Not a good company to work for. - Engineer Duke Energy Employee Review

3.0
Jun 15, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Easy access and lots of work to perform.

Cons

Poor management. Middle managers are always coming and going. Upper management is disconnected with technical staff. The company looses all the good engineers due to poor management execution. Their KPI (key performance indicators) program they say is to help the overall group, but the company actually uses the kpi's to badger employees on performance. There is no pier review process....just one bad apple spoils the bunch! Toxic work environment with long term employee clicks that talk condescendingly to other's to control outdated processes that need to go. They have no real internal training thats is worth a darn. In short, you will be lost when you start and will be lost when you leave. Go for the better salary elsewhere!

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3.0
May 15, 2026
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Pros

Strong job stability in a regulated utility environment, along with competitive pay and solid benefits package. My immediate team is genuinely supportive and collaborative — we work well together and have each other's backs. The work itself offers a sense of purpose given the essential nature of the industry.

Cons

Upper management operates with limited transparency and decisions flow strictly top-down, with little visibility into the reasoning behind strategic choices. The compensation structure does not differentiate for high performers — annual raises tend to land at or below inflation. Work groups across the department are heavily siloed, which limits cross-functional collaboration and slows knowledge sharing and adds frustration.

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