Okay place to work if you don't mind playing the politics and doing lots of paperwork - Anonymous employee Ercot Employee Review

2.0
19 Mar 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Decent work life balance depending on your position and team. Good benefits and HR department is among the best I have ever seen. Company family events are fun although they were better in years past when Tripp Doggett was President of the company. Company 401k match is amazing and can really help you retire early if you stick around with the company.

Cons

When it gets busy it gets crazy. Managers were okay but definitely a good ol' boy system and if you are not willing to play the politics than forget about career advancement. There are favorites especially the ones that like to be seen by the directors. People will go out of their way to take credit for work they did not perform for career advancement and notoriety. The change control process is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen, paperwork up to your eyeballs. Getting projects/work approved almost takes an act of congress. Service delivery guys will drive you crazy and will pester you until no end regardless if the paperwork is right. Getting something passed through seems to be more important than quality of work.

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Cons

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Pros

Mission - Working to improve the reliability of the Texas grid and thus ensure the livelihood of our communities is a great reason to go to work in the morning. People - People are smart, curious, and interested in doing work that matters which makes fora decently collaborative work environment. Work environment - Flexible hours, great benefits, encouragement for continuing education, accessible leadership. Pay could be better but most of the benefits close to make up for it.

Cons

Communication - like many companies, communication across different teams and internal organizations is not great, creating information silos. This is an area of improvement that leadership is aware of and working to resolve. Industry knowledge - many folks have not actually worked in industry ( I.e. utilities, engineering consulting, IPPs, etc) and thus establish procedures and rules for the market that in many cases isn’t practical, creates a lot of confusion, and potentially cost companies a lot of money (ie. delayed email/RIOO responses can set projects back months impacting millions of dollars worth of investment). This will be a tough challenge to resolve but as a market participant, is very frustrating. Location - Pretty much nothing in Taylor/Hutto. You’ll have to commute if you want to be near anything interesting

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