Westinghouse reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,378 total reviews)
avatar

Patrick Fragman

74% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Westinghouse has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,378 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Westinghouse employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews
1.0
Jul 12, 2016

Senior Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay and benefits. Facilities are nice.

Cons

Pay raise freezes. Regular mandatory overtime No work/life balance Regularly expected to work an additional eight hours a week, unpaid, to make up for budgeting and managerial shortfalls (amounts to a 20 percent pay rate decrease). Unresponsive management High pressure work environment Ridiculous "nuclear safety culture" policies --threatening to close stairwells if employees don't use the hand rails has nothing to do with nuclear safety. High attrition rate because employees are unhappy

2.0
May 18, 2016

Jump ship while there's still time...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

For the most part employees are good workers and are supporting each other through this long slide into worse times.

Cons

The company is doing badly financially and treating the employees worse. There are real reasons and then there is poor management. The real reason Westinghouse is in trouble is that the nuclear "Renaissance" fizzled out. Once the nukes are built in the US, there are no more US customers on the horizon, hence all the layoffs. How Westinghouse is handling this is abysmal. Instead of leveling with the workforce (who are by no means stupid) Danny is still trying to get the workforce to believe the next big order is around the corner. Meanwhile, people disappear. One day you notice you haven't seen "Joe" for a while, then find out he was quietly ushered out the door. Couldn't go back to his cubicle to get his things or say goodbye to his colleagues. In addition, whoever can find a job is leaving, so the talent is leaving in droves and those who can are retiring. The atmosphere is toxic.

2.0
Feb 19, 2016

Decreasing moral

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers work together well. Most departments have a "we are in this together attitude." The safety culture is top notch.

Cons

Parent company has made really bad financial decisions and as a result have taken away financial rewards i.e. Raises, bonus, family days, and more. Every year it gets worse and they are constantly asking for more output. Longer work weeks with no option for comp time, we're told we should be thankful to have a job. While that's true, we are there to make a living.

Viewing 49 - 51 of 1,378 Reviews

Glassdoor has 1,630 Westinghouse reviews submitted anonymously by Westinghouse employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Westinghouse is right for you.