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Energy Efficiency? What a mess! - Anonymous employee Southern California Edison Employee Review

2.0
Sep 24, 2009
Anonymous employee
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Pros

What can I say? For a company that went bankrupt a couple of times due to negligence and incompetence, the rate-payers are paying for it to keep it alive today. It is a stable company, but it is not a company that you can give praise for its culture, management style, and morale. If you are looking for a place to build your career based on performance, this is not the place for you. Here, it is who you know, not what you know. I know for a fact that they at the Energy Efficiency Division will even give you a project manager position regardless that your first and last job was being a spoiled brat, who leeches off his parents, with no educational background or managerial experience to be an analyst, contract manager, and also a project manager in the first place.

Cons

Energy Efficiency Division is a mess of new, incompetent managers who will hire based on anyone they like, not based on his/her skill and/or experience level. It is getting more common, as you stay longer and notice what is going on. It is not right for the company to hire people you had intimate relationships with or friends to work in the same department. It is a conflict of interest, deciding that one person over others who are much more qualified and experience to fit the job.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Pros High talent density. You work with genuinely smart, capable people, and it raises your standards fast. Strong learning environment. You’re constantly exposed to complex problems, real constraints, and high expectations. Meaningful mission. The work has real-world impact, and it changes how you see the grid and infrastructure around you. Professional culture. Clear expectations, accountability, and a serious “bring your A-game” environment. Solid benefits. Competitive overall package, plus an employee utility discount that’s a nice perk. Resume value. SCE experience carries weight, and the company is difficult to get into for a reason. Opportunities to take on big responsibilities. In my case, the work often matched senior project-management level scope, regardless of title.

Cons

Cons Manager quality can vary a lot, and your day-to-day experience can hinge on where you land. The culture can feel unforgiving at times...one mistake can overshadow a long track record of strong work if leadership isn’t coach-forward. Large-company bureaucracy. Decision-making can be slow and process-heavy. Leadership direction can sometimes feel disconnected from employee/customer reality, especially around affordability and long-term system decisions. Re-entry can be difficult once you leave; “boomerang” paths aren’t always clear or realistic.

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