Flashy Benefits > Actual Policies - Accounting Analyst Xcel Energy Employee Review

2.0
Jul 12, 2018
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

There is potential to have a good work life balance and a decent bonus. Pay-scales and PTO are great. Benefits such as the adoption fee compensation/ College reimbursement/ Gym compensation.

Cons

- There are very few decent managers. A number of directors/ managers are promoted without the proper qualifications (i.e. didn't actually work in previous position, no people skills, no proper management experience etc.) - Upper management cut everyone's bonuses and replaced it with an "iDeliver" award that has created hostility among co-workers as most of the individuals who have received it did not earn it fairly. - There is little to no communication from upper management about the things in the company that actually matter. - Month End Close is stressful beyond other typical month end close processes at other companies. - Nothing in SAP works, so 75% of your job is troubleshooting/ requesting enhancements. - Most co-workers are pretty hostile about training, because they want to have job security, so there's a huge knowledge gap on most teams. New hires (people who have been there for 0-3 years) are trying to remedy that, but most managers let older team members get away with murder because they "need" them. - Huge favoritism/ bias towards older team members, even though they refuse to learn new processes and refuse to train. - Many jobs are getting cut to save their budget, so there is very little growth opportunity.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
May 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Standard methods, cloud infrastructure, and reliance on in house staff over contractors makes it very easy to implement safe, fast, consistent changes. You will be valued as a human and you will have a voice within this company. You can make a career here. Your coworkers and immediate leadership are all talented and intelligent individuals who actually know how to do the same work you are doing.

Cons

AI rollout and unevenly applied hybrid work made things difficult for employees with disabilities and those that lived far from office who had traditionally worked remote or for tasks that do not lend themselves well to AI overhead

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