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Southern California Edison

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Southern California Edison reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,759 total reviews)
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Steven Powell

78% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Southern California Edison has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,759 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Southern California Edison 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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2K reviews
1.0
Jan 4, 2015

Waiting On Bain

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You'll get paid every two weeks until the "intellects vast, cool and unsympathetic" running the place decide they can outsource you. They just hired a Power Production division manager that in three month has NEVER visited a single PPD site but DID hire Bain Capital his first week on the job.

Cons

SCE is on the glidepath to death. It's an electrical utility company that is run by bankers, makes less than 5% of its own power, and has run off maybe 70% of it's trained technical workforce. Apparently they think they can continue to get paid for wheeling in the most expensive power they can find indefinitely. I can't wait for the Feds or the State of California to "nationalize" them, but since so many of the folks in office are too technically clueless to understand the importance of the electrical system mebbe not.

1.0
Nov 20, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is no positive reason to associate with this company

Cons

Senior leaders are untruthful, self-interested and hipocrites. The HR function is ineffective and delusional.

1.0
Mar 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Geographic location in San Gabriel Valley where there is abundance of Asian foods at decent prices and minimal commuting time for those who live near the area. Decent pay and benefits compared to the rest of the companies in SGV. If you are looking for retirement and live relatively close to the area this might not be a bad job for few years.

Cons

Company culture rewards mediocrity. The overall controllers group is largely consisted of folks who worked there for a long time but lacked the competency that you would expect from a Fortune 500 company. In recent years the management had launched various rounds of reorganizations and laid off some employees. They also attempted to attract more competent CPAs from outside, but the company was unable to retain talents as turnover within the newly hired employees were high. The company does not offer many opportunities for learning or career growth. Internal promotion is nearly impossible unless you have the connection to the upper middle management. The working knowledge attained is not transferable due to the specialized utilities industry. Not recommended for younger professionals as the middle management is consisted of older folks thst had no appreciation for new bloods, particularly toward millennials.

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