Austin Energy Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Wonderful people and a challenging array of problems to solve. I appreciate the level of complexity of problem-solving required and have found my experience enjoyable."

"I worked for Austin Energy as a contractor for approximately a year. Since this is the local utility provider, I had the first-time experience of working for the government. While it was new to me, I learned a lot about the way the government and the local utilities interact. I also had the opportunity to work with the most amazing people, including representatives of Austin Energy to the City of Austin, and even met the Mayor, and City Manager!"

What do you like about working at Austin Energy?

"Solving problems quickly."

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

"Interview with your direct report or else, know um sayin'"

What don't you like about working at Austin Energy?

"Too many direct reports; easier to get forgiveness for rpd than permission."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Modernize. Update website, create working procedures, hire more data programmers...."

"Terrible, horrible and a complete waste!"

What do you like about working at Austin Energy?

"The work schedule, the ability to use my mind and hands to design and maintain the telecommunications network and see the fruits of my labor in the form of Austin Energy able to provide reliable, affordable electric power to its customers."

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

"Don't do it! I was with them for pretty close to 10 yrs and I was real good at my job! I would tell them to go and apply with a different utility."

What don't you like about working at Austin Energy?

"The favoritism! If management or upper management does not like you! And this could be for any reason i.e..personality, political or personal beliefs, personal hygiene, job skills etc. Then management will/has seek to ruin your career by any means they seem necessary without fear of prosecution and/or punishment of the law."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Change the culture! Regain the trust of the employees, by showing the employees that the practice of favoritism will not be tolerated. In my opinion, this will never happen! Because it is management that created this monster!"

"apathetic management, poor human resources department, pitiful business model"

What do you like about working at Austin Energy?

"easy work schedule. very easy job. pension was nice also."

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

"Just lie and tell them whatever they want to hear. most likely the person interviewing you will have no idea what the job is."

What don't you like about working at Austin Energy?

"the pay was very sub par for the market. promotions are unheard of. management likes to make promises they can't keep"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"jump of something very high. management staffing levels at Austin Energy need to be culled by about 35%"

What do you like about working at Austin Energy?

"Retirement Plan"

"Created requirements for a .NET application"

What do you like about working at Austin Energy?

"This was a consulting gig for Ciber...very interesting learning about carbon footprints. Austin Energy is one of the leading Green Companies in the US."

What don't you like about working at Austin Energy?

"nothing...consultant"