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Portland General Electric

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Portland General Electric reviews

4.3

82% would recommend to a friend

(416 total reviews)
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Maria Pope

86% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Portland General Electric has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 416 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Portland General Electric 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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416 reviews
2.0
May 9, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Its a utility, so its basically a monopoly so its stable and you can work there forever if you don't anger the wrong people. They pay well so if you don't care how you are treated its fine.

Cons

-Nepotism and Favoritism is a problem -Professional growth Inhibiting -Bad management teams -Its like high school in some departments.

5.0
May 5, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

PGE has a great executive team and a corporate culture that is family friendly, environmentally conscious and

Cons

Competing community interests can put pressure on the organization that may not be in its long-term best interest.

2.0
Apr 25, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They spend a lot of money on coffee and meals, at taxpayer expense

Cons

Totally incompetent I.T. Management staff, even asking employees to deceive internal customers. One lead developer that has a long tenure is extremely rude and any/all ideas not his are dismissed.

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