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Portland General Electric

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"Chaos" would be an understatement - Anonymous employee Portland General Electric Employee Review

1.0
27 Jan 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Competitive pay. Benefits are pretty good. 25% reduction in electrical bill.

Cons

Management in both front and back offices of customer service are dysfunctional and that is being kind. Favoritism and cronyism are rampant. A very stressful work environment and laughable micromanaging are the new norm. This has led to a brain drain where a lot of excellent staff have either left or are actively looking to leave . And that is probably okay with PGE. The excellent quote from the review below (see the review "Avoid the HR Dept" below) is thus worth repeating "The company tries to look like they are not discriminating against older workers and tenured employees but if you make people miserable enough they will simply self-select out making it easier to justify your analytics. " . Head count reduction 101.

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5.0
13 June 2026
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Pros

Great place to build a career. There are strong opportunities for internal movement and development, and leadership genuinely seems to care about employees and the culture. The benefits are excellent, particularly the retirement and 401(k) programs. Like any publicly traded company, there is a focus on performance, accountability, and delivering results, so if you’ve worked in an environment that reports earnings and manages to shareholder expectations, you’ll find the pace and expectations familiar. Overall, a purpose-driven organization with meaningful work and good people.

Cons

- company in transition -communication noise

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2.0
24 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits at PGE are wonderful. 401k Match, a healthy amount of PTO, health support, and the pay is top notch.

Cons

There is a toxic culture being spread in Human Resources right now. There is a lack of fairness and trust being displayed by senior leadership. Most don't feel trusted to do their jobs as they constantly feel watched and monitored. There is a view of favoritism happening and it's noticed by many, observing the lack of flexibility around work life balance, hours and child/elder care responsibilities. There are many out on a leave of absence due to these stressors affecting people who were once healthy excited workers. You can see on their faces how people's health is taking a toll. SLT talks about how your mental and physical health is important, but it feels more like a liability. And in the end, there are overall feelings of if you leave, it's totally okay because they'll just replace you with someone they know. And they don't seem to care.

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