Southern California Edison Reviews

Cons

- Department is a little disorganized, but could be from past layoffs and restructuring
- Bureaucracy; approvals can take a lifetime (it is a utility after all, though things are getting better)
- Could use more direction about short-term and long-term work from management
- Organizations Units can sometimes feel very siloed from each other, but there is definitely an effort to break down walls

Cons

Slow moving company toward innovation

Cons

Take my experience with a grain of salt, as I trust I only saw a small part of the big picture: Part of the reason why I left was to get exposure to other industries/business models. I was stagnant in my position and tried feeling out project manager title jobs but got some feedback from the hiring managers that they wouldn't consider my project involvement or project management classes and my senior business analyst title as "project manager experience," even though they liked me. They seemed to promote from within their own group or there was a lateral from elsewhere in the company. Additionally, around the time I left in 2015, there had been a lot of internal reorganization that made the work environment really negative. For the reasons above and other personal ones, I decided to look elsewhere.

Cons

To much work, not enough employees

Cons

Newer hires dont get the same benefits. Sometimes a little stressful workload. Lots of offshoring. Not as secure of a job as it used to be. Cost cutting around every corner.

Cons

Not that it ever was, but less and less a meritocracy. Promotional decisions based on who you know. Company places more emphasis on diversity and inclusion compared to competency. Company has a bad culture that has caused a lot of quality employees to leave. Limited upward mobility as company downsizes and cost cuts every. single. year.

Cons

Incredibly mediocre and bureaucratic. If you want to shut off your brain, not work very hard then go home this is the place for you.

Cons

Company culture rewards mediocrity. The overall controllers group is largely consisted of folks who worked there for a long time but lacked the competency that you would expect from a Fortune 500 company. In recent years the management had launched various rounds of reorganizations and laid off some employees. They also attempted to attract more competent CPAs from outside, but the company was unable to retain talents as turnover within the newly hired employees were high.
The company does not offer many opportunities for learning or career growth. Internal promotion is nearly impossible unless you have the connection to the upper middle management.
The working knowledge attained is not transferable due to the specialized utilities industry.
Not recommended for younger professionals as the middle management is consisted of older folks thst had no appreciation for new bloods, particularly toward millennials.

Cons

Management has no idea on how to keep talents. Can't make decisions and can't create an environment that foster collaboration and good culture.
Management only favorite certain personality, no diversity.

Cons

None that I know of