Fine company to work for; self-inflicted trouble ahead - Anonymous employee DTE Energy Employee Review

3.0
31 July 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

DTE is a great company for people seeking good training, secure employment, acceptable+ salary/raises for the area, and modest/long-term career prospects. It is a safe and stable company to work for, although individual work/life balance is heavily dependent upon where/who you work for.

Cons

Career advancement and salary increases can be a point of frustration. HR policies are restrictive and conservatively applied for the majority of people (common in regulated companies). Vague segmentation of work across the enterprise & a culture of "top-down leadership" tends to result in unnecessarily slow progress, low accountability at the mid-to-executive leadership level, and self-inflicted failures.

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5.0
28 May 2026
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Pros

Great experience, learned a lot

Cons

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2.0
21 May 2026
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Pros

As much as this company allows you to learn, use this opportunity for experience and for your resume so you can move on to better things.

Cons

Lots of micromanaging and also unfairness. Overwhlemed with work and training and bosses believe we got the time for all of it. They give certain people, usually the new employees, do more than their job title asked for because they don't trust them or because they take advantage. Older employees don't need to do such training because they are relatives. Severely underpaid and management believes getting a promotion with little pay and more overtime makes up for your title. Management believes they are better than you and don't like being at fault and give the most outlandish excuse for any problems that arise.

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