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    NRG Energy Reviews

    Updated January 16, 2019
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    Mauricio Gutierrez
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    Pros

    • "Work Life Balance Schedule and Work Load" (in 20 reviews)

    • "Good Pay and Commission/ Friendly coworkers" (in 31 reviews)

    Cons

    • "work/life balance (dependent upon department)" (in 19 reviews)

    • "The open office environment is great, but I feel that managers should still be able to get their own office" (in 9 reviews)

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    1. "Sales"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at NRG Energy full-time

      Pros

      Good pay and fun work environment

      Cons

      Commissions only and tablets glitch sometimes

      Advice to Management

      Get faster working tablets

    2. "Awesome Company"

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      Former Employee - Senior IT Financial Analyst
      Former Employee - Senior IT Financial Analyst

      I worked at NRG Energy full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      diverse culture, opportunities to give back to the community, bonuses, great learning environment

      Cons

      work/life balance (dependent upon department)

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    3. "Only the pay keeps people"

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      Current Employee - Control Room Operator in Staten Island, NY
      Current Employee - Control Room Operator in Staten Island, NY

      I have been working at NRG Energy full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Great wages, good personalities, good vacation.

      Cons

      Steady declining personal benefits, and removal of perks that most other companies still offer

    4. "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at NRG Energy full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      - Good pay and benefits
      - Great work life balance
      - Nice office

      Cons

      - Can be really busy at times but at least you will never be bored!

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you are doing and grow the company

    5. "Top heavy"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at NRG Energy full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Has the potential to be a good place to work again.

      Cons

      NRG management ignores and then overreacts to employee situations. When one person, anywhere gets injured, they accept the story as true, however unlikely, and overreaching and usually impotent directives that do zero to address any real problems.

      Advice to Management

      Stop believing that anything of value comes out of Princeton. You silly people in management, HR and "support" services accomplish nothing except patting each other on the back with your silly directives. You forget that the money is made in the fleet.

    6. "Good Money, Benefits"

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      Current Employee - Power Plant Operator
      Current Employee - Power Plant Operator
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at NRG Energy full-time

      Pros

      Great hourly pay, fast advance thru signatures to get full hourly pay, benefits are great u just pay for them, great overtime pay.

      Cons

      Dealing with the people has to be the water
      Management Embrace fear in there employees

    7. "Great company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at NRG Energy full-time

      Pros

      NRG is a great company to work for, they put safety first and offer the employee many added benefits such as hiring health advisors that come to the offices to check employees health and offer advice to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle....That's just one of the many things NRG does for its employees.

      Cons

      There are no cons while working at NRG, it is a great experience.

    8. "Retail Sales Rep"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dallas, TX
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dallas, TX
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at NRG Energy full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good Pay and Commission/ Friendly coworkers

      Cons

      Dealing with rude customers when there is an error or issue with bill.

      Advice to Management

      none

    9. Helpful (2)

      "Fairly Nice Place to Work"

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      Current Employee - Manager in Houston, TX
      Current Employee - Manager in Houston, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at NRG Energy full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Nice offices in Houston, TX and Princeton, NJ. Decent benefits. Great annual bonus. Still have co-pay plan as well as high deductible plan for health insurance but only one choice of provider in each region. Most employees are friendly and work hard. Company has a nice incentive/rewards program to encourage healthy living but it is going to be eliminated next year.

      Cons

      Must work in Princeton to be noticed and promoted outside of the retail business based in Houston. No 9/80s; no employee stock purchase plan-eliminated in 2017; only 4% 401k matching-eliminated annual contribution based on salary; layoffs for last two years. Workforce is younger and less highly paid. Culture is very protective of knowledge and position, probably due to fear of layoffs that have been ongoing for the last 3 years. Established employees don't help new employees unless required. Layoffs were handled badly although packages were fairly generous. Can't compare with working at Chevron, Shell, etc. Open office environment of long desks in Princeton but Houston is now better and everyone has a cube.

      Advice to Management

      Institute 9/80s, bring back annual 401k contribution and employee stock purchase plan. Loosen up the tickets for events so employees can purchase or win. Be more transparent with employees about divestitures and layoffs. Up the salary structure and value experienced employees. Don't eliminate employee rewards programs that work and cost very little.

    10. "Operations Supervisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at NRG Energy full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits, Great pay, good bonus

      Cons

      No time off, work family balance is not present