Progress Energy Reviews

Pros

There was no distinction between contractor and permanent employees. They treated us all the same.

Cons

Over work of full time permanent employees because of poor resource allocation / management.

Pros

Flexible hours, easy work and somewhat laid back

Cons

It's a stressful and depressing, considering you are dealing with peoples' electricity.

Advice to Senior Management

Give your employees more power to help the customer

Pros

Older, experienced workforce. Lots of good old boys. I haven't been here long, but the number of employees who have been here for 20 or 30+ years is astounding and almost speaks for itself.

Managers are very good to work with.

Cons

Can be frustrating at times trying to get information from various sources.

Pros

Caring
Good benefits
Mgmt is willing to help w/time off
Great co workers and fun
Strong emphasis on diversity, safety, etc.

Cons

Tough to get to next level
Limited resources for advancement
Lots of travel and driving
Tough to get answers from other workgroups some times

Advice to Senior Management

Provide targetted training for career goals. Allow oustide networking and training. Continue with benefits like flex time, overtime compensation, and open communication.

Pros

Good Pay, Company values employees and I've always been treated fairly and worked with if issues came up.

Cons

Too much management turnover, too many people not held accountable for their actions.

Advice to Senior Management

Get out and Observe what is really going on... Whats written on paper isn't always what is really gojng on

Pros

The company, and energy industry is growing.

Cons

The company does not take care of its people.

Advice to Senior Management

Look at the work ethic of your employees

Pros

stable and flexible work schedule

Cons

not exciting, sometimes boring, but not stressful

Pros

Decent pay and benifits although the package is about the same at other utilities.

Cons

Mostly reactive rather than proactive.

Advice to Senior Management

Upper management should track the time/money that is spent in meetings, task forces, comittees conference calls, etc. Also shoud look at the benifits of the attendees. (catered food stimulus(/taxpayers) supplied) Bet this would be revealing. Much untapped expertise bogged down in work politics and justifying meetings to the uppers who come across as not having a clue and are steered to belive that this is "Progress." Much of it is analysis paralysis.

Pros

The company has good salary and benefits. They are flexible with time off and have started to allow flexible work schedules and telecommuting to help people with fuel costs and work-life balance.

Cons

The company is still a bit "siloed" so cross communication between departments can be difficult at times. Change comes at a glacial pace with some backsliding after good changes have been effected.

Advice to Senior Management

recognize during the merger process that it cannot be "the Duke way or the highway". Also, there needs to be a balaced approach to designing the new company with fairness in selecting those who are going to be with the new company going forward.

Pros

Decent pay, relatively flexible schedule, good benefits, average sized bonus, some competent coworkers while others were completely dead weight, company invests in training employees

Cons

Very politically charged work environment. Hard to get a promotion or pay increase; internal job openings are not always posted.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen...I mean, *really* listen to what individual contributors have to say. Form your own opinion on your employees instead of relying on what others tell you they are capable of.