "Pay was good." ((in 106 reviews)); "Some of the people you work WITH are great family people who are there just to try to make a living." ((in 103 reviews)); "Family oriented; work life balance is great" ((in 51 reviews)); "great culture and focus on professional development" ((in 44 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Southern Company according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and decisions by former executives given golden parachutes has cost jobs for many loyal employees." ((in 50 reviews)); "And salary is low." ((in 20 reviews)); "Awful supervisors and managers, bad management, so much politics and they hired certain race to fill their HR quota" ((in 15 reviews)); "Long hours and a lot of overtime" ((in 11 reviews)); "Nepotism at its best." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Southern Company layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Southern Company locations?

Atlanta , Birmingham , Waynesboro , Baxley , Dothan , Naperville , Augusta , Columbia , Riverdale , Forest Park , Union , Chicago , Pensacola , McDonough , Savannah , Houston , Gulfport , Vidalia , Inverness , Montgomery , Tuscaloosa , Glen Ellyn , Sycamore , Morris , Wilsonville , Mobile , Sylacauga , Aurora , Downers Grove , Virginia Beach

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4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,038 total reviews)

Chris Womack

88% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

Southern Company has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,038 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Southern Company 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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1K reviews

1.0

Jun 23, 2020

Ive been there 12 years and Covid gave them a chance to cut departments

Corporate wellness specialist

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Pros

The team of co-workers I've been with for 12 years and the clients and members I've worked with

Cons

Health and fitness wasn't important enough for the corporate chairmen to keep for their employees so they cut our jobs to save money

1.0

Mar 21, 2018

Old school and not progressive

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are good and you have the ability to work from home 2 days a week (depends on your department)

Cons

Not progressive or innovative, super old school, stale talent, not many young people, random drug tests, lack of leadership, uninspiring culture

4.0

Jul 18, 2017

Great Company. Excellent PMO. Just missing Telelcommute for PMs

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly Culture. Great People. Seasoned PMO. Company appreciates and values Project Management as a professional service. Highly recommended for any Project Manager. Perfect mix. Seasoned PMO so they have had lots of years to get to a methodology that works with logical processes and procedures. A business community that appreciates the PMs and welcomes their knowledge. A PMO that is very supportive and has ensured the company has adopted to PMO procedures. Have not experienced any push back. Have a wide range of project types and opportunities from Infrastructure, application development, and business only type projects.

Cons

The Only con is that the PMs are not given the work from home option. There are several roles in the technology organization that have this flexibility. But not in the Atlanta PMO. With the location being downtown, that would be a huge plus for work life balance. If they had 2 days work from home, this would be the perfect place.

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Ive been there 12 years and Covid gave them a chance to cut departments

Old school and not progressive

Great Company. Excellent PMO. Just missing Telelcommute for PMs

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