Puget Sound Energy Reviews
Updated Jun 10, 2019
Found 197 reviews
"Great company with good work life balance" (in 42 reviews)
"Steady employment and good benefits" (in 20 reviews)
"Upper management is not in touch with employees" (in 9 reviews)
"Having to wait a year before applying elsewhere in the company as a full time customer service rep" (in 8 reviews)
- Helpful (4)
"Still the best job I have ever had! Love coming into the office"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Puget Sound Energy full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
I love everything about this company: The Culture, People, Job. It helps that I have only worked for fast-paced, revenue growth companies my entire career prior to PSE... It’s nice to work for a company that is truely customer and community focused. That is really hard to come by these days.... I compliment PSE for their Cloud initiative. I feel like I am a part of something special... Being able to travel to industry...
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Too many projects in-flight.. Sometimes I feel like I spread myself thin.
Advice to Management
Take a step back and evaluate where you collectively envision PSE 10 years from now. Then decide what you want to do today.
Puget Sound Energy2018-09-15 "Good place to work depending on the department"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Puget Sound Energy full-time
Pros
Great chance to advance within the company
Cons
Some departments feel like you are still in high school
Puget Sound Energy2019-06-11"Good company"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Puget Sound Energy full-time
Pros
Steady employment and good benefits
Cons
Regulated monopoly interrupts innovation and creativity
Puget Sound Energy2019-05-11"Typical utility culture, but with a desire to evolve"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Puget Sound Energy full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
good work life balance, family-friendly, friendly and generally motivated employees
Cons
can be bureaucratic and siloed, culture varies significantly across departments, struggles to commit to change.
Advice to Management
pick a strategy and really commit to it. adjust compensation and talent mix to reflect changing needs of the company and cost of the area.
Puget Sound Energy2019-05-08"Steady career path"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Puget Sound Energy full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
The industry and jobs are very stable, good place if you want to plant roots and stay for a while
Cons
The company struggles with implementing change. A lot of it is due to longtimers who see no reason to change
Puget Sound Energy2019-05-01"Solid company with many dedicated employees"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Puget Sound Energy full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Many employees working to improve the environmental impact of our energy supply
Cons
Disorganized leadership that does not understand its risks
Puget Sound Energy2019-04-28"All good company on the right track, but experiences vary widely from department to department"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Puget Sound Energy full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
*Relative to other companies, comparatively excellent medical benefits, retirement and PTO program, solid pay * Many very high paying jobs available for people without college degrees * If you demonstrate high capability, you can move up from the entry level jobs and it is relatively easy (and strongly encouraged) to move sideways and broaden your experience *People here truly want to do right by the customer and the...
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*Haves and have nots: Some groups seems to have strong access to resources while others operate in an environment of extreme scarcity... no fun if you are in the later. *Leadership mixed. Some very talented, high integrity leaders and also still a fair amount of folks who are great doers but not so great leaders. *Despite much attention to the matter, very siloed still. * Superficially polite, passive aggressive...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
* Greater prioritization and focus on sustainment. Pick just a few things to focus on, and really, really nail those things. * You must be impeccable in walking your talk in a very overt and authentic way. *Focus much more on how you need to change and behave and relatively less on how you want everybody else to change. It needs to start at the top.
Puget Sound Energy2019-04-19"Great Company to work for if you find your right role."
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No opinion of CEOI worked at Puget Sound Energy full-time for more than a year
Pros
Starting pay Full benefits 401k Yearly bonus Potential to leave early
Cons
Metrics are a bit extreme Verbal harassment from customers First year PTO hours are low Management is chaotic
Puget Sound Energy2019-04-01"Paid well and good benefits"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Puget Sound Energy full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
The people are great. Some departments are better than others.
Cons
Upper management is not in touch with employees
Puget Sound Energy2019-03-07- Helpful (5)
"Be cautious"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Puget Sound Energy
Pros
Coworkers at an individual contributor level are generally very good. They typically care about making an effort at their job and most aim to have good relationships with their coworkers. There are certain job or projects that are interesting and where you can learn. Pretty decent PTO for the region (maybe not compared to tech companies though).
Cons
The pay here is very poor and people are stretched thin because the company has a hard time hiring people with such bad pay and opportunities for promotion in an expensive area like this. The management does very little about this in any real way. They are good at being friendly on the surface but many of the actual things they say and certainly actions they take don’t indicate real efforts to improve things for their...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
See cons listed above.
Puget Sound Energy2019-02-23