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
2.0
Jul 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay check to pay the bills. Still have health care. Buildings have a roof, four walls and a floor.

Cons

Raises for majority of employees less than inflation (buying power is decreasing for most), reducing manpower but expecting more from employees, Work-Life Balance a negative (Generation resolved this issue by creating a new "unpaid overtime" time code - Clueless), Great place for a Live to Work person, delta in salaries between Senior/Executive Leadership and the others increasing yearly, no retiree health care, no pension plan, continued reduction in health care benefits, "Ready-Fire-Aim" Management Style by Nuclear/Generation Leadership, respect for employees appears to be declining, Performance Appraisals are really a Populatiry Contest and no longer linked to "incentive pay", promotions based on "buddy system," less than adequate communications between the different groups in the company, modivation for arriving each day is declining, careful providing truthful answer to question as one may be listed as "not a team player" or "disgruntled,"

3.0
Mar 17, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, pressure is not overwhelming most of the time, good facilities, bigger city job in a small city, easy commute.

Cons

Older male dominated top level management; Many policies are not well thought out and hinder efficient operations; Still struggling and slow at adopting and employing new technologies; Management doesn't listen well, and is out of touch with the front line workings.

1.0
Dec 4, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good for people who don't want to excel/ those who want to show up at 7:30 and leave by 4:00 on the dot. Decent compensation.

Cons

Total disregard for employees wanting to expand/ explore other career opportunities. Incompentent management at all level. Does not listen to employees. Yearly reviews are totally subjective. Not willing to try new methods, even if they could result in huge savings for the company. FE is a typical public utility. Employees do not and are not encouraged to put in any additional work(parking lot is dead within 5 minutes of closing). Very slow and extremely resistant to change.

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