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      Xcel Energy

      Engaged Employer

      Xcel Energy reviews

      3.3

      55% would recommend to a friend

      (1,073 total reviews)
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      Bob Frenzel

      33% approve of CEO

      51% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Senior management

      Xcel Energy has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,073 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
      5.0
      May 20, 2018

      Great place to work with lots of opportunity and challenges

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible schedule, great pay and long term stability (diverse energy portfolio). Good people dedicated to the job and the company will try and do right by its employees most of the time.

      Cons

      Its a large corporation with a lot of bureaucracy and politics that any company has. Sometimes during certain times of year you may have to work long, grueling hours for outages and emergent issues.

      5.0
      May 17, 2018

      Journeyman Fitter

      Fitter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great group of people working in the gas department, the culture of helping and teaching new comers and apprentices how to do quality work and passing on the trade to the next generation of fitters is satisfying. The wages are very good, and there are plenty of opportunities for overtime. The boots on the ground in all departments truly care about personal and public safety and customer satisfaction. The union contract provides some excellent perks.

      Cons

      The HDHP is pretty much just catastrophic insurance. The distance between management and field employees in terms of communication and being on the same page even on the smallest of issues is frustrating and the customer experience and customer service suffers as a result. There is a ton of financial waste and small changes could be made to make a huge difference. Management continues to push for more and more work to be done by the contractors. Lots of nepotism- a large majority of new hires have a family member that works there.

      1.0
      Apr 25, 2018

      Nuclear Oversight

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Not much!! Salary is good, but that is because you have to deal with working at one of the worst run companies on the planet.

      Cons

      Could be a full time job listing the negatives. This is one of the most unethical and beguiling companies i have had the misfortune to work for. Management, including the executives are terrible at their jobs, unless you count mismanagement as a prime responsibility, e.g. $100+M wasted on nuclear. Let's just say there is a reason why Xcel is one of the worst utilities for nuclear culture and operations, in the nuclear industry.

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