Energy East Reviews

Pros

Overall the company has very good to competative salary and benefits levels. However, vacation time for new hires is very poor.

Cons

The company uses a rank and yank performance management system. Someone will always be fired every year, no matter what. It does not matter if you are a good performer or not. If the subjective ranking puts you in the bottom score of a group, you will be fired.

Advice to Senior Management

allow employees to have flexible working schedules with either the option of working from home or have a 4 day, 40 hour work week.

Pros

Good benefits, including vacation and bonuses and 401k.

Cons

Stuck in a legacy mindset.
Very resistant to changes which could save the company a lot of money.

Advice to Senior Management

"We always did it this way" is not the proper attitude if you want to survive as a company.

Pros

For the most part, it was a comfortable work environment, without too much stress. The pay was decent for the area.

Cons

The highest levels of senior management showed very little respect for the professionals in the company. Professional development was difficult and not encouraged.

Advice to Senior Management

Give more respect to the workers in the trenches.

Pros

The pay is average, however, union employees are paid far more than more qualified non-union employees. The company is very fair in interviewing/selecting canidates for new hire positions.

Cons

There are no real oppurtunities for professional development. Very little respect for the employees of the company by management and HR. Management does not provide much communication or solid direction to general employees. Company is not respected at the various state utility regulatory agencies because of managenent attitudes/actions.

Advice to Senior Management

Treat your employees the way that you would want to be treated. Now that pension plans are not offered to new employees, respecting employees is more important than ever if you want them to stay.

Pros

The stress level due to workload is low. There are seldom hard deadlines for projects. The staff and management are friendly and do not harbor hidden agendas. The pay level is relatively good for Maine.

Cons

The new owner, Iberdrola, is making dramatic cuts in staffing, 15 to 20%, as well as devising massive business process re-engineering during 2010. The fallout will be that the survivors will definitely have to do more with less.

Advice to Senior Management

Communicate what the final organization will look like so employees can plan ahead. Right now, everyone is waiting for the grim reaper to appear at any time. No one knows what is required to remain employed.

Pros

There is not a thing I can think.......

Cons

Absolutely no respect for employees; no opportunities to grow; Complete ignorance of senior management and Human Resources; Senior managment takes all the kudos as thier own job well done and dumps on the employee. Employees are setup never to be able to achieve anything other than "meets expectations". The work atmosphere is detremental to anyone's health.

Advice to Senior Management

Resign.........The company would be better off without all of you. I hope Iberdrola comes in and sees what a disgrace you all are and they get rid of you all right away. The hard working employees deserve better.

Pros

I can't think of anything

Cons

There was absolutely no recognition and/or communication from Sr. level management to the guys in the trenches. There is no feeling of respect coming from the leadership team, and all decisions are being made at such a high level that there is no sense of reality in the analysis.

Advice to Senior Management

Find some people who understand the value of the people that work for you. People are not simply numbers and quotas. If you care about them and reward them with opportunity for advancement they will reward you with some loyalty and productivity.