Exelon reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,242 total reviews)
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Calvin Butler

64% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Exelon has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,242 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Exelon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.8 stars).

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1.0
May 11, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Generally kind people, clean work space, potential to review other jobs within the organization, good benefits, opportunity to visit other sites in addition to 'home base' departments.

Cons

This company is perfect for the employee that wants to be a 'corporate slave', or that wants to be glued to their blackberry on vacations, weekends, nights, during your commute.... There is a lot of discussion regarding WLB (Work Life Balance), and it is promised during the interview process. What is not mentioned is that if you actually do request a WLB, it is both highly frowned upon -although no one will tell you this, they will just talk about you behind your back, and expected that you will still be working your full day-although you're not in the office. 10+ hour days are expected regardless of department or job, everything from craft employees up to Sr. Mgmt and everyone in between. Another problem is the finger pointing and lack of ownership. As a power company, everything is very highly monitored, regulated, and tracked (which is wonderful!). The problem comes in when employees do not stand up for their own actions or lack of action, errors, or whatever the problem may be. There are many people that are so overloaded that they push their work load onto others, which just causes work-stress, and even worse results. Middle management does not recognize work load allocation, problems within their own team, or if they do, a blind eye is turned. If I had to summarize, Exelon pays fairly, has good benefits, and believes in employee and community safety. My position afforded me the opportunity to talk with all different departments and levels within the organization. When I asked the question "How do you like working for Exelon," the answer was always the same...."They pay is good, but money isn't everything if you can't enjoy it and you're always here. Middle and upper management needs to realize the work loads of my/our/the team and play fair."

3.0
Jan 30, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good compensation, growth opportunity, solid company

Cons

They go through rounds of layoffs and hiring too frequently. Not enough people to get the job done.

5.0
Nov 5, 2011

Best Opportunity Ever

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This company is a growing leader in the Energy industry, with a forward thinking vision. Amazing compensation packages (Salary and Benefits). I have spoken with everyone I know about my work experiences at Exelon; and I can confidently say that this company is dedicated to the cultivation of it employees. Constant training and advancement opportunities. Rewarding job full of challenges where I am given an opportunity to excell without fear of failure. Management is constantly trained on new methods to keep the workforce engaged, rewarded, and happy. Despite my junior level, I am allowed and expected to function on a high level where by I am given a great deal of responsibility. I will probably work here for 20-30 years.

Cons

Not much to say here: The changing economy makes some long term focus changes within upper management trickle down upon middle management a little uneasily. This company is a little top heavy (a few too many Directors, VPs, Senior VPs, etc...) We are expected to perform at a higher level of excellence everyday, eventhough the workforce is slowly being down sized. This presents a challenge, but is in no way un-manageable. I personally like it this way, as it caters to my slight superman complex, but many can be turned off by this. I welcome the challenge to change the way I do business to make each task easier, thus leaving myself in charge of making my job easier.

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