Florida Power & Light Reviews

Pros

Pay is good for the most part

Cons

Not enough personnel to be successful

Advice to Senior Management

Hire more people

Pros

Florida Power & Light is generally a good company to work for being in the energy sector with new opportunities for the company to grow.
Salary and benefits were acceptable.

Cons

Florida Power & Light did not have many downsides for me having worked as a contractor several year before being hired full time.
I did a lot of driving in my position which was not conducive to my work/life balance at the time.

Advice to Senior Management

I don't have a specific advice at this time.

Pros

Great benefits. Good pay. Job stability. A lot of learning opportunities and some growth potential.

Cons

Limited movement as you get to the top of the food chain. Lots of politics, but what company doesn't have it right? Spartan office environments in satellite offices and GO.

Advice to Senior Management

Be transparent with employees about the direction the company is taking and actually match performance to pay.

Pros

The company has a great name and generally you can find outstanding professional to work with.

Cons

Young ambitious managers are very incompetent.

Advice to Senior Management

real education and respect.

Pros

The opportunity of career advancement.
Great benefits and retirement packages.
Paid time off is commensurate to time of service.
Paid portion of car insurance and mileage.

Cons

Insanely monotonous routine.
The constant danger of dog attacks and confrontational delinquent customers.
Within meter reading department the advancement is very limited / non-existent.

Advice to Senior Management

Disclose true nature of the job upfront to avoid extreme turnover.

Pros

You live in south Florida. The job is easy to learn. you are treated with respect all the times.

Cons

No room for growth. Your bonus is determined on whether the managers like you, not by what you have accomplished. Promotions are based on your appearance rather than your ability to perform the job, in some departments. No interest in keeping talented individuals or motivating individuals.

Advice to Senior Management

Use your brains...

Pros

Flexibility of work / life balance
Telecommuting
Employee centric
Benefits package is decent.
Wonderful co-workers.
Non-micromanagement
Trusting supervisor and higher management

Cons

Operating with "Tribal Knowledge"
Lack of documented business processes.
Promotions do not seem fair. Have to know somebody to get somewhere mentality.
Salary seems to be lower than other companies

Advice to Senior Management

Concentrate on your employees more. Alot of focus is there already, but I believe more is needed.

Pros

FPL has very good benefits and salary for the area. The physical facility is very nicely landscaped and the buildings are well maintained. The location is good and the parent company is very well managed.

Cons

My department is very political in nature, which is encouraged by the department vice president, directors and managers. The directors and managers play the favorites of the vice president to curry favor. As a result, the stars receive an extraordinary amount of spotlight while those whose contributions aren't valued are ignored. There is much mental abuse that can be compared to living with an abusive spouse who doesn't leave any physical marks, but does inflict mental abuse.

Advice to Senior Management

More than 12 qualified people were laid off after department management decided to "upgrade talent" this past summer. This was after the department vice president said everyone in the department was safe. You should look closely at what you are told by the department vice president and compare it to reality. Lack of action on your part shows you are supporting their draconian methods. Please read the comments and results of the engagement survey and take the appropriate action. Bring in competent department management. Laying off workers who complain only intimidates those who remain. It will not fix the department's problems.

Pros

Excellent benefits.
Some excellent lower level mangers if you get one.
Good location but expensive

Cons

Very political atmosphere.
Communication is horrible.
Goofing off is ignored so many do minimum and get paid.
Pay scale is low for a high priced area to live.

Advice to Senior Management

Value your employees. As the economy improves, many will have no reason to hang around unless they are given incentive. Get rid of the slackers. Include this on those employee surveys and you will discover how many folks you pay for doing nothing.

Pros

The senior management team at FPL is as sharp and on their game as you can get. From a business perspective, I don't have any complaints whatsoever. I believe they balance shareholder needs with customer needs exceptionally well, and are driven to be a leader in the industry.

Cons

From a corporate policy standpoint, FPL is a good company to work for but individual managers -- even departmental VPs have unique management styles that can make the place a living hell. Any candidate should do their homework about the specific VP and directors they are reporting in to.

Advice to Senior Management

You have some amazing talent in the ranks of the company that are being treated poorly by their managers/directors. HR isn't helping...engagement exercises aren't helping...the problem lies with local management. This really needs to be addressed.