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 186 reviews)); "Good pay and compensation." ((in 101 reviews)); "Some of the people you work WITH are great family people who are there just to try to make a living." ((in 98 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?

"Poor management and decisions by former executives given golden parachutes has cost jobs for many loyal employees." ((in 49 reviews)); "And salary is low." ((in 19 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 12 reviews)); "Lack of training every year" ((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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Mar 2, 2012

Very good

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Openness and clean management. Very competent

Cons

Since Southern is a regulated utility salaries are a little on the low side

3.0

Feb 27, 2012

Managers and Directors are afraid to be candid with Senior Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free parking. Defined benefit plan. Management used to place higher value on their employees. Recently their decisions have been more around cutting costs and overworking their employees.

Cons

Political. Strapped for cash. Salaried employees are abused.

4.0

Feb 25, 2012

Don't go to a nuclear plant

Engineering support co-op

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay was good. Could wear blue jeans every day.

Cons

There is NO engineering work to do at the nuclear plants. I was given 100% administrative responsibility that did not require any kind of technical knowledge. They did not listen at all to what group the co-op would like to work in the following term. The majority of the people in engineering support are working there because they couldn't cut it at a real engineering firm.

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