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Tri-State Generation and Transmission

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Opportunities to learn, but a dysfunctional environment - Engineer Tri-State Generation and Transmission Employee Review

2.0
7 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits. Hard to get fired. Opportunities to learn if so inclined. Some great lower level people who make the place go. Find a manager and play the political game. You won’t have to work. Some employees have light workloads and can get away with not doing much

Cons

Upper management is disingenuous. HR takes the side of management in all matters. Political environment with cliques. Dysfunctional practices and an inability to hear feedback. Self defeating practices. They increased the amount of upper management by maybe 50% during Highleys tenure while cutting down on employees and benefits to cut rates which did not happen. No pension for new hires. Have lost numerous members due to exits and more have announced. They plan to supplement loss of members to serve data centers. Overall not a good recipe for success

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5.0
11 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Everyone always takes care of each other, feels like a family.

Cons

There is nothing to complain about.

4.0
22 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people are incredible, some of the best individuals I have ever worked with. Generally everyone there wants to see you do good and they are willing to help you. I did like that they had multiple work schedule types that you could pick from (traditional 8 hour, four 10s, and four 9 hour days with a half day on Friday). I was able to work on so many incredible projects with unique challenges that really allowed me to grow.

Cons

They are slow to change, this can be seen by how many members have left the co-op because they were not able to have more renewable energy. They have a management top heavy structure that often causes confusion. The upward mobility is also lacking, they follow the old idea of you have to be in a position for a certain amount of time to move up higher as compared to rewarding people who do their jobs well.

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