Working at the Navy - Aux Operator Senior Pinnacle West Employee Review

4.0
Mar 15, 2016
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Pros

I worked at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. It was not completely like working for Pinnacle West. It was a bit more relaxed in enforcing some company policies. The pay for working at a nuke plant is much better than other types of electrical generating plants.

Cons

The whole company has become very impersonal. They brought in an outside company to determine your eligibility for things like time off for family illness, short and long term disability, and other paid time off benefits. Working at PVNGS in particular had become almost unbearable. Just getting from the parking lot to your work place inside the protected area, you may have to walk a mile. The drive to work can take well over an hour due to where it was built. They seemed to operate under crisis management mode 75% of the time.

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5.0
Feb 25, 2023
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Pros

Great pay and friendly coworkers

Cons

high stress and not very flexible

4.0
Sep 12, 2017
Anonymous contractor
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Pros

There may always be a market for energy consumption in the United States however finding and retaining employees that trully understand what electricity is. Electricity is a very dangerous and for the most part underappreciated public service. The insurance costs and liability to produce and manage safe production and delivery are mostly overlooked by the public. Having served as a customer, a contractor, and analyst for this corporation I'd say that would qualify me as someone that is an asset and wants to see the production and safe delivery be a growing value for the public even if they have no clue the difficulties involved in this economical climate.

Cons

Communication and knowledge transfer within organization or department. Public awareness of the risks to lineman in providing "on" always service model. Fair treatment to employees and contractors alike. Time advantage rate ruduction programs and creative reporting techniques to the public.

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