RWE reviews

4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(442 total reviews)

Markus Krebber

83% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

RWE has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 442 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The RWE 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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442 reviews
4.0
Dec 4, 2014

rwe

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

strong people and cross function team working

Cons

challenging macro environment alot of layers to hierachy

2.0
Jul 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You start with 20 days of vacation and benefits are good.

Cons

They brought in McKinsey & Company, where several of the U.S. RWE executives had previously worked. One employee who was a senior accountant was forced to resign because she was fully remote, they downgraded her position to a staff accountant. Another senior accountant resigned and they decided not to fill her position due to a hiring freeze.

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RWE Response
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Hello, thank you for sharing your experience. We are glad to hear you value the vacation allowance and benefits, and we appreciate the time you have spent with RWE. We also take your concerns seriously. Feedback about organisational changes, role adjustments, and staffing challenges is important, and we understand how these situations can affect stability and employee confidence. We are committed to reviewing these points carefully and continuing to improve clarity, communication, and support across our teams. Please get in touch with employer.branding@rwe.com
2.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits (retirement, PTO, Holidays,etc). ​The frontline team members are incredibly resilient and supportive of one another despite the leadership challenges.

Cons

​Decimated Morale & Out-of-Touch Policies: A recent McKinsey takeover in senior leadership completely destroyed company morale, starting with a rigid, poorly managed Return-to-Office (RTO) mandate. ​Hidden Layoffs & Nepotism: Management practically laid off an entire internal departments under the guise of restructuring, only to immediately rebuild them using remote contractors and personal friends brought in from McKinsey. ​Complete Lack of Diversity: Senior leadership is a monoculture of white males who exclusively look out for their buddies. There is zero true commitment to diversity, equity, or inclusion at the top. ​Hostile Work Environment: Highly misaligned and poorly structured OKRs have actively pitted departments against each other, creating a deeply toxic and hostile cross-functional environment. ​Pay Inequity & Mistreatment: There are glaring issues regarding pay equity and the mistreatment of existing high performing employees. Clear discrepancies exist between how legacy internal talent is compensated and promoted, versus outside hires brought in through favoritism.

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