California ISO Employee Reviews for Senior Financial Analyst

"Smart People Often Acting Desparately and Foolishly"

What do you like about working at California ISO?

"I was involved with a wide range of duties and projects. I learned a great deal about the electricity industry and more specific office/software skills."

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

"Some departments are very competent and have good morale, while others are in much worse shape. CAISO is an I.T. and engineering-centric organization, so those industries seem to be coveted there."

What don't you like about working at California ISO?

"My particular department suffered from an excess of infantilism. Many of those oft-childish employees have since left CAISO, one way or another. CAISO as a whole was consumed by completing the MRTU project and was flailing to find a true mission for its existence. It was caught between actually being a not-for-profit yet trying to operate more as a for-profit entity."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Complete MRTU and move on. Settle on your CAISO mission statement and execute to it. Stop the endless reorganizations. Try a little more transparency about your motives and treat employees as the adults that they are. Try to anticipate the future for electricity within CA and the USA!"