Xcel Energy reviews

Corporate culture is very negative and stale. Because of the pension (not applicable to new hires) mediocre performers stay in the company for their entire career stewing over decade-long conflicts. The company is insanely political - to be promoted and (most importantly) retain your ground one needs to be aligned with powerful advocates all the way up the chain. The political wind often change as the company go through at least one reorg per year in order to divvy up the empire based on the flavor of the day i.e. who are the most powerful favorites and their cronies. It is also very backward company in terms of technology, workforce diversity and promoting minorities. The fairy tales they tell you on their website are exactly what they are - fairly tales.

Salaries are merely average, and management seems to be working to push them lower overall. Extremely limited opportunities for promotion and advancement. Management likes to talk about the aging/retiring workforce but opportunities to move within the company (even laterally) are few and far between. Most every organization hires from within, so we have a company of extremely specialized employees who have only ever seen their specific part of the business.