ATCO Energy reviews

3.0

51% would recommend to a friend

(37 total reviews)

Neeraj Ghai

66% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

ATCO Energy has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The ATCO Energy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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37 reviews
2.0
Jan 26, 2017

Take note

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Pros

New office space with Herman Miller furniture and you might work with a few genuinely nice people. Might be a good place if you're starting out your career. Find a successful mentor you can learn from, and learn all you can while they're there.

Cons

Zero career development plan and path for employees. If you have two to three years of experience already, whatever you think you're leaving, imagine that in a much smaller environment with the same issues or worse. The company's mantra is that they're a small "Start-up" company with none of the culture and mentality that goes behind it. The executive team are from other parts of ATCO with lengthy tenures, or other leaders from other large corporations. Their management styles are exactly what you see in a big organization. For a company with less than 30 people on the floor, everyone lives in their own little Silo. You barely know these other people and you can see them 10 meters away. Volun"told" to act as sales people at various fair's and events around Alberta. A volunteer is someone that does something out of their own free will. Obscurely leaving a veiled threat of losing their job if they don't "volunteer" to public events at whatever skating rink, Christmas fair, spring/summer sale... You should be upfront about that. If you live in Calgary, and you have to go to Cold Lake for a volun-told event, is that how we're supposed to spend our weekends?

1.0
Mar 10, 2017

Skip this stop, seriously!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The office decor is contemporary, especially when you compare against the rest of "ATCO". Decent financial compensation, including flex days, pension & employee share purchase program.

Cons

They sell their company as a start-up. The reality is that it's exactly what you might expect from old school ATCO: stale corporate culture that offers no real career development opportunity. This place sucks the creativity from your soul, and leaves you for dead.

1.0
Jun 27, 2025

The most poorly managed ATCO company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- nice-ish people - great benefits - stock options

Cons

- pay is below market rate and raise structure is archaic - chaotic and disorganized - teams constantly running around like headless chickens in a panic when they realize they made a poorly thought through decision - teams filled to the brim with inexperience and incompetent members - no desire to change. Even if they know and understand their own failings, they do absolutely nothing to change it - everything is decided on a whim and excitement. No one plans anything, there is no data to backup decisions. - they will commit to deadlines with a date pulled out of thin air with out consulting anyone or communicating that date out until it's too late - failing business model on home services side. But the higher ups have too much ego to admit it - will blame and point fingers around. No one takes accountability - expectations are everywhere and there is bias in review process

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ATCO Energy Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad you found value in some aspects of your experience, and we take all input seriously. We’re continuously reviewing employee feedback to identify areas for improvement and to build a more effective, supportive workplace. Your perspective is appreciated and will be taken into account as we move forward.
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