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    Power Grid Corporation of India Reviews

    Updated 19 April 2019
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    • "Some postings are at remote locations and long working hours" (in 18 reviews)

    • "For Finance and HR , the working is good - as they have no role - and good work life balance and posting in cities" (in 8 reviews)

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    1. "3.5 years experience in Grid operation, 2 5 years experience in power grid telecom"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Dy Manager (Telecom) in Guwahati
      Current Employee - Dy Manager (Telecom) in Guwahati
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Power Grid Corporation of India full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good work environment, field as well as administrative experience

      Cons

      Takes time for any approval, as delegation of power is defined for each level,thus delaying the o&m or project affairs

    2. "Asst. Manager"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Power Grid Corporation of India full-time

      Pros

      salary is very good but i have no other pros

      Cons

      Quarters are very bad at most location
      electricity problem at most location
      transfer policy are very poor
      Not fair to every one
      Very poor facility to family
      only employees are somewhat happy but not family

      Advice to Management

      management should given equal opportunity to every employees at least lower rank employees.
      transfer policy should be transparent
      employees should given near their home state or given option to swap

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    3. "Nice Company"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Dy Manager in New Delhi
      Current Employee - Dy Manager in New Delhi
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Power Grid Corporation of India full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Medical facility, loans, advances, work culture etc

      Cons

      All Location are not good.
      Transferable job

    4. "An honest review"

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      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New Delhi
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New Delhi
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Power Grid Corporation of India full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      - Salary is good
      - Great medical benefits
      - Low stress (if you don't wanna take it)
      - Good reputation
      - If you manage your time properly you can prepare for GMAT, CAT, GRE, UPSC etc.

      Cons

      - Slow growth: You'll see your peers who started with salary of 30% of your starting salary, slowly taking you over
      -If you have no political connections, you can be transferred anywhere
      - Older staff who are now quite senior don't have good management skills
      -Very hierarchical

      Advice to Management

      - Take courses on management
      - Remove hierarchy
      - Remove special arrangements for VIP visits, instead let the

    5. "PGCIL a Powerful motivator"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Asstt General Manager in New Delhi
      Former Employee - Asstt General Manager in New Delhi
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Power Grid Corporation of India full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      The company provides a very congineal atmosphere to work in all spheres of Power Transmission and grid management. If you desire to work for your own satisfaction, then Powergrid is one of the best organizations to work with.

      Cons

      The down side of the company is the discrimination in postings, work and promotions on the basis of cast, region, religion, the parent company you come from and what not. To get the promotions, you need to have the like in the company higher ups.

      Advice to Management

      I was not promoted for about 12 years, despite the fact that I was considered one of the best executive in the region. I was assigned difficult jobs which others were unable to do. My advice to management is to kindly don't harass your executives like this.

    6. "Assistant Manager"

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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Assistant Manager in Balangir
      Current Employee - Assistant Manager in Balangir
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Power Grid Corporation of India full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Best technical work to do for electrical engineer

      Cons

      Remote locations posting places all over india

      Advice to Management

      NA

    7. "Worst Company for Non-Executives"

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      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New Delhi
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New Delhi
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Power Grid Corporation of India full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      nothing good for non executives

      Cons

      Lot of difference in salary and facilities of executives and non-executives, specially after third PRC due from 01.01.2017, non-executives are treated as second category employees, executives throw their work upon non-executives. Laptops being issued to executives are used by their children, entertainment allowance is misused by executives. BAD IR RELATIONS.

      Advice to Management

      Treat executives and non-executives in a similar way and lessen the gap between them.

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Best place to work for executives and worst place to work for non executives"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Power Grid Corporation of India full-time

      Pros

      Learned many things in life.

      Cons

      It is a very bad organisation for for non executives. Executives does not work properly they through every work to non executive staffs. workload is heavy. and they also discriminate every employee by their posts for small things also

      Advice to Management

      Please treat non executives also same way and give same benefits to them also as without them you can not be successfully go a single step also.

    9. "Industrial trainee"

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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      It's a good co to gain knowledge & practical exposure of industry for CA/CMA students.

      Cons

      Nothing as cons for students

    10. "Finance"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Finance in North West
      Current Employee - Finance in North West
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Power Grid Corporation of India full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      I took experience of work culture with PGCIL

      Cons

      Have a seperate software my create some initial problem

      Advice to Management

      Be corporate and pls build confidence to new entrant