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Southern California Edison

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Southern California Edison reviews

3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,762 total reviews)
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Steven Powell

81% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Southern California Edison has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,762 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
2.0
Mar 7, 2016

Opportunities for the Technically Experienced

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Pros

Decent benefits (cash retirement fund, up to 6% matching 401K, competitive salary). Executive management appears to openly communication about timing of reorganization. If you are one of the 80% who do the least of the work, congratulations and enjoy it while it lasts. If you are one of the 20% who do most of the work, you should be able to leverage the great experience for another external promotion.

Cons

Company is reorganizing to meet the expected future utility market in California, which can create opportunity for lower salaried employees with good technical skills in the utility business. Higher salaried ($100k+) employees must be careful not to outshine their Managers during reorganization. Mgrs cannot deal with technical issues. Managers are insecure because some have been promoted because they don't threaten their hiring managers who are equally not as competent as they should be.

1.0
Jun 16, 2015

Manager IT

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Pros

Good Pay with potentially guaranteed bonus of 8 to 30 % depending on your level.

Cons

Extremely disjointed Management in IT. The CIO has very conservative and narrow vision. His primary focus is cost cutting at the cost of quality of service. Overall quality of leadership is very poor. If you express and opinion it's neglected and if your opinion contradicts their plans they will hold a grudge against you for having an opinion.

2.0
Feb 25, 2015
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Pros

First 30 years here have been awesome. Had great opportunities to explore different job classifications, company offered both cash balance and 401K, with ample sick time and vacation hours. Regretfully can't say the same for the next 5 years here.

Cons

Company has become more bureaucratic with more layers of management. Senior management has become too distant from the rank and file employees that get the work done and help them achieve departmental goals which makes them look good. Significant change in benefits for those under 40 and new hires. Management claims cuts are needed because competition in the industry from current and new energy producers means we must stay cost competitive. However, executives have managed to cash in 3 million in stock options.

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