NRG Energy reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(968 total reviews)
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Rob Gaudette

100% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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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968 reviews
3.0
Jun 20, 2014

Overburdened without focus

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Pros

Dynamic company disrupting the old energy utility paradigm

Cons

Overflowing plate of work projects does not lend well to focus; analysis paralysis to get management decisions; no work-life balance.

4.0
Jun 6, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good working environment with plant personnel, people are dedicated to doing an excellent job. Management knows the direction of the environment and is involved. I miss the people who made the job a real pleasure.

Cons

Sometimes difficult to get all plants on the same page across the US. People in other parts of the US sometimes have the right answers and the learning curve isnt that steep.

3.0
Jun 3, 2014

Seek out those that add real workplace value.

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Pros

There are some very knowledgeable and capable people that know the industry extremely well. Benefits package is above average and the ability to further develop industry insights is reasonably well promoted.

Cons

Too much continuing growth of policy and procedure promoted by middle managers that add very little to the value equation. Lack of change management expertise, which does not bode well when in M&A mode.

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