Progress Energy Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"This was not my favorite position; company was in transition and it showed!"

"I worked for Carolina Power & Light for 22 years. I really enjoyed the work."

What do you like about working at Progress Energy?

"I enjoyed the people that I worked with and the work that I was doing."

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

"Answer all of the questions as truthfully as you can. They are looking for good people to work with."

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

"The drive into work is a challenge. The plant is in the middle of nowhere"

"I left very bitter after I relocated my family from Chicago to accept the position and they restructured and terminated my position within 1 year."

What do you like about working at Progress Energy?

"The benefits are wonderful."

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

"No job security and very little advancement opportunity in several deprtments."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Plan better"

"Great Feedback"

What do you like about working at Progress Energy?

"Interesting, work enviroment, benefits."

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

"Management bases promotion and/or job opportunities on buddy system not knowledge. Or using diversity to make decisions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Diversity is not a tool and should not be used to base decisions that will impact company performance, not to mention the employees moral and work ethics."

"Great company with great people at multiple levels."

What do you like about working at Progress Energy?

"The people were top notch. Most management was open to new ideas and had good rapport with the workers."

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

"Targeted interviews but in my experience they are just as interested in your demeanor and personality as they are in your resume."

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

"Very cyclical business in that part of Florida leads to job uncertainty."

"A very unpleasant and unhappy experience overall."

What do you like about working at Progress Energy?

"the new building we were in"

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

"Make sure you enjoy being treated like a mindless robot if it's an office job you are looking for - and be really good at manipulation and deceit."

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

"The misrepresentation and hostility of management -being offered one salary verbally and then reneging on it. Being talked about maliciously and belittled by management. Attempts to manipulate me and use my ideas without acknowledging my contributions. Endless overtime with no balance for life and work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get your head out of the clouds - everyone has to have electricity - your success is because of that, not because you are great managers with great people skills. You have a lot of great field people working for you - that is who should have more voice in running the company. They have to know what they are doing, not the backstabbing suckups who work for you."

"understaffed"

What do you like about working at Progress Energy?

"There are good people who work here... they really care about their customers."

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

"Good Luck."

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

"We down-sized in Jan 09 and are totally understaffed and stressed out."

"Excellent"

What do you like about working at Progress Energy?

"I like the environment and everyone was very friendly and easy to get along with. The work was easy also."

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

"Just be yourself."

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

"There was nothing I didn't like about Progress Energy (SaiPeople Solutions). I wish I was a permanent employee."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Just to keep doing what they are doing. Communication is very important in all organizations and at Progress Energy, management always communicated with staff."

What do you like about working at Progress Energy?

"I was given free reign with federal accounts in their service territory."

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

"Have and engineering degree from NC State."

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

"Serving utilities are extremely conservative with their business models."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I don't think I know enough about the laws and regulations regarding serving utilities and the utilities commission to make any educated recommendations to the leadership."

"Nice place to work, if you get to!"

What do you like about working at Progress Energy?

"good people"

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

"Be professional !"

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

"not being there anymore"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire me back as a full timer"

"Excellent company to work for"

What do you like about working at Progress Energy?

"Atmosphere was very good to work in. Managers treated you as if you were their equal. Company was open to balancing work and personal life."

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

"Make sure to be very knowledgeable about the organization."

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

"I had no complaints about Progress Energy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep doing what you are doing. Management team is very knowledgeable in their position."

"I was a contract employee to CP&L, and it was a good contract position."