Pacific Gas and Electric Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Pacific Gas and Electric

Pros – Benefits include pension plan, but you must work here for 5 years first to be eligible. Salary seems decent.

Cons – Very old style thinking and slow to adapt and implement new processes and technologies; nepotism still exists here

Advice to Senior Management – Way too many layers to get decision making done and unfortunately, big decisions aren't shared with everyone to contribute which leads to poor decision making; senior management should be more in tune with the day to day operations and tasks of their employees

Current Employee – been working at Pacific Gas and Electric full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – The company is large enough to allow employees to explore many departments in the energy space. Employees can spend their entire career with this one company.

Cons – As a government regulated company, with 100 year history and large in size, decision making can be sluggish and introductions of cutting-edge technologies especially for internal operations, takes more time that with companies in other industries.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Pacific Gas and Electric full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Large organization with opportunities to move to different roles depending on qualifications and organizational needs.
Incentive-based compensation.
Retirement plan options effective 01/01/14.

Cons – Very uncertain regulatory environment.
Missed merger opportunities in the past; several other combined utilities in U.S. now larger.
Considerable rate pressures driven by need to upgrade infrastructure and meet regulatory mandates.

Advice to Senior Management – Focus on Premier Survey Results improvement

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Pacific Gas and Electric as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – It's meaningful, interesting work with good people. Easy to roll up your sleeves and contribute right away.

Cons – Chaotic environment. "Not enough resources" really means a lack of focus, priorities, and accountability. Environment is not very encouraging or creative.

Advice to Senior Management – Set fewer #1 priorities, set a plan, and stick with the plan.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Pacific Gas and Electric full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Pretty laid back, people are helpful and genuinely interested in helping if someone has a question. A lot of them have incredible knowledge since they've been around from the days of the main frame and when systems were being built

Cons – Too much paper work, too many processes. It's also far too top heavy and too many people supervising and not enough people doing work. Also, there are a budget issue and some people in supervisory positions mainly because they have been there for a long time and not because of any actual skill set.

Advice to Senior Management – Less paper work and more financial incentives are needed

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Pacific Gas and Electric full-time

Pros – Opportunity to work on interesting renewable policy challenges.

Cons – For a large company not as many opportunities as it's too bureaucratic.

Advice to Senior Management – Articulate more opportunities to rank and file employees who are dedicated and driven.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Pacific Gas and Electric full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great place to work if you understand the company culture.

Cons – Talk about sharks, there are some cutthroat people....

Advice to Senior Management – Value productivity more.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Pacific Gas and Electric full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great benefits; opportunities to learn

Cons – Lots of changes; overtime is good pay but can be hard on family life

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Pacific Gas and Electric full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Excellent wages, benefits, steady employment

Cons – MId level and higher management too centered on protecting own job to be effective leaders. Little reciprocation of loyalty towards subordinates. Identifying and correcting problems secondary to cya.

Advice to Senior Management – Provide genuine direction and support for solutions. Be consistent and utilize proven practices. Stop trying to reinvent the company every three years, which leads to unreasonable amounts of regulation and confusion. Attitude is more important than bureaucratic micromanagement.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Pacific Gas and Electric full-time for more than a year

Pros – Lots of resources and friendly people. Work is easy, but hard to keep you occupied.

Cons – The work can sometimes be too easy...surprisingly possible.

Advice to Senior Management – Describe jobs better to keep employees longer.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company