NSTAR Reviews

Current Employee – been working at NSTAR as an intern for less than a year

Pros – For student, right now there are a bunch of intern opportunity. People are very nice. In Engineering group, you will gain very useful practical experience in power field.

Cons – Some intern job may be not that interesting, depend on what department you work for

Former Employee – worked at NSTAR as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Large company with very stable work as a public utility.
Salary very favorable when compared with other intern positions around Boston.
Many job opportunities for electrical and transmission engineers.

Cons – Small departments with not enough guidance from more senior engineers.
Even though company was busy, not much work distributed to interns.

Advice to Senior Management – Management and higher levels seem totally separated from the lower level employees such as myself at the time.

Former Employee – worked at NSTAR full-time

Pros – Work Hard and good things will happen

Cons – well, what can I say?

Advice to Senior Management – NSTAR was merger with NU, so I really can't say

Current Employee – been working at NSTAR full-time for less than a year

Pros – NSTAR has a diverse senior management.

Cons – No global communications, so conservative financially it slows internal processes

Advice to Senior Management – Learn where to spend your money wisely. Value employee feedback. Communicate, allow employees to communicate. Value technology. Upper management should engage/communicate with employees more.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at NSTAR

Pros – They have a great benefits package.

Cons – They need to provide qualified leadership to run the company.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at NSTAR

Pros – At NSTAR work is generally easy, the general environment is pretty relaxed, and compensation is good compared to similar companies.

Cons – Management approach is pretty top down, so you would not know what happens in other group or within senior management. Things seem like blackbox until they land to your desk, no heads up. Pretty traditional approach.

Advice to Senior Management – Change the way projects and personnels are managed. There are so many good resources at NSTAR, who are not being used to the maximum potential because the organization structure does not allow management to know what are available. Communication within the organization is another key area where NSTAR can improve.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at NSTAR

Pros – really competitive pay
job security
company stability
office enviornment
great benefits for full time staff
well defined rolls for employees

Cons – be hind the technology crurve
slow to change
very conservative
departments do not share information well and do not work together often

Advice to Senior Management – Get more modern and keep up with the times. Technology needs to be improved and utilized better. Ideas need to be more free flowing and exchange of information need to be improved.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at NSTAR

Pros – As a non-management engineer, you are in a union. The union is pretty strong and the job is very stable (hard to get fired). Gotta love Boston!

Cons – Being in the union at times is a downside. There is a lot of animosity between union members and senior management. Hard to get certain time off and the hours/vacation is not very flexible. Horrible policies regarding internet usage, not a very "free" place to work. The stringent regulations lead to a stale work environment and a definite lack of creativity.

Advice to Senior Management – Treat the union members better. There is a lot of room for improvement. Treat people better and you will have more people rushing to work there.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at NSTAR

Pros – benefits, salary, location and they appreciate their employees

Cons – A lot is based on perception rather than the quality of output.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend