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Tri-State Generation and Transmission

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Tri-State Generation and Transmission reviews

3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(120 total reviews)

Duane Highley

31% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Tri-State Generation and Transmission has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 120 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tri-State Generation and Transmission 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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120 reviews
2.0
Apr 20, 2016

Great Employees, Terrible Management

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Pros

So many of the employees have a wealth of knowledge. The benefits are good. Plenty of sick time plus you have the option to by vacation time and adjust the payments across pay periods. Pension and two 401Ks.

Cons

Some of the Senior Management are on the way out and not on the way up. Most are completely out of touch with what is really going on in their organization. Extremely hostile work environment where you will be forced to quit. I agree with another reviewer that said, " Many supervisors are 'petty tyrannies' and an extremely hostile workplace and environment of fear exists as a result of corporate paralysis in dealing with problematic managers." There are some really great managers that love their job, that want to grow and change for the better of the company. They actually look out for their employees professionally and personally while keeping the company in mind. There are some employees that are stuck in an old school way of doing things. Women have different standards and rules than the men do when it comes to pay, the way you are treated and the way you dress. Good old boys. There is very little communication in the organization and even less cross organization collaboration. Why change anything because, "We have always done it this way." You cannot make suggestions to change things as management is very set in their ways, or they ask Executives what they should do and nothing gets changed. It is almost impossible to move up based on performance or skill set because of politics, who you are, your sex or the way you dress. So many people are so close to retirement and have officially checked out. HR policies are so out of date, and there is always a new policy about to come down, but they never do. Managers need training. There is no training for them, let alone HR training or training on how to be a good leader. There is a high turnover of the young, bright employees and no one seems to want to do anything about it. The coffee and catered food is seriously terrible.

4.0
Feb 21, 2016

Terrific company, terrible local management

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Pros

Excellent benefits package, good compensation, and perks. Everything is a level playing field and employees are treated as equally as possible from a corporate standpoint. The pay thresholds are well taken care of at every level of the company, if you can't manage your money while working here you're seriously doing it wrong.

Cons

Corporate management extremely out of touch with the realities of operation. Local facility management runs much of the company into the ground. Many supervisors operate "petty tyrannies" and an extremely hostile workplace and environment of fear exists as a result of corporate paralysis in dealing with problematic managers. Planners have done an exceptionally poor job and suffer little to no recourse as a result. The facilities have reactionary management and very seldom take a proactive approach to a problem. Roughly 3/4 of all equipment will fail before it's fixed, costing the company millions. Oh and the coffee, seriously terrible stuff. Bring your own coffee.

4.0
Sep 24, 2015

Great People, Poor Pay for Contractors

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Pros

Awesome people, had a lot of fun, very flexible with hours and emergencies.

Cons

Poor pay for contractors and location isn't ideal.

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