FirstEnergy reviews

2.7

33% would recommend to a friend

(636 total reviews)
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Brian X. Tierney

14% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

FirstEnergy has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 636 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The FirstEnergy employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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636 reviews
1.0
Mar 13, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Working with the same people as I did with my previous company and working with the same standards and practices as my previous company, before the hostile takeover.

Cons

FirstEnergy and their "legacy-Ohio-Edison-is-the-best-thing-since-sliced-bread-so-do-what-we-do-because-we-are-too-simple-to-even-think-about-adopting-others'-standards-and-practices" attitude and approach. Cut safety corners and budgets. Zero flexibility. Pile more work on before hiring more people. Waste government money on rediculous amounts of unnecessary contractors because of family ties with that firm, instead of hiring empoyees. They wait until the last minute to spend all their money. They paid less per position than the company they took over so they were upset they didn't get the same salaries. Did I mention they pay below market rate, when you consider their market extends from west most Ohio, to the east coast of New Jersey, and down to the very south of West Virginia, they pretty much set the market rate.

3.0
Feb 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A stable company with a good work-life balance. Benefits are typical for a utility company of this size, however in recent years have been cut back some with the downturn of the economy in 2008.

Cons

Employees are overworked and compliance ultimately rules a lot of what we do here. Personal growth is valued by management, but not a guarantee of promotion. Promotion appears to be time based, more than ability-based.

2.0
Feb 22, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good co- workers,

Cons

one of the place to work

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