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      Xcel Energy

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      Xcel Energy reviews

      3.3

      53% would recommend to a friend

      (1,072 total reviews)
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      Bob Frenzel

      30% approve of CEO

      49% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Xcel Energy has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,072 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Xcel Energy 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
      2.0
      Oct 15, 2013

      Poor Leadership Development

      Director
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      Pros

      Xcel Energy offers competitive salaries and great benefits, and probably a little more job security than a lot of other companies. At the management level, they have a good annual incentive plan that paid out at least 100% every year of my tenure except one. They provide decent opportunities to train and learn within the company.

      Cons

      Xcel does not do a good job of providing cross-training opportunities to create future leaders of the company. As a result, employees tend to get pigeonholed into certain departments or specialties, which makes it hard to move into higher level positions within the company - assuming you would want to. Executive team decision making is slow and ponderous, with many missed opportunities due to an inability to get sign off in time.

      1.0
      May 8, 2025

      Poor Management

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Some co-workers are very professional employees who are extremely helpful and believe in collaboration. Which makes the days more bearable. Insight into how utility companies operate.

      Cons

      Horrible management, not sure how these individuals got their roles or were promoted to management, but 75% of them are so under qualified and toxic. Those who stay long enough be Managers/Senior Managers/Directors play the popularity game and promote those who kiss up to them. They do not promote qualified professional leaders. Extremely toxic work environment, Glint surveys are a joke, nothing ever comes out of the results of said survey.

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