Is NRG Energy a good company to work for?

NRG Energy has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,119 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at NRG Energy to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about NRG Energy have been left by employees working as Business Analyst , Analyst and Customer Service Representative .

Does NRG Energy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NRG Energy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NRG Energy. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NRG Energy?

73% of NRG Energy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NRG Energy 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NRG Energy?

Analyst (27) , Business Analyst (23) , Manager (22) , Customer Service Representative (20) , Director (18) , Sales Associate (14) , Operations Analyst (11) , Sales Representative (10) , Power Plant Operator (9) , Sales (8) , Senior Financial Analyst (8) , Operations (7) , Project Manager (7) , Senior Manager (7) , Financial Analyst (6)

What are the pros of working at NRG Energy according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and assistance provided." ((in 106 reviews)); "Great people to work with; never a shortage of challenges to stretch yourself and build skills with." ((in 72 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (depending on manager)" ((in 48 reviews)); "# Good Salary" ((in 21 reviews)); "Friendly work environment" ((in 18 reviews))

What are the cons of working at NRG Energy according to real employee reviews?

"Managers check security footage to see what time employees are coming in." ((in 17 reviews)); "Annual layoffs, often occurring around January, contribute to ongoing uncertainty and low morale." ((in 15 reviews)); "Awful training and awful upper management" ((in 14 reviews)); "Long hours and potential hard to advance" ((in 13 reviews)); "Offered NO training / mentoring to bridge lack of energy industry experience which was a requirement for a permanent position!" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about NRG Energy layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about NRG Energy layoffs and their outlook for job security at NRG Energy in 2026.

What are the top reviewed NRG Energy locations?

Houston , Princeton , Philadelphia , Buffalo , Dallas , Pittsburgh , New York , San Francisco , Lehi , Waukegan , Los Angeles , Carlsbad , Wall , Chicago , Joliet , Pekin , Tulsa , Austin , Richmond , Thompsons , Houston , El Segundo , Nipton , San Diego , Montville , Shelocta , Newark , Sea Girt , Salt Lake City , Oak Brook

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NRG Energy reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(968 total reviews)

Rob Gaudette

100% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

NRG Energy has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 968 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NRG Energy 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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Reviews by job title

968 reviews

3.0

Apr 28, 2015

Company in constant re-structuring.

Director of sales and marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great to advance if the opportunity arises.

Cons

Risks to high to lose your job.

2.0

Apr 18, 2015

Control Room Operator

Power plant operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers, learned a lot about power generation, great benefits.

Cons

Management at the local level is not very good, unprofessional, multiple conflicts of interest, nepotism, etc.

2.0

Apr 17, 2015

It was good until the company encountered consumption pains

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is not afraid to embrace new technology but has some old entrenched mind sets that will hamper some areas. Since energy is necessary for our civilization working for an energy company is useful and beneficial. Some of the technology that is adopted is near cutting edge and is ground breaking in it's use, but it is sometimes behind the scenes so the public is not aware of it.

Cons

NRG Energy was initially a wholesale power distributor that provided power to other power distributors or large industrial customers, with no contact with retail customers. After buying Reliant Energy, they suddenly had thousands of employees in a non-power plant environment and thousands of retail customers and they were not used to this. It took a while for the company to integrate the new employees into their environment. NRG was one of the few companies that I know of that did not have a internal web site set up to allow employees to access company benefits and information like looking up W2, emergency contact information, etc. They did not have a retail oriented mindset and it took them a while to become more consumer oriented.

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Jobs at NRG Energy

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