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    Xcel Energy Reviews

    Updated December 27, 2018
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    Xcel Energy Chairman, President & CEO Benjamin G.S. Fowke III
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    Pros

    • "The pay and benefits are outstanding; I don' think any company pays more for comparable work" (in 21 reviews)

    • "Relatively good benefits with pension" (in 33 reviews)

    Cons

    • "They are not quick to hire interns full time when they graduate" (in 15 reviews)

    • "A lot of politics going on with the upper management" (in 11 reviews)

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    1. "Great internship experience"

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      Former Employee - Intern - Hourly in Monticello, MN
      Former Employee - Intern - Hourly in Monticello, MN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Xcel Energy full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      The company was proactive and had many ways to help interns learn about the company and get started.
      Competitive pay.
      The employees are very friendly and open to new ideas.
      I felt valued as an intern.

      Cons

      There are no major cons.

    2. "The example of what not to do in corporation"

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      Former Employee - Buyer/Planner in Henderson, CO
      Former Employee - Buyer/Planner in Henderson, CO
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great benefits to include education but must stay within a year with the company after you used the education benefit.

      Cons

      Long hours, people are expected to work after hours. It could use a lot of improvements in the area of upper management level and treat employees better.

      Advice to Management

      Approach the work life balance method.

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    3. Helpful (3)

      "Does not care about employees"

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      Former Employee - Design Technician in Boulder, CO
      Former Employee - Design Technician in Boulder, CO
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      I can’t think of any to be completely honest.

      Cons

      They treat their employees horrible & sweep stuff under the rug rather than taking care of the root cause. The Ins is horrible & wages are decent

      Advice to Management

      Listen to your employees, don’t play favorites & praise your employees for a job well done.

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Working at Xcel Energy"

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      Current Employee - Database Specialist in Golden, CO
      Current Employee - Database Specialist in Golden, CO

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

      Pros

      Lots of work to do and you and learn a lot.

      Cons

      No real training program, just kinda go in and learn it.

    5. "Customer service"

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      Current Employee - Customer Service Representative in Minneapolis, MN
      Current Employee - Customer Service Representative in Minneapolis, MN
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great job benefits good living

      Cons

      Benefits Great job benefits good living

      Advice to Management

      NoneGreat job benefits good living

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Quality Career"

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      Current Employee - Principal Financial Analyst in Denver, CO
      Current Employee - Principal Financial Analyst in Denver, CO
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      - Really interesting industry facing complex challenges
       - Great pay and benefits

      Cons

      - Silo'd organization makes it difficult to get answers or assign ownership
       - Passing on of institutional knowledge is the main form of training and maintaining processes

      Advice to Management

      - Talk to your people about what objectives you'd like to see accomplished

    7. "Engineer Intern"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great place to work, good experience.

      Cons

      They are not quick to hire interns full time when they graduate.

    8. "Project Controls Intern"

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      Former Employee - Project Controls Intern in Denver, CO
      Former Employee - Project Controls Intern in Denver, CO
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Xcel Energy (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Very helpful team and overall great environment to work in. Learn a lot about the electrical utility industry.

      Cons

      Was not assigned a lot of work at times and was not challenged enough. Communication lacked some among business units.

      Advice to Management

      Challenge your interns and make a better effort to keep them busy.

    9. "Business System Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Xcel Energy full-time

      Pros

      Lots of work to be done.

      Cons

      Zero accountability for most projects.

    10. "Pretty good over all"

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      Current Employee - Intern - Hourly in Denver, CO
      Current Employee - Intern - Hourly in Denver, CO
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Xcel Energy part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Very large company great for networking, pay was good for an intern.

      Cons

      I ended up doing a lot more compliance work that anything else.