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Constellation Energy

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Constellation Energy reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(740 total reviews)

Joseph Dominguez

92% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Constellation Energy has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 740 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Constellation Energy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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740 reviews
1.0
Aug 3, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The paycheck is pretty decent, and do not take the lack of worker care incorrectly - constellation stations have the best nuclear safety conscious environment you could ask for. When it comes to nuclear, Constellation does safety very well.

Cons

However.... this company does not care about your work-life balance as of late. The upper management at corporate has pushed an agenda that both site upper management and on-shift management has seemed to not pushed back on: run as lean as possible to save money and severely punish anyone who makes a mistake. Every department is understaffed everywhere. Staffing across the board is at an absolute minimum. Plants are running below manning at times with call-outs being made last minute despite the known low staffing numbers weeks ahead of time. Not to mention that staffing has been down and they are still letting on-shift workers move off shift making the problem worse. Cliquey groups full of sleep deprived and otherwise burned out workers are constantly bickering back and forth at each other. Management is involved in this toxic behavior as well. It wears away at morale and instead of supporting and creating cohesion it creates a divided and otherwise tense work environment. Lack of concern for the worker, lack of professionalism at the individual level, and more unwanted overtime than anybody could dream of right now. If you join up, understand that you are now a number and a slave to a company that is actively trying to revoke any good benefits from you and will leech any freetime you thought you would have with the paper schedule.

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Constellation Energy Response
1y
We understand how critical your role is at Constellation and value that you are sharing your perspective with us. We would like to learn more about what you are experiencing. Should you feel comfortable, we recommend you reach out to your Human Resource partner to discuss further. In addition, we will share your feedback with the appropriate teams.
2.0
Sep 26, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They pay pretty well and it’s good to get the experience in engineering field where you can learn a lot of practical information that can translate to many other companies when you inevitably look to quit. Coworkers are good.

Cons

Work/life balance is poor. There are times when it is manageable and then there are times when it is not. Your life is subject to how your senior leadership feels regardless of procedures/processes. If someone in your group leaves, you are guaranteed to pick some of their slack up and probably live with it until you quit. They don’t care about attrition rates or that talent/people are being lost. A lot of this place is run on tribal knowledge that isn't captured anywhere. It's not the end of the world but it will take an excessive amount of time for someone new in role to do a thing where a 10/20/30 year experienced person would do it in 5 minutes because they just know where to look. They’re limiting work from home which they once praised us for how good we did it. They do not listen to your concerns or care about you, you are a number. The senior leadership will just rotate out so there is no accountability for poor culture. If you are a good worker then you are rewarded with more work. The only pro is the money and even that is not good enough for people. We have had 11 people leave the company, 7 transfer out of this group, and 2 retire since 2021. Our headcount is only 17 or so people.

2.0
Apr 30, 2024

Good Money, Don't recommend it.

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay. Decent immediate coworkers to talk to.

Cons

Lets get one thing straight when working at a generating site. You are not a human, you are a robot. You will keep the plants operating at full functionality at all times. Your well-being and private life come second. You will work extreme hours and be expected to be perfect at all times. If you ever make a mistake, upper management will make sure you and everyone who knows you learns about it. Dissenting opinions are not allowed. This is already enough to not recommend any of the nuclear generating sites, however there is more. These sites are old, most have been operating for decades. The equipment inside these plants is failing at an increasing rate. The company WILL NOT use money to fix these components and instead expect the workers to compensate for these issues. They will buy the cheapest equipment possible and when it breaks you will pay for it. Constellation has no intention in making sure nuclear stays a viable energy source. They will run these plants until something major happens where they are unwilling to pay the money to fix it.

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Constellation Energy Response
2y
We understand how critical your role is at Constellation and appreciate your feedback. We will share your perspective with our team as we strive to provide positive experiences for employees. Should you feel comfortable, we recommend you reach out to your Human Resource partner to discuss further.
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