A birdseye view - Anonymous employee Duke Energy Employee Review

3.0
Aug 31, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salaries and benefits are good. The executives appear to be focused and committed. Focus on customer satisfaction is commendable. Continuing education is supported to enhance job performance. Work activities are challenging and interesting.

Cons

Middle management are self serving and insecure. This causes direct reports to feel insecure, overly competitive, and often vicious. Minority males (i.e., black and Hispanic) are not visible in management positions and no efforts are made to recruit or retain them. In some divisions, many are unhappy but resign to not complain for fear of retaliation. Executives appear to be aloof and/or unable to handle dissention and HR is non supportive.

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Pros

Strong job stability in a regulated utility environment, along with competitive pay and solid benefits package. My immediate team is genuinely supportive and collaborative — we work well together and have each other's backs. The work itself offers a sense of purpose given the essential nature of the industry.

Cons

Upper management operates with limited transparency and decisions flow strictly top-down, with little visibility into the reasoning behind strategic choices. The compensation structure does not differentiate for high performers — annual raises tend to land at or below inflation. Work groups across the department are heavily siloed, which limits cross-functional collaboration and slows knowledge sharing and adds frustration.

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