Pros
This place is a solid place to work with fantastic phycological safety. Pay is about average but not below average which is good. Technology ecosystem is struggling to keep up but is a leader in the utility industry. People can be resistant to change but it is easy to find some who aren't and form alliances. There are a lot of 20+ year employees.
Cons
DTE is characterized by a "busy but unproductive" culture. The organization favors endless meetings, audits, and process creation over meaningful technical progress. Middle management is heavily layered with committees, resulting in significant bureaucratic red tape that slows down every project. A major pain point is the "Storm Job" policy. Requiring every employee to take on a mandatory second role, often completely unrelated to their primary skillset, is a massive drain on productivity. Instead of hiring dedicated personnel for field recovery, DTE pulls highly specialized, highly paid staff away from their core responsibilities. This creates a double loss: the company pays a premium for field labor while suffering a total halt in technical and strategic work. It’s a primary reason why the company remains a decade behind in modern technology.