Portland General Electric Reviews

Upper level management is completely disengaged in the grassroots. As such, many who quickly rise through the ranks are primarily people who surround themselves with yes-men and are good at perception management whether or not their competencies back that up. Very many of them are smart, likable white men who are incompetent leaders. The company boasts about its 20% of women on the board of directors and that women make $1.03 to each $1 that men make but this is primarily because women and people of color at PGE are underemployed. Other than the CEO there are very few women and people of color in management tracks and director roles except in more traditionally female and administrative leadership areas like HR/Admin/Legal. Those diverse leaders and managers who are there tend to be more qualified than their typically affable white male bosses and are promoted and advanced less quickly. If you have leadership skills and expereince to back it up, go elsewhere. You have options. You will advance more quickly and your talents will be more appreciated than at PGE.

Sexism, Racism, and people constantly melting down. The stress is so high even good people are cracking. CEO focuses on fires, fancy technology spend and cost cutting. Long term objectives are talked about but not implemented. Now hopelessness is our plague. Our employee survey results are depressing. Everyone is so afraid of being attacked that people will not work together. Leadership team needs to be strategic and tactful. We have challenging times due to changes, but we need to step it up and resolve the root issues.. People are dropping like flies. Every week someone else is quitting no matter if they have been here 20 or 30 years. This should be a wakeup call but is not because upper management owns the toxic work environment. I hope we can serve Portland and our employees, but this is not possible with our current leadership. The CEO needs to go.