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Portland General Electric

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Great company to work for; progress is very slow - Specialist Portland General Electric Employee Review

3.0
Sep 18, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The best reason to work at PGE are the people, friendly and welcoming culture and the benefits (excellent health coverage and fun wellness programs)! It's an environment that puts a lot of energy into training (depending on the department you are in) and pays well for the area (depending on who your manager is). There is also a pretty-much-guaranteed bonus every year.

Cons

The main challenge is the lack of understanding around career progression. Managers don't really justify how some people move around, are assigned good projects, why you may earn significantly below your peers (10-40% less) for the same work done. Bonuses are also a bit mysterious even though they act like the whole process is very transparent. The company doesn't deal with poor performers, so annual goals are laid out but there's no real penalty for not meeting goals. PGE has a lot of people on the brink of retirement and they're not ready to embrace a new generation of millennials that will make up their workforce. All of the positions they post internally require a lot of experience to move into. Those positions are usually filled with outside consultants that come in with highly negotiated and pricey salaries.

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5.0
Jun 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great place to build a career. There are strong opportunities for internal movement and development, and leadership genuinely seems to care about employees and the culture. The benefits are excellent, particularly the retirement and 401(k) programs. Like any publicly traded company, there is a focus on performance, accountability, and delivering results, so if you’ve worked in an environment that reports earnings and manages to shareholder expectations, you’ll find the pace and expectations familiar. Overall, a purpose-driven organization with meaningful work and good people.

Cons

- company in transition -communication noise

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2.0
Apr 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The benefits at PGE are wonderful. 401k Match, a healthy amount of PTO, health support, and the pay is top notch.

Cons

There is a toxic culture being spread in Human Resources right now. There is a lack of fairness and trust being displayed by senior leadership. Most don't feel trusted to do their jobs as they constantly feel watched and monitored. There is a view of favoritism happening and it's noticed by many, observing the lack of flexibility around work life balance, hours and child/elder care responsibilities. There are many out on a leave of absence due to these stressors affecting people who were once healthy excited workers. You can see on their faces how people's health is taking a toll. SLT talks about how your mental and physical health is important, but it feels more like a liability. And in the end, there are overall feelings of if you leave, it's totally okay because they'll just replace you with someone they know. And they don't seem to care.

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