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Q&A With Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Employees

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.

How employees describe working at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Some were good, and others not.

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Q&A With Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Employees

Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • 2-4 years not including cola adjustments

  • Colas annually ?? Depends on potus. Pay raises ever 1-4 years

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • I feel good- like what I do actually matters

  • Pretty okay with it

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Smart and hardworking with a good command of English and engineering

  • People who dig in and work

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  • 85%

  • The place isn’t go anywhere.... so if I don’t f up, I shouldn’t either... type?

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • I get to work on what matters to me and my boss is nice

  • Being able to affect real change

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Decent personality and good understanding of the industry

  • Depends on you - being competent helps.

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  • Rockstars- but for Engineers

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • It can be improved but overall good

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Not difficult

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Somber to slightly below enthusiastic

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • How much”good writing” truly is subjective

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Travel-lots if travel to places you never knew existed. Nice coworkers- the work environment is what you make of it, overall people are really nice- and you can make your own niche

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Asked to the Engineering Department at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Depends on where in the country you work- in Atlanta you’re living pretty well, in SF good luck getting a ghetto apartment

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Asked to the Engineering Department at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Subject matter experts with limited management experience

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Asked to the Engineering Department at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • I’m in a regional office- not the main DC office. The vibe is friendly, but quiet. We have plenty of work, no one really complains- we just plug away hoping to one day be done with the back log... We work the regular 40-rarely is someone working late... unless you’re the boss.

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Switching ups to fedex would probably be easier

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • I feel moderately rewarded with the pay- we’ll rewarded by the smiles of utilities and people who use electricity everyday.

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Behavior based and some technical

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • It's pretty standard

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Easier/better incorporation of tech to ease workflow? Maybe?

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • CEO as in POTUS or the 5 commissioners? Frankly, I have no idea about either option. We just care about regulating energy.

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • You can find work to do for 18 hrs/day if you really wanted- plenty of work- or you can cut out after putting your time in plus a little extra here or there.

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Depends on the decision and promotion. Decisions are made with the input of key stake holders. Promoting up can either be via interview for a higher position or being considered ready by your supervisor for the increased responsibility- again, depends.

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Typical compared to any professional entity

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Asked to all employees at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • It depends what you consider remote. They have 5 regional offices based in Atlanta, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Portland. Each are remote from D.C., but are based within city limits

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14% of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 57% are neutral and 29% would not recommend working at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to their friends.

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