Toxic work environment, despite "employee engagement" initiative - Anonymous employee CPS Energy Employee Review

2.0
Aug 24, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, good learning experience, some parts of the company actually have decent leadership.

Cons

Toxic work environment in several major parts of the company. Favoritism and gossip are absolutely rampant in all levels of the organization. Leadership loves nothing better than reorganizing, climbing the ladder by stepping over employees, and scapegoating or squeezing out good and honest employees and managers that they don't like. During my time there, I heard a mixed bag of sentiment ranging from toxic to great experiences throughout the company. If you get in a good department and your boss likes you, use it to your advantage. If you don't get a good boss, or the boss doesn't seem to like you, document and run. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. Run to the nearest exit and find a better opportunity elsewhere. Transferring to another department is not always an available option. HR is not there to help the employee with a bad boss, they are there to protect the bad boss and the company. Don't let that pension be the reason you stick around a sinking ship. People first, my foot.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

Great for learning how to work in an office setting. Site visits were really cool. Intern events were fun. Worked on projects with the communication engineering team that genuinely helped them.

Cons

The communication engineering department is a little understaffed, they need a few more engineers.

2.0
Apr 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent Government style benefits, on site cafeteria, volunteer events

Cons

I hate to say it, but the organization is going downhill. Employee morale is low in many departments. Working from home opportunities are becoming rare pushing talent elsewhere. Benefits are getting worse by the year. Leaders are micromanaging and the pressure is starting from the top. This is the first time I’ve considered leaving the organization since I’ve been here about few years. I really thought I wanted to retire here, but they are no longer investing in employee well being. They are simply worried about how the view is.

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