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Toxic Leadership - Anonymous employee Portland General Electric Employee Review

2.0
23 Sept 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits. Teams compose of passionate people. Lots of work that needs to be done.

Cons

Poor leadership accountability. Poor communication is direction. Low job security and confidence. Wrong people (and the same types of people) keep getting promoted. Instead of working through difficult times to address root cause, leadership is using these as poor performance and cleaning out. Moral is low, which has increased turnover significantly.

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Portland General Electric Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience, and for your many years of service. We’re grateful for the passion and dedication you bring to your work and your team. We understand that recent changes have been difficult, and we’re listening. Concerns about leadership, communication, and how performance is evaluated are important, and we’re committed to improving how we support employees through change. While we have a responsibility to manage costs and operate efficiently for our customers, we also know that how we lead through those efforts matters. Thanks again for your feedback, it helps us understand what matters most to our employees, and where we need to do better. We would welcome the opportunity to learn more about your concerns and any specific suggestions you might have. Please reach out to our HR department directly at 503-464-7250 if you would like to have a more in-depth conversation. You can also report your observations confidentially online to Ethics Point at any time or by calling their hotline at 866-384-4277. This website and hotline are managed by a third-party vendor. -Sequoia

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