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    Pattern Energy Group Reviews

    Updated February 7, 2019
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    Michael Garland
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    Pros

    • "The company is taking special efforts to encourage and facilitate a manageable work life balance for employees" (in 4 reviews)

    • "Pattern Energy is a high growth global renewable energy firm with a focus on professional services in the San Francisco office" (in 5 reviews)

    Cons

    • "No work/life balance for most of the employees" (in 13 reviews)

    • "No work life balance for some teams" (in 4 reviews)

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    1. "Better than most"

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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Pattern Energy Group full-time

      Pros

      Pay, benefits, bonus, low hours, friendly, raises

      Cons

      Newer company flaws, 40 hour weeks

      Advice to Management

      Slow

    2. "Growing Company"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Internal Audit in San Francisco, CA
      Former Employee - Internal Audit in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Pattern Energy Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great Team, Continuous Learning, Input Valued, Continuous Growth Opportunities.

      Cons

      New building move added additional commute time for many.

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    3. Helpful (2)

      "Need to fix the work/life balance ASAP"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Good pay and benefits
      Friendly colleagues

      Cons

      Terrible work/life balance. Expect 12 hour work days and work on the weekends. Your manager may joke “go home” but then you see your whole department on skype on Saturday’s / Sunday’s...

      If you like spending 90% of your free time working, this is for you. If not, avoid this company.

      Advice to Management

      Balance the work load or continue losing good employees

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Bad choice"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Location, benefits, free fruit and soda

      Cons

      Everyone felt miserable. No real onboarding, training, instead micromanaging, scapegoating etc. No company culture. Decisions changed daily. No work life balance for some teams. Employees who had been there before Pattern distinguish themselves from new employees, and are talking down to them. Evaluations are very primitive, no development plan or talent pool conversations.

      Advice to Management

      Even when they're well paid, receive recognition and have opportunities to learn and grow, people will leave if they don't like their supervisor.

    5. "good company"

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      Current Employee - Field Operations
      Current Employee - Field Operations
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      great group of people, active managers, real interest in employee happiness/growth

      Cons

      still growing and learning in operations side of business

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Happy at Pattern"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      -Casual attire (yes, that means jeans!)
      -Fruit, unlimited beverages, monthly happy hours and monthly birthday lunches
      -Comprehensive and very affordable health coverage
      -401(k) employer contribution (you don't even have to contribute, yet Pattern contributes a good amount into your 401(k))
      -Friendly and hardworking colleagues
      -Close to the Embarcadero bart station
      -Biggest pro? Working for a company that is making a huge, positive impact on the planet.

      Cons

      Since the company is growing so rapidly, there's been some growing pains, but luckily management is very transparent, and there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

    7. "Company Mission alligns with My Passion"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Manager
      Current Employee - Manager
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Company Mission statements includes "Transitioning the World to Renewable Energy". That meshes very well with my philosophy.
      Executive leadership is employee-centric. They really do care for the happiness and well-being of the employees.
      Great effort being made to facilitate employees feeling motivated, connected and engaged.
      Good progress being made on streamlining and improving systems and processes.
      Management listens to employees.
      Office environment is very pleasant. The location cannot be beat.
      Good compensation and benefits.
      Growing company so dynamic environment.

      Cons

      Heavy workloads: employee resources sometimes stretched too thin.
      Young company so frequently shifting focus and priorities: Work Flows and Procedures sometimes fluid as a result.
      Very heavy focus on SOX and Audits. Need to focus more on producing renewable electricity!

      Advice to Management

      Keep charting the current course. As the company continues to grow the current initiatives on business and process improvement will bear good results.

    8. "Growing company but ..."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Pattern Energy Group full-time

      Pros

      Growth opportunities internally, fast-paced, in growing industry

      Cons

      Workload can be overwhelming. I was working nights and weekends to keep up with no end in sight.

      Advice to Management

      Ensure that projects are adequately resourced.

    9. Helpful (10)

      "Anonymous"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous in Houston, TX
      Former Employee - Anonymous in Houston, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Pattern Energy Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good pay and great benefits
      Office location

      Cons

      Horrible work/life balance unless you are a certain select few that pick and choose their schedules while piling ALL of their workload on one person
      Management is a disgrace.
      No training. Sink or swim mentality.
      Bullying and name calling was an everyday challenge
      No communication
      Manager never had time for questions except they always seemed to have plenty of time for casual chit chat with other “long term” employees
      Zero guidance
      Forms are outdated
      Procedures are extremely redundant and time consuming
      ... and the list is never ending.

      Advice to Management

      Seriously take a look at what’s really going on. Management needs serious improvement.

    10. Helpful (8)

      "What work/life balance?"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Pattern Energy Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Dedicated employees
      Close to BART and Ferry Building
      Ergonomic workstations
      Annual bonus

      Cons

      No work/life balance for most of the employees
      Managers with poor people skills and not held accountable for bad behavior
      EMT unable to recognize work/life balance is not improving

      Advice to Management

      Take a hard look at how to improve work/life balance and replacing managers who don't treat their staff with respect. People don't leave a company, they leave poor management.