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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 17 Southern Company Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.6
Person You Work For
4.6
Rewards You Receive
4.0
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
4.0
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Information Systems Operations Manager

"Good place to work - but not in IT"

What do you like about working at Southern Company?

"Great people and benefits"

What don't you like about working at Southern Company?

"Minimal influence on IT technologies"

Electrical Designer

"Overall, very friendly atmosphere to work and learn from."

What do you like about working at Southern Company?

"Ability to learn new tasks with many new training courses."

What don't you like about working at Southern Company?

"Overall, majority of people are very helpful and willing to lend a helping hand in order for you performing your job correctly and efficiently."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Good overall."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.1
Southern Company (31)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Salt River Project (13)
3.3 Lowest Rated in this Industry is MISO (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,269)
Senior Technical Support Consultant

"great place to work"

What do you like about working at Southern Company?

"good place to work at"

Systems Engineering Analyst

"Great place to work as long as you don't have a personal life"

What do you like about working at Southern Company?

"Good benefits, good pay"

What don't you like about working at Southern Company?

"They are only concerned about the bottom line. Don't let them fool you into thinking otherwise."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stay out of your employees personal lives."

Developer

"Great company."

Controls Engineer

"Good"

What do you like about working at Southern Company?

"I love going to difffent power plant help resolve problem"

What don't you like about working at Southern Company?

"not enough time to get everything done"

Cost Analyst

"southern company is unfair in its expectations"

What do you like about working at Southern Company?

"The work was fulfilling; there was always something to do."

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

"Ask for complete job description BEFORE agreeing to accept the job; and that means knowing who you will be working for and what their expectations are in specific, detailed language."

What don't you like about working at Southern Company?

"There was NO recognition for any accomplishment; there was ALWAYS pressure to do more in less time; there was NO effective support from management; and there were always at least two bosses that had to be pleased, each with conflicting priorities. After working and doing my best for two full years, I was summarily fired, even though over half of the people I worked for were pleased with my performance."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"If you matrix someone to another part of the company; make sure the receiving department fills out the performance reviews."

Systems Analyst

"Good company to work for."

Dispatch Scheduler

"Southern Company was a temporary job through Kelly Services - it was a great place to work."

What do you like about working at Southern Company?

"Everyone worked well with each other including management."

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

"My only tip would be to make sure that the next associate has an easy going/laid back attitude one that will work well with others but still professional and hardworking."

What don't you like about working at Southern Company?

"I did not have any disliles."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the great job."

Staff Analyst

"Don't trust Anyone expecially management"

What do you like about working at Southern Company?

"The work was fun, challenging, and constant. There was never a dull moment"

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

"Be Straight forward and know your stuff"

What don't you like about working at Southern Company?

"All it's management and the back stabbing and set ups that go on"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There not any good so I guess it would be to quite"

Owner

"Great to be self-employed until area economy tanked."

What do you like about working at Southern Company?

"Owning my own company"

Executive Administrative Assistant

"Out of business"

What do you like about working at Southern Company?

"The people and diversity of the projects."

What don't you like about working at Southern Company?

"They went out of business."

Equipment Services Project Manager

"If you thought you have experienced extreme culture and you haven't worked for Kiewit, then you haven't experienced extreme culture."

Senior Engineer

"This company is great for out of school people to work from the bottom up."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to have a succesion plan for those hired in at level 7 and unsponsored."

MRI Technologist
Person You Work For 3.8 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.4 / 5
Support You Get 3.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.4 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.6 / 5

Southern Company Reviews FAQs

Is Southern Company a good company to work for?

Southern Company has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 17 Southern Company Review Ratings left anonymously by Southern Company employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Southern Company.

Does Southern Company pay their employees well?

Southern Company employees earn $68,000 annually on average, or $33 per hour, which is 3% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 11 Southern Company employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Southern Company Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Southern Company?

100% of employees would recommend working at Southern Company with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated Southern Company 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.0 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Southern Company?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Southern Company is a Senior Application DBA at $191,000 annually. Browse Southern Company Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Southern Company?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Southern Company is a Home Health Aide at $18,000 annually. Browse Southern Company Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Southern Company?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Southern Company to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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