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Philadelphia Gas Works

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Great Company - Senior Gas Controller Philadelphia Gas Works Employee Review

4.0
2 Sept 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are often new and exciting challenges that will test your creativity and skills. By working at PGW you gain a sense of fulfillment. The work you perform every day helps with keeping over 500,000 customers' gas supply secure. You are a part of a team and everyone has the same goal. Benefits Pension plan

Cons

Shift work, Not a lot of room for advancement once you hit a certain level. But I guess this is true everywhere. Residency restrictions. (required to live within the confines of Philadelphia) No one gets 5 stars on reviews. Once the reviews are finished they are judged by people who do not work with the person getting reviewed. This leads to a disconnect and no one gets 5-star reviews. I've never even seen someone get a full 4-star review. Now, this wouldn't be a major issue except, your review and score directly affect your potential raise.

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5.0
18 Jan 2026
Anonymous intern
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, decent pay.

Cons

Pay could be a little better.

4.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Easy work guaranteed 40 hours a week great benefits no lay offs pension 457 or 401k paid sick days holidays and vacation days

Cons

You get penalized for using sick days to easy to lose progressions in the summer time the higher up have less work so they micromanage everything you do new rules are constantly being added it’s not a real union the union works for Pgw so it’s a conflict of interest when it comes time for them to defend you the company always puts the blame on you if they can never find a conclusive answer to a problem

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