Invenergy reviews

-Work from home regulations have been slowly stripped away. Any job currently posting as a hybrid job in Chicago will most likely require you back into the office fully within a year. -You will go through at least five interviews with multiple departments you may rarely interact with. -The company has a high turnover. Me and one other person were hired to our team of 6 in October of 2021. We are now in August 2023 the most senior members of the team aside from our department manager who hired us. -Your manager on hiring will not necessarily stay with you after a year or more. Multiple middle managers are being hired and input from teams addressing concerns are not taken into consideration. -There is a major disconnect between department managers and upper management. i.e. Upper management met with our department for input on WFH. We addressed the happiness with the current system and its work life balance. That very day an email went out regressing the weekly 2 off/3 on site schedule to now being 6 days a month. -Managers will not fight for you. Any concerns are met with deft ears as they state they want your feedback but will constantly state their hands are tied. -I began work as a contract to hire and I regret being hired on full time. As a contractor you have the power to govern yourself more and I highly recommend it. -On the point of contract versus full time. They use a yearly bonus system to incentivize you to stay on. This will be about 8-10% of your salary but it is taxed HEAVILY. Also your yearly QoL raises will be around 3-4% at most. You will not get the bonus as a contractor but QoL raises will be addressed at the end of contracts. -There are constant space issues. It is a growing company and they are trying so hard to get you to come into the office. However, you will more than likely be stuck with hoteling your desk or just trying to find space to use your laptop for half a year or more. The company has doubled down on leasing more space in the corporate office instead of allowing WFH but it is not planned for completion until 2024.

Lower end of the industry pay scale. Most days are fire drills, which is exhausting and makes getting burned-out very easy. Expect to work after hours, weekends, and PTO days. Management can set unrealistic expectations for some groups which adds to the daily dire drills. A common saying around the office is, "that's the Invenergy way." This phrase means fire drills occur often and win an RFP or secure an off take agreement and figure out how to execute on what's required second. This mentality is often at the root of fire drills and day to day craziness. Timelines are often not realistic thus causing developers to push everything along as fast as possible at the expense of pushing other groups too much. Management knows everyone is operating well over their bandwidth. Much more turnover the last year or so. Exposure to upper management is often dependent on your individual manager. Some managers buffer everything some are more willing to let those interactions occur organically. Invenergy occupies all of floors 18 & 19 and some of 20. 18 & 19 are total opposites in term of environments and interaction between the floors is very minimal. 20 is mainly legal and is nothing like 18 & 19. Working from home isn't common. Tech challenges with new software implementations. Getting invoices paid on time is way more challenging than it should be. Invenergy is not scared of taking on a controversial project. Could be more active in the M&A space but often low-ball offers.