Duke Energy Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Spent a year with Duke. Good environment, but the Nuclear side is rigid and change-adverse."

"I have over thirty years with Duke Energy. Excellent company. Very process and standards driven as should be. Good career oriented company. Presently not the family oriented company of the past. Many opportunities available and DE is a very diverse company."

What do you like about working at Duke Energy?

"Great people working there. They were flexible with me when I was pregnant."

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

"The energy sector is growing, so if you can make it work, you will have a solid job for a long time."

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

"I wish they had been more flexible with my work needs after I had my kids."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give people, more flexibility in working from home and/or more flexibility."

What do you like about working at Duke Energy?

"The focus on individual value and participation in moving the various projects forward. The management defines what they want achieved, and then give the employees and contractors adequate space latitude to define how to complete tasks, and time enough to achieve it."

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

"Understand that you are a 'time and materials' contractor, and you own ONLY the tasks you are assigned."

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

"Some employees are still used to doing the functional work in delivering electricity. They are now working in the project area, and have difficulty grasping time critical tasks. Fortunately, the contractors always find ways to work around them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Add processes that move tactical work to functional contractors and employees to free management people's time."

What do you like about working at Duke Energy?

"Nothing. Hope to move up or out to another position."

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

"Try another place. This website doesn't even have an option for the salary I make. It is below 30,000/yr. If you want to work here, you will do well if you are at the top but otherwise everything is scored and graded. No consideration is given to you as a person, you must join the ranks and be all about Duke."

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

"Everything is micromanaged. Every word, every computer click, everything you do. You have to eat at your desk because your 30 minute lunch is really only 20 if you leave your seat because you must adhere to the schedule exactly or you get bad scores. Don't get sick or require the restroom. There is zero freedom."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Actually serve customers instead of just getting them off the line in 300 seconds. Treat customers as individuals and attempt to address their needs and worry less about length of call, promotions or shoving them into the automated phone system. Allow all employees to use benefits such as insurance and training."

What do you like about working at Duke Energy?

"It was a good company that provided advancement opportunity and security."

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

"Company is seeking skilled individuals that can easily fit into their culture."

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

"Company was sometimes overly conservative and slow to respond to changing business opportunities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Think small and respond quickly. Utilize resources that you already have."

"Excellent opportunity for advancement."

What do you like about working at Duke Energy?

"The company has been good to me. Good people working toward a common goal."

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

"Not really. Any company wants employees who can fit in and gear up rapidly."

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

"Sometimes it is slow to respond to change in a fast paced business environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Think small, dump complexity and facilitate rapid change. Look for diversity in opportunity."

"It was hard changing cultures and losing Phillip's benefits."

"One of the best places to work in Cincinnati."