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      Xcel Energy

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      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

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      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
      1.0
      Apr 11, 2018

      Lineman/ Substation Electrician

      Line/substation electrician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Place didn't get better till our union negotiated our own health insurance through the FMCP plan. We are completely separate from the companies insurance, which is unheard of.

      Cons

      Good old boy Texas Panhandle mentality. If your not one of the boys you will never have any other opportunity to do anything than what you are doing. Management doesn't care about experience if there buddy is interested in the job. There is a bunch of uneducated hillbillys running this place. They scratch they're heads wondering why there has been such a mass exodus in employees. Stay away from here, all promotions are political, your hard work means nothing if you expect it to one day.

      3.0
      Mar 26, 2018

      Customer Service Representative Position Experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits! Easy to create friendships because the training class is so long, wonderful trainer! John is so much fun to work with and has great stories.

      Cons

      Being on the phone all the time can get boring and sometimes you get angry customers.

      3.0
      Mar 21, 2018

      Big Company - Typical Issues

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Relatively good benefits with pension. Huge company with lots of opportunity for growth. Good experience for resume. Once you're in, it's likely you'll be able to stay here for as long as you wish. There are many employees with 25+ years with the company. It's a regulated utility so chances are, the company isn't going anywhere.

      Cons

      Typical corporate issues - they're always trying to save money by cutting out things that are important to employees like incentives, giving the only option for high deductible health care, not paying for family/spouses to be on health care, etc. A lot of positions are being outsourced to contractors. In some departments, it's hard to move around because a lot of favoritism exists. And of course, if you didn't already know, nepotism is huge in this company. And finally, a lot of retirements are happening and the company isn't replacing those individuals. Instead, they're expecting the current workforce to handle the extra workload, expecting as many hours as it takes to get the work done, and they have no focus on live/work balance whatsoever.

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