Idaho Power Reviews

Pros

Stable, Knowledgable employees, Thoughtful leaders.

Cons

Somewhat traditional and male dominated.

Pros

Time off, great salary, and commitment to family

Cons

Politics are overwhelming and impedes real communication

Advice to Senior Management

Streamline

Pros

Training, safety, lots of advancement oppertunities, respected by other utilities, generous compensation package.

Cons

wait time for grievence process to long. out of touch upper management.

Advice to Senior Management

see above

Pros

Friendly place, nice people, I enjoy for the most part.

Cons

Too many cliques. Not enough career advancement opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management

Find out what your people are really doing. Too many managers were promoted without having the necessary skills for their positions.

Pros

Idaho Power is a great, solid company, and a stable place to work.

Cons

Very tough to advance. Direct managers seem to be poor at communicating. Projects don't necessarily consider all the important stakeholders, or end-user's needs.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the little people.

Pros

Considering the state of Idaho, Idaho Power is one of the best employers with great benefits. They touch most of southern Idaho so there are a number of locations to work at. The have several sides - electricity supply and generation so there are a number of areas to either start in and/or move to. Has the feel of a large family work environment.

Cons

Many of the positions are internal and you work in a cubicle. Good pay for Idaho, but not a lot of upside potential. Like anywhere, there are a few supervisors that don't know as much as they should about what their employees really do and challenges they really face. A lot of advancements based on who you know and who you hang with.

Advice to Senior Management

More advancements based on proven work skills and/or background rather than being part of the club.

Pros

The company has great benefits and the people are great to work with.

Cons

The company is unfriendly to the environment, killing salmon to generate power.
The company is extremely bureaucratic and slow to do anything. It is as bad as working for a governmental agency.
The company has far too many employees who are just waiting to retire and are not doing any work.

Advice to Senior Management

Reduce the number of supervisors and middle level managers by at least 20%.
Eliminate the pension plan and replace it with an improved 401K plan.