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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
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.
4.0
Mar 26, 2018

Good company making a difference

Finance
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I worked at Palmetto for some time - management pivoted this business model to a technology company. it's making waves in the industry and my job was cut as part of the business shift, but I understand. I think it will be very successful. best of luck!

Cons

being cut as part of the business adjustments was tough. but i got a great reference and another job lined up. it was a good experience that led to good things.

1.0
Mar 23, 2018

Run.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

most of the people who haven't been fired are fun, kind, and caring.

Cons

terrible ceo. endless lying. zero job security. don't believe his responses on other reviews. never know what mood he'll be in and how you'll pay for it. hosts meetings where he curses at employees. most employees who work hard go unrecognized. everyone at the company walks on thin ice. worst part is, sr, leadership supports him. what can they do i guess? he's ceo. culture of transparency is complete bs. not a start up culture even though that's what they try to claim because of bad behavior.

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Palmetto Response
8y
Update: This review is 20 months old. Morale is great! Great culture! Growing rapidly! Profitable! CEO really cares about his employees and customers. Agonized about the reorg and the impact it would have employees that would be affected by eliminating their positions but made the hard decisions that needed to be made. He has a passion for clean energy (for over 20 yrs). CEO is very open and transparent about all aspects of the business. No sugar coating challenges on his part, along w/ taking open responsibility when it falls on him.
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