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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

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 4.0 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews
1.0
Nov 29, 2012

can't wait to leave

Senior engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

low stress and good worklife balance. generous vacation time.

Cons

driving distance, low pay, hard to advance, pay freezes, no challenges,

4.0
May 5, 2010

A good place to work if you are good at relationship building

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, ok salaries, concern for employee health and safety Community involvement opportunities

Cons

good old boy network very conservative Decisions are very slow unwritten rules that can bite you

4.0
Dec 10, 2008

Great culture; True Southern Style!

Engineering co-op
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The environment is great! Very much so like a family in the field and in corporate. The culture is great and Southern Company is committed to doing a great job. Will see Senior Management; they're not hard to find. For the co-ops and interns, we had monthly development meetings with Executives and Management that were really helpful.

Cons

There is a very large age gap. The knowlegde transfer process is a problem. Also, it's all about who you know. If you can get in the right networks and keep your face out there, you'll go where you want to go. If it's not your passion, you will easily get lost in the crowd. And sometimes it get a little too conservative. They are doing a lot better with diversity, but there is still a long road ahead.

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