Great culture - Manager NW Natural Employee Review

5.0
24 Feb 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Very strong culture with a great group of people. The challenges the company face seem to strengthen the sense of commitment to moving the company in the right direction.

Cons

As with many large companies, sometimes things can take too long and require too many layers of approval. The hiring function is extremely frustrating for candidates who are forced to wait forever for any response and often are left feeling unvalued even after being chosen for positions. The HR freeze seems to extend to development of current employees, as managers feel handcuffed by HR policies that require so much process for every promotion or hire.

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5.0
22 Aug 2025
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Pros

Great benefits and company culture

Cons

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2.0
2 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Overall company culture is a good one. Long-time employment is a staple of the organization when a company has been around as long as Oregon has been a state! It's not unusual for folks to be there 10, 20, 30+ years. Co-workers were great to work with, and there are some managers who are really terrific!

Cons

Sadly, there is a prevalent bad practice of promoting folks into management roles without really giving them any management training. The sole reason they're promoted is seemingly because of which Sr Manager/Director they're friendly with and/or how long they've been working for the company. Lots of favortism! There are people in those upper positions who have no business managing people. Then there is shock & surprise when long-tenured employees express burnout or make the difficult decision to leave the company.

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