Tucson Electric Power Reviews

Pros

Good managers and co-workers.
Laid back environment.
Flexible with time off and over time.
Nice work area and newer equipment.

Cons

The only downside to working at TEP was constantly hearing from other employees who had been there for 10+ years that there was little to no room for promotions or career growth.

Pros

Not going anywhere. It's the electric company. Everyone needs electric and they are the only competition. So job stability is there.

Cons

The politics at this company are crazy. Too many chiefs and not enough Indians. There are probably as many managers as there are workers. IT Security department thinks they are guarding Fort Knox.

Advice to Senior Management

Better pay for employees. Level out management. Stop allowing people with big heads run the company.

Pros

Excellent pay for area. Very good benefits. Overall one of the best places to work for in the city of Tucson. Management can be more transparent but overall senior leadership is average to above average. Compared to the utility industry as a whole, this is an average utility company in terms of compensation and benefits. But as I said, one of the best large companies you can find in Tucson

Cons

Location was far from most parts of town. Could respect their employees a bit more and ask for more feedback when considering policy changes. Some managers are protected regardless of how much turnover they cause.

Advice to Senior Management

When a manager has high turnover numbers, look into why.

Pros

The working environment is very nice. The people are all great to work with and they provide a good atmosphere. The flex time and benefits package really make this a great place for somebody who also wants to have a family life. Sometimes you just have to take off early to pick up the kids and nobody here minds so long as you do your job and make up the time. The compensation is on par with other locations but the low cost of living in Tucson makes the pay seem higher. Most jobs are posted internally first so there is a good chance for upward movemenet.

Cons

Communication doesn't flow as well as it should. Sometimes changes are made at the highest levels that may not have as good a grasp of the impact of their changes. Somebody up high will make a comment like oh, those departments should be closer together to enhance their workflow capacity and we spend the next 6 months shuffling cubes to make it happen. I think every time we move my cube shrinks a little too. There seems to be this attitude with upper management that 'everythings going roses' even when it's not which can cause confusion. Working on a project as it fails while management keeps saying "everythings fine" is a little disconcerting.

Advice to Senior Management

Get employee feedback before you make crazy re-org and location changes.

Pros

Benefits (e.g., pension plan, vacation package) are great.

Cons

Most of senior management are ineffective and they don;t make decisions, especially not the hard ones

Advice to Senior Management

Take one basic courses in organizational behavior and management