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Southern California Edison

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The corporate culture here will eat you alive - Project Manager - Communications Southern California Edison Employee Review

2.0
Oct 14, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary and benefits package. Excellent job security (they're not exactly going out of business - it's the second-largest electrical utility in the U.S.).

Cons

A stodgy, top-down company culture in which the manager is king and his authority goes unchecked. Independent thinking is discouraged here - anyone who suggests something new or doesn't conform to the thinking of the department as a whole is looked upon as "difficult to work with" or negative. SCE is stuck in a 1950s mind-set, mainly because a large percentage of the employee population has been with the company for decades, and old habits die hard. This is a dark, negative place to work in which employees talk the talk but don't walk the walk, and company values are just words on paper. There's a reason why SCE offers such a generous compensation package: the company culture would drive away employees, and it's easier to keep them with high salaries than it is to fix the problem.

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5.0
May 3, 2026
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Pros

SCE offers strong perks, benefits, and opportunities, especially within Field Engineering. There are plenty of chances to learn, grow, and be creative in the role. Leadership and management have generally been supportive, and the pay is solid for the expectations of the position.

Cons

Compensation is good if you perform the core job well, but it may not fully reflect the value of employees who go above and beyond, bring additional technical skills, or create broader impact beyond the standard role expectations.

2.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay, they pay very well. Interesting work and SOME very sharp people.

Cons

The department I was in was very toxic. Company claims to be values based but that is a joke. The "leaders" in my OU were abusive and have been reported to HR multiple times by many people. Nothing was ever done. The entire company isn't toxic, its too bad that some of the areas are.

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