Good Company Overall - Substation Maintainer 1st Class Septa Employee Review

5.0
Nov 3, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Steady work with occasional overtime hours. Pay rate is decent Healthcare benefits are inexpensive and high tier.

Cons

Wage gap for the tradesmen is large compared to other companies that offer higher wages (based on the industry standards). Ex: Substation Maintainer 1st Class pay rate is 40% less compared to PECO.

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5.0
Apr 30, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits and great people. Free rides on the system.

Cons

Seniority based system based on time at company and nothing else

3.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free rides on public transit

Cons

If you come in as entry level engineer the only way to move from entry level to higher level position is to wait the prescribed number of years, which is 2.5 years, even if you came in with experience

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