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Portland General Electric

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Opportunities - Chemist Portland General Electric Employee Review

4.0
23 Aug 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of room to grow. Utility industry is very stable. Could easily make a 30 yr career in this field. Company truly seems to care about employees, safety and community. Excellent compensation.

Cons

Company seems to be highly risk averse. They have trouble imagining non-traditional degrees in certain roles. i.e., most managers are engineers and if you don't have an engineering degree you may never get promoted It also felt like a lot of promotions were based more on who you knew and not so much on what you knew or what you had to offer.

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5.0
13 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to build a career. There are strong opportunities for internal movement and development, and leadership genuinely seems to care about employees and the culture. The benefits are excellent, particularly the retirement and 401(k) programs. Like any publicly traded company, there is a focus on performance, accountability, and delivering results, so if you’ve worked in an environment that reports earnings and manages to shareholder expectations, you’ll find the pace and expectations familiar. Overall, a purpose-driven organization with meaningful work and good people.

Cons

- company in transition -communication noise

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2.0
24 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits at PGE are wonderful. 401k Match, a healthy amount of PTO, health support, and the pay is top notch.

Cons

There is a toxic culture being spread in Human Resources right now. There is a lack of fairness and trust being displayed by senior leadership. Most don't feel trusted to do their jobs as they constantly feel watched and monitored. There is a view of favoritism happening and it's noticed by many, observing the lack of flexibility around work life balance, hours and child/elder care responsibilities. There are many out on a leave of absence due to these stressors affecting people who were once healthy excited workers. You can see on their faces how people's health is taking a toll. SLT talks about how your mental and physical health is important, but it feels more like a liability. And in the end, there are overall feelings of if you leave, it's totally okay because they'll just replace you with someone they know. And they don't seem to care.

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