Borrego Reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(124 total reviews)

Mike Hall

85% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Borrego has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 124 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Borrego employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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124 reviews
2.0
3 Oct 2018

Entry level jobs or Director-and-above only

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Smart coworkers Some flexibility in schedule A good place for entry level jobs, or for Director-and-above levels. Nothing in between.

Cons

-Well below market pay, with minimal incentives/bonuses -Uneven distribution of work (Some folks working 50 + hrs, some barely working at all) -No growth/development opportunities (there are MANY glass ceilings here) -Interdepartmental politics and favoritism abounds -Management does not have their employees best interest in mind -the organizational strategy is similar to the Patriots in the NFL. Bring in young, cheap talent, develop them over 2-3 years, provide no raises/bonuses/promotions until the employees leave. Then replace with young, cheap talent. Repeat. (the CEO says as much, publicly, in company meetings FWIW)

1.0
10 July 2019

Dysfunction on Steroids

Recommend
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Pros

If you're a junior professional you'll learn a lot when you're thrown to the wolves. It's good to be in solar and the company is making money for now.

Cons

The organization is severely dysfunctional, operating like a start-up when it's been around for decades. The dysfunction runs really deep and management thinks they can solve things by forcing everyone to learn outdated engineering methods. All sorts of odd things happen all the time like unearned promotions into key positions when the people in question have little to no experience in the field they are moving into (i.e., finance, marketing, etc.) - they just make the C-suite feel emotionally comfortable and important. This definitely isn't the place for mid to senior level professionals that want transparency, fairness, and opportunities to really grow and develop. Borrego is just lucky it found a niche market it can leverage for a few more years.

2.0
8 Nov 2021

Burnout is common

Recommend
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Pros

-A noble goal to increase renewable energy across the US -Fun activities for employees -Room to grow, good when you're just starting out in your career

Cons

-Frequent burnout, always expected to do 130%, working long hours during the day -Company is growing very fast, quite a lot of growing pains -Compensation is subpar to industry standards -Sexism in the workplace, dissuaded from speaking with HR about specific instances -No bonuses are being awarded this year, which shows it's highly variable on how well the company does each year and how the big structural changes are impacting the current employees

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