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Duke Energy Employee Reviews about "upper management"

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

President and Chief Executive Officer Lynn J. Good

Lynn J. Good

79% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & Inclusion

3.9

Career Opportunities

3.9

Compensation and Benefits

3.8

Culture & Values

3.7

Work/Life Balance

3.5

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

31%

4 stars

33%

3 stars

20%

2 stars

9%

1 star

7%

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Pros
  • "Good benefits and 401 k(in 249 reviews)
  • "Good pay and the people at the sight where very friendly(in 172 reviews)
  • "great people to work with(in 120 reviews)
  • "Duke Energy has a good work life balance and is fairly stable.(in 70 reviews)
  • "Thoroughly train their employees and good job security assuming you're an employee and not a contractor.(in 41 reviews)
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Updated Nov 27, 2023

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    1. 1.0
      Aug 11, 2014
      Nuclear Electrician
      Current Employee, more than 10 years
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good people work here at the worker level, ie: Power plant, Customer Service, Line Crews,

      Cons

      The top echelon of this Company are the worst humans on the Planet, they steal from there customers over 3 billion dollars in Florida for a power plant that they did not build, and soon it will be billions in North Carolina for the Dan River clean up. Charlatans that's what they are they use there employees who volunteer in the community to try to make the company look good, while behind closed doors they pay large sums of money to politicians for favorable rulings to bilk there customers. They take benefits away from there workers and then give themselves millions of dollars in bonuses and pay themselves 30 even 40 million dollars a year in salaries. Middle and Upper management in this company are Horrible possibly Criminal.

      5
      1. 2.0
        Apr 7, 2016
        Human Resources Specialist
        Former Employee, more than 8 years
        Houston, TX
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Good benefits, 401K and company match

        Cons

        Corrupt upper management and board of directors

        1
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        1. 2.0
          Jan 1, 2016
          Anonymous Employee
          Former Employee, more than 1 year
          Charlotte, NC
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Co-workers give 110% working 24-7 on rotating shifts. An outstanding group of people dedicated to the support of the linemen and the overall integrity of the distribution system.

          Cons

          Employees are expected to work OT and do their job well in spite of little to no breaks throughout 12 hour shifts. These shifts rotate from days to nights every few weeks. Employees have a very low quality of life and high turn-over expectancy due to fatigue and lack of support from upper management of the Distribution Operations. High turn-over, is causing high stress from understaffing, causing fatigue and health problems, causing high turn-over.

          1. 2.0
            Feb 24, 2019
            Generation Process Specialist
            Current Employee, more than 3 years
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Great Pay and Good Benefits

            Cons

            Upper and middle management is large. When the cuts come they start at the bottom instead of the top. Company is lead b former Enron accountant which does not bode well for the shareholders.

            1. 3.0
              Jan 26, 2018
              Anonymous Employee
              Former Employee
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Overall company has a positive culture, competitive pay, and nice work life balance

              Cons

              Many particular organizations are a nightmare to work in. Upper management in those particular organization battle for their piece of the pie in terms of power and within the organization. It leads to constant rework, few firm decisions, and a negative working atmosphere. Overall, those organizations destroy company value and make it easy to resign and move on to work elsewhere.

              3
              1. 4.0
                Feb 27, 2013
                Co-Op
                Current Intern, more than 1 year
                Terre Haute, IN
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                -Everyone is very friendly and willing to help you learn -Great insight for the energy industry -Typically not a very stressful environment to work in - Upper Management (Plant Manager) was extremely approachable

                Cons

                -My days at Duke oftentimes felt boring and as an intern I felt more expendable than I anticipated. -I never really recieved a project I could call my own; I spent most my time doing smaller and more insignificant tasks for my supervisor

                1. 3.0
                  Dec 1, 2015
                  Executive Assistant
                  Current Employee, more than 1 year
                  Avon, IN
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Strong company with good benefits and great hours. Work-life balance is great, and they encourage community service. Everyone I've come across in the past 2 years is very nice and helpful.

                  Cons

                  Current department tends to focus on the negative, rather than the positive. Upper management tend to micro-manage. Duke is a very large entity with a lot of departments and functions. As is typical each business unit tends to operate in silos. There is no cohesiveness and everyone seems intent on re-inventing their own wheels, rather than looking at what parts of the business are successful and adopting these policies and procedures across the board. There is a great lack of communication from upper management down to those who actually do the work. Too many meetings about what to do, and not enough action.

                  1
                  1. 2.0
                    Jan 3, 2023
                    Engineer
                    Current Employee, more than 3 years
                    Lake Mary, FL
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    For Florida: + Work-life balance + Stability + Benefits + Some lower-level managers are great + Supportive office culture that values continuous learning + Great racial/ethnic diversity (at least for my office)

                    Cons

                    - Pay is well below industry standard. - Company does not value existing, long-term employees the way they used to. - Highly political/bureaucratic and has gotten worse over the last few years. - Absolutely zero training/mentorship outside the co-op program. - Yearly raises do not keep up with inflation. - Promotional raises from within the company are vastly out of scale with new hires. - Constant workflow changes that make engineering jobs difficult to impossible. - Upper management in Charlotte does not listen to us and even ridicules reasonable requests. - All talk and no action: for example, I hear a whole lot about Corporate's desire to reduce reliance on contractors, yet the massive influx of new projects go exclusively to them.

                    2
                    1. 3.0
                      Aug 4, 2023
                      Engineer/Technologist
                      Current Employee, more than 1 year
                      Indianapolis, IN
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      My co-workers make my job enjoyable. Constant work Continuing Education and Training resources Vacation and maternity/paternity leave Diversity & inclusion

                      Cons

                      Pay is below average compared to other companies. Can be difficult to advance Upper management seems to be disconnected from employees in the field Complaints and recommendations are often overlooked

                      1. 2.0
                        Jan 7, 2019
                        Compliance Analyst
                        Former Contractor, more than 1 year
                        Charlotte, NC
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Good pay and good benefits

                        Cons

                        Upper management does not seem to have a solid understanding of the work in their own department. They micromanage on an unhealthy and unproductive level.

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