Incredibly old school and inefficient management. No go !!! - Manager EDF Employee Review

1.0
Sep 17, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

International exposure, large utility company, nice projects

Cons

Worked for a subsidiary called EDF Investissements Groupe. Management (CEO and "Chief Risks and Op Officer" ) is very old school, incompetent and inefficient. Always trying to hide their lack of skills behind arrogance and rigidity. Both grabbing all advantages (large SUV's as company car, 5 months stock options bonuses,...) leaving nothing to others. Because of poor management, the subsidiary has been increasingly badly perceived in the group preventing any mobility / career progression.

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Pros

Real opportunities to grow into more technical roles (Control Center Operator → Systems Engineer paths exist and aren't just on paper). You get hands-on experience with industrial systems most people only read about — OSI PI, SCADA, OMS integrations, cloud telemetry — which is hard to get elsewhere. Management generally supports continued education and certifications.

Cons

Decisions move slowly. Getting tooling, software, or process changes approved often involves multiple layers, including approvals that flow up to the French parent company. Procurement and IT requests can take weeks for things that would take a day at a smaller company. Some legacy systems and processes haven't been modernized — you'll find yourself working around quirks instead of fixing them.

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