Is Southern Company a good company to work for?

Southern Company has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,302 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% 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?

"great benefits and very stable" ((in 183 reviews)); "Good pay and compensation." ((in 102 reviews)); "Some of the people you work WITH are great family people who are there just to try to make a living." ((in 102 reviews)); "great culture and focus on professional development" ((in 49 reviews)); "Family oriented; work life balance is great" ((in 48 reviews))

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

"And salary is low." ((in 22 reviews)); "Awful supervisors and managers, bad management, so much politics and they hired certain race to fill their HR quota" ((in 17 reviews)); "Nepotism at its best." ((in 11 reviews)); "Long hours are expected and necessary just to stay in control of the raging fire." ((in 10 reviews)); "Poor Leadership, subpar/boring projects, training, and no sense of teamwork between coworkers" ((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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4.0

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 4.0 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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1K reviews

4.0

May 2, 2025

Great company

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and work life balance in some groups

Cons

Can have quick turnarounds that are hard to meet

5.0

Apr 30, 2025

Great reimbursement, outages are difficult

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay for the area is great Ability to move up is great If you take responsibility for things, you will find success Culture of safety is critical and embraced 100%

Cons

Outages are unnecessarily hard. Most of the plant is unionized, and so they drive the non-union engineers quite hard with 12 hour shifts during outages. Worst for me was 23 straight 12-14 hr midnights to do a design that wasn't implemented. Management tries to keep this impact to a minimum, but functionally they couldn't keep enough engineers around to handle everything.

1.0

Apr 27, 2025

Terrible Leadership

Supply chain analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Insurance is reasonable and blue cross coverage is good

Cons

Human Resources misrepresents information. Leadership doesn’t treat employees fairly. You don’t have anyone to represent your concerns unless you are in the union. The company punishes employees who don’t comply with their threats.

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