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Terrible environment for staff - Anonymous employee Portland General Electric Employee Review

1.0
12 June 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Salary and 401k are competitive.

Cons

Exploitative managerial behavior - expecting staff to work incessantly because their lousy management leads to constant turnover. Way too many managers, who have absolutely no clue how to lead departments, support their staff, or stand up to senior management. Absolutely no leadership at any level. CEO bragged openly about "record high disconnects" at a staff meeting (during a heatwave, no less). That's who Oregonians are paying over a million dollars a year to...someone who thinks disconnecting power to people in need is a laughing matter. Truly shameful. Probably will not come as a shock, but women are paid less than men, and given fewer advancement opportunities.

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Portland General Electric Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We appreciate your feedback. Customers are important to us, and safely providing an essential service to customers and our communities is critical to PGE. And as an essential service provider, we are here to partner with customers and help them find the support they may need to navigate their bills and their energy use. We help customers find solutions that work for them. One program we offer to support customers is our Income-Qualified Bill Discount Program (portlandgeneral.com). The program offers ongoing, monthly financial help for income-qualified customers. We offer a variety of other payment options to support customers as well. We want to help our customers, especially if they are navigating challenging times. Pay equity matters. We analyze pay at PGE to help ensure employees receive equal pay for equal work based off a comparable level of experience, grade level, work location and their performance. We also comply with the Oregon Equal Pay Act during our offer process. If you have any other feedback you would like to pass on, please feel free to report your observations confidentially online to Ethics Point https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/7710/index.htmlat any time or by calling their hotline at 866-384-4277. This website and hotline are managed by a third-party vendor. - Sequoia

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