BC Hydro reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(553 total reviews)

Chris ORiley

84% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

BC Hydro has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 553 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BC Hydro employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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553 reviews
2.0
Jan 23, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to make money if you are a smooth talker or enjoy the radical union scene. Of course you also need to have no conscience as they waste 10's of millions on ridiculous political projects that often get shelved because the executives (or those in power) don't like change.

Cons

You have no idea who is in charge - there is a cell network that can explode any time. I had the most uneducated, uniformed director who was politically appointed. She was the worst manager I have ever known of. Managed up pretty well I think, but totally out of touch with the business she ran. Dot join if you cant stand seeing stupid decisions based on price and self service. This needs to be privatized. I would have NEVER said that prior to my 5 years at BC hydro. A few great people led by a few that incent the wrong behaviors...

1.0
Jun 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pension. Time-off, if you actually have time to take it.

Cons

Another re-org to improve performance in April, but just a shuffling of chairs in senior management. Too bad, because lack experience and basic skills at this level severely impedes the organization. Happened three times since I've been at Hydro - every time one or two seniors leaders with particularly spectacular screw-ups will be laid off, a few more will be demoted or shuffled into a minor portfolios, but most lay-offs will be professionals and office-based union employees. People with the right education, 10, 20, 30 years experience and no obvious performance issues walked out the door, while leaders who are widely known to be incompetent are still in place. I guess they just blame their staff?!

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