Constant Re-Orgs and Heading in the Wrong Direction
Pros
- The people who work at Georgia Power have been nothing but friendly and helpful. Middle management wants you to succeed and will try to help you get to where you want to go. - Salary is middling but considering the pace of the work its pretty cushy. The pace is like molasses. Almost never a sense of urgency around something (which is also a con in my opinion, but some people prefer this) - If you're looking for a place to hang out, work a little bit, get paid decent, and ride it out until retirement, this may be the place for you.
Cons
- So why the 2 star review if there are solid pro's? I have been "re-orged" 3 times in less than 3 years, and in that time my department has been renamed 4 times in the last 2 years. I haven't been able to hold a position for more than 10 consecutive months without being laid-off, sent home for 6 weeks, dangled a severance package, and then at the very last minute getting placed in a position that I have no choice to accept, regardless of whether it fits into my skillset or career goals. I cannot emphasize enough how disruptive this is to your personal life, your career, and your family. - Related to the layoffs, the last time I was laidoff I was re-assigned a position after begging for the severance package. I told management I was moving to the Northeast with my family and would only take the position if I could work remotely indefinitely. I got promises from 3 different levels of management that this would be okay. A few weeks ago I got notified that if I didn't return to Georgia I would be forced to "Voluntarily Resign" with no severance or benefits. Shame on me for being surprised. - Young people, you will spend your first 15 years at the company waiting for middle management to retire so you can move up. There is a ceiling on how high you can go because the vast majority of employees are in their upper 40's to mid 50's and have no intention of leaving anytime soon, and block any potential management roles. - Speaking of young people, there are none at Georgia Power, at least in my department (Marketing, which should be the youngest demographic). I can count on one hand how many people in a 500+ person department are under 40. The young people that do come in don't stay. - Finally, the pace of the work is painfully slow. It just feels like it's going nowhere. There is no sense of urgency at any level.
