Q&A With Apex Clean Energy Employees

Learn as much as possible about the company and its projects beforehand. Be knowledgeable about issues facing clean energy today. Be ENTHUSIASTIC about clean energy and expect to work with many people who love wind and solar. If you’re coming from oil and gas you need to be ready to embrace 21st century clean energy and learn to love the environment with sincerity, or give an Oscar-worthy performance to that effect every day (ps it won’t kill you to love the environment and you might b a better person for it.) Know your subject matter well, whether it is GIS, engineering, finance, wind resource, land, or legal etc. Be confident (or fake it till you make it.). Be warm and friendly. Dress conservatively and look your best, but don’t go overboard on jewelry/ makeup/ perfume/aftershave. Be on time! And be genuine.

Very hard-working, driven, professional and friendly.

They think the CEO is great as the face of the company, but out of touch with the daily challenges of the workforce.

Pay women more, and give EVERY single person in the company equity compensation.

The whole business is growing quickly and has been for years, putting a great strain on everyone.

Depends on if you already know someone who works there. They frequently do fly in candidates who have good experience.

Depends on the department. Land, GIS are overworked. Business and Legal work insane hours but they’re the big heroes and get all the accolades.

Health, life, disability insurance; feee parking; free snacks; company breakfast every Thursday morning.

Depends on who you report to as to how transparent that process is.

Two weeks plus ten holiday days for the first year, then some people get more. It just depends on your boss.

For me, I only got 3% cost of living increases. I got one bonus increase after my first year but every subsequent year it stayed the same.

Fast, faster and fastest.

Working to make the world a better place one wind farm at a time.

There are outings to get drinks after a big closing, but otherwise it just depends on who you make friends with. Ok.

The volume of the work increases, making it very challenging. However, due to the nature of the work, there aren’t really any intellectual challenges within certain jobs.

Can be difficult. You are expected to be tethered to your phone at all times. You will work some weekends and take work home.

Really enthusiastic about clean energy and mostly great co-workers; really exhausted by the overwork, below average pay, and constant growth of the company.

There is a feedback process in the yearly review. If your boss suggests that you change your responses to the questions before the final signing off on it, you should do it if you want to keep your job. Certain VPs can’t handle criticism.

People who close deals and are good at being perceived as high-performers.

Go to Yale, know someone who works there, have extensive exp experience in wind or solar.

VPs who are managers don’t necessarily know how to manage. Depends on which one you work for.

Free snacks, paid parking.

It’s turned into cubicle hell.

Mostly satisfied with a huge dose of overworked. People are highly dedicated to clean energy. Some are better appreciated and compensated than others.

That the women in certain departments would never be offered equity compensation.