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    NiSource Reviews

    Updated October 6, 2017
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    Joseph Hamrock
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    Pros

    • Employee benefits are great; fantastic work-life balance (in 14 reviews)

    • Growing company with great people and good pay (in 10 reviews)

    Cons

    • Pay a little below market, but some might argue that the work-life balance and other employee-focused treatment makes the lower pay worth it (in 4 reviews)

    • Hostile work force between upper management and workforce (in 5 reviews)

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    1. "Great People"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Consultant in Columbus, OH
      Former Employee - Consultant in Columbus, OH
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at NiSource full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      I met a lot of great people around the company and formed many close relationships that I will carry with me throughout my career.

      Cons

      Was underpaid for the role I was in, and there was not much opportunity for promotion.

    2. "Information Technology Intern"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Information Technology Intern in Columbus, OH
      Current Employee - Information Technology Intern in Columbus, OH
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at NiSource (More than a year)

      Pros

      Culture is amazing. You can learn so much about the business side of IT

      Cons

      No really technical work

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Mixed experience"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at NiSource full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      A lot of smart people. Had clear vision and direction prior to spin off of Columbia Pipeline Group.
      Easy going environment

      Cons

      Everything moving to Columbus. Merrillville office, although technically a HQ has no leadership left.
      Constant trips to Columbus.
      Promotions are based on who you know not what you have achieved.

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Great Company!"

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      Former Employee - MR/FC Manager in Columbus, OH
      Former Employee - MR/FC Manager in Columbus, OH
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at NiSource full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Safety oriented, employee focused, great benefits

      Cons

      To many levels of Sr Mgmt

      Advice to Management

      Need to take a better look at senior managers once they are in their positions and listen to their employees.

    5. "Great Culture"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Columbus, OH
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Columbus, OH
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at NiSource full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Fantastic work/life balance, company really cares about employee satisfaction, tons of room for growth, encouragement from management to pursue careers outside of current role, great business planning

      Cons

      Very meeting heavy organization, fear of accepting projects without several layers of approval, issues with consistency across different business units.

      Advice to Management

      Get all business units on to the same page and encourage projects to proceed without needing so many meetings, reviews and approvals

    6. Helpful (2)

      "Good Internal Development, other Utilities pay more"

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      Former Employee - Field Engineer in Lawrence, MA
      Former Employee - Field Engineer in Lawrence, MA
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      -Employee Engagement
      -Family Atmosphere
      -Career Development

      Cons

      -Too much bureaucracy
      -Pay doesn't increase proportionally with experience, in order to get a raise you have to leave
      -to much focus on making all the states the same when they operate in completely different environments
      -At the end of the day you are just a number to the company and would rather replace you with a cheaper less experienced person, then pay an employee with 5 years of experience appropriately

      Advice to Management

      Look around at what the other local utilities and pay your employees according to their value.

    7. "Pros and Cons of NiSource"

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      Current Employee - Human Resources Coordinator in Columbus, OH
      Current Employee - Human Resources Coordinator in Columbus, OH
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at NiSource full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Inclusive and collaborative team environment

      Good and strong leadership roles

      Good Benefits & Compensation

      Cons

      Salary Range typically unlisted on applications

      Training could be more effective while in the classroom

      Advice to Management

      Continue applying collaborative and inclusive measures of leadership to strengthen the cohesion amongst team members while preventing employee burnout by engaging in events in and out of work.

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Construction coordinator"

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      Former Employee - Construction Coordinator in Wintersville, OH
      Former Employee - Construction Coordinator in Wintersville, OH
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at NiSource full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      I honestly can't think of any. They are a horrible company to work for, especially in the construction department in Ohio.

      Cons

      If you don't let the contractors do whatever they want they will get you fired and the company will always take their side.

      Advice to Management

      You should quit letting the contractors do whatever they want. It's going to come back to haunt you when someone gets killed.

    9. "Great company with new management"

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

      I worked at NiSource full-time

      Pros

      - Great work/life balance
      - Lots of training and growth opportunities
      - Flexibility to change roles/departments and get new experiences internally

      Cons

      - Depending on the team, management can be challenging to work with
      - Remoteness of some office locations

      Advice to Management

      Keep investing in the training and promotion of committed and competent staff

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Old School and Playing Favorites, Tenure Based Promotions"

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      Former Employee - Analyst in Columbus, OH
      Former Employee - Analyst in Columbus, OH
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Paycheck, though not competitive

      Cons

      If you haven't been there for > 10 years, no one wants to hear what you have to say about anything. Corrupt culture where the tenured people can do no wrong and can get away with anything as they think they believe they have 100% job security. There are no checks and balances.

      Advice to Management

      My advice to management is have a truly anonymous employee survey. Having a survey where you have to list what group and manager you have when most groups are not bigger than 6 people is ridiculous. Figure out a better way.

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