Constellation Energy Group Reviews

Pros

Good pay... good people - good hours

Cons

Too many meetings - not a clear direction - too many layers to go through to get things done. Sometimes talents are recognized unless you have an Engineering degree.

Advice to Senior Management

I wouldn't want to be part of management. They are told how to think. Very few stick up for what is right.

Pros

The management is nice. Good salaries and opportunities.

Cons

The work/life balance is not great. A lot of overtime for no additional compensation.

Advice to Senior Management

The merger has created a lot of additional work, which means we need more staff.

Pros

collegial atmosphere. good pay and benefits. interesting work.

Cons

senior management and strategy issues.

Pros

Constellation/BGE encourage creativity and diversity. The employees and leadership are demonstrate the core values. Safety and customer satisfaction are critical, but are not achieved on the backs of the linemen. There are many opportunities. I left to explore other opportunities, but would return in a heart beat.

Cons

Constellation has faced some financial challenges, but weathered the storms well. It is a customer service industry which the general public doesn't always understand or appreciate. If you work for BGE, expect some impact to your work-life balance during storms and other emergent events.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to communicate changes to employees. Recent merger communications have been well thought out and implemented. Learn from feedback provided during the 2010 union campaign to avoid similar employee sentiment.

Pros

Decent compensation and competitive benefits package. Constellation is a large company with good geographic diversity. It has many excellent people to learn from and the company encourages information sharing.

Cons

The geographic diversity can be a problem in that it makes it difficult to develop the relationships necessary to be effective in your role.

Advice to Senior Management

Constellation's management suffers from the same problem that many management groups have: they think that their leadership is the answer to the company's problems.

Pros

Good coworkers, great salary level for the greater DC area. Depending on which department you work for, your contributions may be recognized. Generally good level of vacation days. So far, unlimited sick days (but can he checked upon if requested by management).

Cons

Depending on who you have as a manager, you may not get necessary guidance. This is changing though. As the company undergoes a merger, there will be plenty of ambiguity. In some departments, contribution by the non-management level may go unnoticed. Performance evaluation from the direct report (i.e. one level above) can be trumphed by senior management to match the department objectives.

Advice to Senior Management

Learn to be fair to all in promotions and performance evaluations.

Pros

Decent salary and benefits, competent work force

Cons

Self absorbed Management that do not value experience

Pros

- Collaborative Enivronment
- Great benefits package
- Supportive, competent management
- Great company culture

Cons

- Onboarding process is non existent
- Not sure how Exelon will impact the culture there

Advice to Senior Management

Talent planning is important to ensure retention.
When the merger is complete, New Energy should be operated the was Constellation was doing it.

Pros

Decent pay, convenient location, great bonuses

Cons

Expensive benefits, promotions are based on who you know not what you know, constant changes in management, you never know what to expect from one week to the next.

Advice to Senior Management

Settle down already!!! Employees have no job security in Corp office. Managers constantly shuffled or fired. Goals change all the time.

Pros

Got promotted quickly, made more money than I thought at my age. Average bonus was 15% even when year was bad. Had to fight for the promotion, but they were fair and gave it to me.

Cons

Poor communication from management. Constantly try to outsource. Restructure company every few months. No clear direction and you never know if you will have a job.

Advice to Senior Management

Pick a strategy and make it clear and stick with it.