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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,038 total reviews)
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Chris Womack

88% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Southern Company has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,038 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good 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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2.0
Aug 23, 2016

Former application administrator

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, I think that's the only thing I can think of.

Cons

Where do I begin? Middle managers get moved all the time, almost every 3 years, other employees... Forget about it!!!! Your manager will have no experience in what you do. Then they will hire someone with less experience and more pay than you, and you have to train them...what???? You tell your manager about your long term goals they suggest you create some kind of action plan to put it in motion. But what you don't know is there are middle managers secret meetings, and they talk amongst themselves on who should get promoted and more money. So if other managers never heard of you, your not budging. Or if you hang around a 'bad seed' at work, they'll consider you a bad seed as well, No promotion. Pay is too low for the craziness... Your best option is being a contractor, but to them you're an indentured slave. Good luck!!!!

2.0
Jul 11, 2016

Former Employee

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

401K, Insurance, On-site Gym, Stock Options, On-site Credit Union

Cons

Lack of Training, Manager Incompetence, Frequent Departmental Changes

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