Tennessee Valley Authority Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I am really happy with my company."

"TVA pays well for Chattanooga, but it is hard to get promoted in corporate. If you want to sit around for 40 hours a week, that's OK with management. So if you are a high-performer you may be frustrated since effort and delivery is not rewarded. There are no modern aspects like telework or casual dress. There is no fitness center or juice bar. The cafes are dreadful. The culture is quite social though and there are lots of awesome people, so you can distract yourself from the disappointing lack of advancement. Going to lunch with coworkers downtown is a good thing."

"With over 10,000 employees, TVA is a large and diverse government-owned utility company. It has a lot of great people and interesting opportunities, but advancement is not easy. Some in management are promoted because they manage up well, which leads to some people believing they are leaders when they have no idea how to lead others. TVA is very set in its ways and doesn't believe management outside of TVA accounts for much. They want "yes" people, which can create group think; something that can rot an organization like cancer."

"I have worked at TVA for the last seven years. I was hired in during schedule outages and worked "hourly " for 47 days earning 17000+, I got laid off for 9 days and then I was hired back in as an augmented TVA deckhand. I worked in this position for approx. 5 yrs and then TVA opened up the curtain and conducted interviews with myself and other qualified applicants, finally the call came with an offer for the full annual position. My job is great, it's the kind of job I actually enjoy getting up going to each day. I work with a great group of individuals under the safest conditions."

"I've worked for TVA for over 30 years. Generally the work environment is good and the people very professional. However, it is nearly impossible to be promoted to higher level management positions. Generally these are filled by managers from outside the company and they tend to bring in their buddies. It's also difficult to get to a decent retirement age... as the company tends to force mid-level employees when their retirement is starting to pay-off."

"TVA offers great opportunities for their employees to grow"

"I worked for TVA From February 2011 to December 2013. TVA is a good company, stable and with clear premises but the company is experiencing bad financial times. I got laid off, now I need to move on. Certainly I enjoyed my time while there."

"Great company to work for! Had the best boss that I could ask for and I returned for a second stint there."

What do you like about working at Tennessee Valley Authority?

"I enjoyed the 10+ years I worked for TVA and learned a great deal."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would recommend being very prepared to answer questions about TVA's core values."

What don't you like about working at Tennessee Valley Authority?

"I didn't like that there was no growth potential for me."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would recommend honesty, integrity, and better communication be more important."

What do you like about working at Tennessee Valley Authority?

"Great place to work for. You will like it a lot."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Go for it, it is a great place to work."

What don't you like about working at Tennessee Valley Authority?

"Very tight on their policies. Takes a lot of time to get things done sometimes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"none, they do a good job. You will have a good relationship with them."

What do you like about working at Tennessee Valley Authority?

"TVA had a good reputation for growth opportunity. The company was also know to be a leader in Salary."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have an inside contract. TVA is all about who you know."

What don't you like about working at Tennessee Valley Authority?

"The commute. I commuted 50 miles one direction. The company was located downtown and there was a huge need for parking. The additional cost for parking was 135.00 per month."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better communication with staff. The manager would know what new projects and expectations where but would never convey the information to staff."

What do you like about working at Tennessee Valley Authority?

"cash bonuses, overtime, nice people to work with. little room for growth."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"if your looking to just get by this is the place for you."

What don't you like about working at Tennessee Valley Authority?

"outdated tools, poor management, bad judgement in hiring people, impossible to get work done due to over processes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"make better decisions on hiring people. people were hired in and are not able."

What do you like about working at Tennessee Valley Authority?

"Very involved in community. Great reputation. Good pay.Excellent upper management"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourslf! Relax and speak frankly about your experiance level for the position you are appling for."

What don't you like about working at Tennessee Valley Authority?

"Rapid growth leading to alack of communication and support of field personel. Allowing for a hostile work enviornment.."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Introduce new hires to other staff members and assign a mentor that has been employed long enough to now the companies culture.and represents it in a proffesional manner."

What do you like about working at Tennessee Valley Authority?

"The overall growing aspect of E,S, & H and how well it performed within the company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Provide the necessary feedback to all workers and management, not just one department."

What don't you like about working at Tennessee Valley Authority?

"That the concept of safety was just the E,S, & H department and not everyone."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide a message that E,S, & H is part of everyone."