Great focus on people, but a challenging market makes interesting times - Anonymous employee EDF Employee Review

3.0
Nov 25, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Focus on people and development Better than average work life balance Interesting market sector, in the midst of a digital revolution

Cons

Hierarchy and politics stifle creativity and initiative A definite "blame culture" in some quarters Feels like a mature business shrinking rather than an entrepreneurial business growing.

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5.0
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Pros

Real opportunities to grow into more technical roles (Control Center Operator → Systems Engineer paths exist and aren't just on paper). You get hands-on experience with industrial systems most people only read about — OSI PI, SCADA, OMS integrations, cloud telemetry — which is hard to get elsewhere. Management generally supports continued education and certifications.

Cons

Decisions move slowly. Getting tooling, software, or process changes approved often involves multiple layers, including approvals that flow up to the French parent company. Procurement and IT requests can take weeks for things that would take a day at a smaller company. Some legacy systems and processes haven't been modernized — you'll find yourself working around quirks instead of fixing them.

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