Sempra Energy Reviews

Pros

I have been here for over 5 years in the finance department. Good place to work and excellent salary, benefits and bonus plan,

Cons

Management need to promote and provide more career opportuinies for younger employees that have desire to learn and do more.

Advice to Senior Management

Grow the company organically and provide more career growth through cross training and/or transfer within business units, departments and companies.

Pros

You will have many opportunities to work in different departments and figure out which field suits you best. The company is always thinking ahead

Cons

One of the downsides of working at Sempra Energy is that it takes a good amount of time to move up the ladder.

Advice to Senior Management

The leadership at Sempra is very good and always has the company's best interests in mind. They treat everyone equally.

Pros

Sempra has great pay...not too much overtime and the people are motivating yet young and fun to hang out with.

Cons

Takes time to advance...promoting is definitely possible but it won't happen very fast so you have to put in time

Advice to Senior Management

No complaints with management, very happy here and I know most of the employees would say the same

Pros

Very friendly and family oriented environment. I really enjoyed getting a chance to work there. Really, really good benefits package and hard to find elsewhere.

Cons

Tough to make an impact and limited opportunities for growth. It was challenging at times with little opportunity to learn more about the company.

Advice to Senior Management

Offer more opportunities for growth. There are limited opportunities right now due to long time employees. Overall the salary is good and a great place to work.

Pros

It's a large Fortune 500 company, so there are lots of growth opportunities, especially in Accounting and Legal departments. Sempra is big into rotating management into different departments, so one can easily gain different perspectives.

Cons

Like any big company, there is a lot of bureaucracy. There are many policies and procedures by which to abide, and getting things done internally may be a process.

Pros

Sempra treats employee really well, and is willing to spend the resources to mentor and training employee to advance in their careers. There're plenty of interesting and challenging projects that can attract people like to work on cutting edge technology. There're also lots of opportunities to move within company.

Cons

Once you reached senior level technical position, advancement opportunities is quite limited unless you move to management

Advice to Senior Management

Be well organized, self driven and persistent. The ability articulate your ideas well is definitely a plus

Pros

Good solid experience. there is a lot of training.

Cons

No work/life balance. They believe in "face time"

Advice to Senior Management

no comment.

Pros

I work at the Parent Company in San Diego. Virtually everyone I work with is competent and professional. The compensation and benefits are good and my work is satisfying.

Cons

The recent reorganization was tough on some people as some good people lost their jobs. The Company didn't award pay increases in 2010.

Advice to Senior Management

None

Pros

Management is very respectful of their employees. The company seems to be headed in a very good direction. Just don't expect to make the biggest salary compared to other energy companies.

Cons

Just don't expect to make the biggest salary compared to other energy companies. The bonus structure is normal and the benefits are a little below standard.

Advice to Senior Management

Everything is going well. There is a some feeling of always being micromanagement by the corporate office, but all in all, its a great company.

Pros

Good balance between work and life; Open and friendly working environment;nice location at San Diego downtown; relatively stable company to work for.

Cons

Sometimes it's a little bit slow and inefficient; Big company and lots of complexities and politics; relatively conservative company culture.

Advice to Senior Management

My only advice or feedback to the leadership at sempra energy is to shape a more clear long term strategy.