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Palmetto

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Palmetto reviews

3.3

44% would recommend to a friend

(135 total reviews)
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Chris Kemper

57% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Palmetto has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 135 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Palmetto employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

135 reviews
1.0
Nov 4, 2022

Unprofessional Experience

Ap analyst
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The salary, the unlimited PTO, remote only work.

Cons

I was let go for not being absolutely perfect. I was put on some sort of performance improvement program because of some errors that were made due to a lack of proper training and lots of leadership transitions that were going on. I was given every indication that things were going better and improving. Little did I know that I had been training my eventual replacement during what would turn out to be my last week there. Very cruel and unprofessional place to work at. I highly recommend turning down any offer of employment that comes to you from this company. You will be worked to the bone.

1.0
May 25, 2018

Had High Hopes

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people that make the engine run day in and day out are great. You get unlimited PTO. Health insurance benefits are great with low premium.

Cons

Senior leadership claims to be transparent but what they tell employees and potential employees is not true. The company is not financially stable. High turnover primarily due to layoffs. No cost of living or merit pay raises. Cannot plan anything beyond a quarter due to financial limitations and the rapidly changing solar industry. The latter is not Palmetto's fault but potential employees need to be aware.

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Palmetto Response
8y
Update: This review is over 18 months old. Palmetto is very financially stable, and profitable; Did a successful Series A back in summer of 2018. Also rec'd a $20mm line of credit in Q4 of 2018. Both of these fueled expansion into new markets. The reorganization of the sales model in Dec 2017 was necessary to be more scalable and agile, allowing for faster expansion into new markets; states across the USA. Other than the sales reorganization in December, we have very little employee turnover, in fact, we have been adding new positions to support our growth in both current and new markets; 11 states across the US now, w/ 20 more markets added in 2020. We also no longer outsource software development, it's all in-house. Also we do have merit increases. CEO recently awarded employees with more than 2 1/2 yrs longevity stock options.
2.0
Sep 21, 2022

Culture Diminished

Central operations
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote environment, flexible PTO, year end bonus.

Cons

I really had high hopes for Palmetto and partially still do. The moment they let go the key people and culture folks, was the moment everyone felt a shift in energy and goals. The company is letting go core people that built the success of the company for fancy titles, fancy schools, and bigger investors. The company was known for its climate focus now it’s geared towards its capitalist functions. I think Chris Kemper has the right idea but I’m not so sure it’s advisor or board members do. They talk about DEI every DEI leader has either left or been let go in the year of 2022. The male driven environment has shown its face again. The talk of funding has been the only focus in 2022. At the end of the day this company has left it’s purpose for investors. If you care about the environment and want to do the right thing go to Patagonia.

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Palmetto Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback, especially when it helps us set higher expectations and see areas where we can improve. Mutual respect and embracing differences is a cornerstone of our culture. We want to emphasize that Palmetto’s unwavering in our commitment to DEI and are extremely proud of the richness in diversity throughout our company. With our intense high growth phase, the priorities of the business are constantly evolving as we strive to hit our mission to make clean energy accessible to everyone. We are further focusing on our change management approach for all of our employees and will talk about this openly as a team to establish what we can do better in the future. Wishing you all the best.
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