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Work anywhere for nearly 20 years and you are bound to see changes and form opinions. The following is just that... my observation and opinion drawn from two decades of experience. Take it for what it's worth.

Once an outstanding employer, NYPA has evolved into the stereotypical governmental agency. Working here is like riding a roller coaster, with highs and lows and loop-de-doos that are closely tied to the Governor and the CEO that he/she appoints. It has become a bloated, bureaucratic quagmire that has lost sight of its core objective- the generation and transmission of electricity.

My current impression is that employees have been divided into three distinct classes- the ruling executive class who seem oblivious to the fundamentals of utility operations, mid level management who are consigned to contending with the whims and vagaries of the executives no matter how abstract or operationally obtuse, and rank and file hands-on craft workers who are afforded little respect and generally considered disposable.

NYPA loves to pay lip service to how much they value their employees, but fail miserably at walking the talk. Actions speak louder than words, and by offering a bewilderingly stubborn 0% raise for 2022 (while inflation rages at 9.5%), NYPA make a clear statement about how little regard they hold for blue collar workers.

I think you can tell a lot about an organization by how it treats its least visible. From where I toil, it is not a pretty picture.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Worse technical management - failed to understand technical issues - over investigation through self-serving consultants due to NYPA employees failure to use known information, lack of experience, or lack of knowledge created  unnecessary large and excessive costs.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
very poor management and employee trust

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Office space adequate - parking terrible.  More concern about superfluous personnel issues than professional issues 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
unpleasant each day with untrusting supervisors

A typical day at the New York Power Authority, if you are not in sales or management, is not very challenging. Coming from the private sector, I couldn't understand why things were done the way they are, but learned it's just the "public sector".  

Saving grace was having outstanding managers who were interested in their team members, friendly, helpful, and met weekly with me allowing me to manage my time and work product. I felt valued.

That said, I would recommend NYPA to anyone who likes slow-paced "government" work that provides average benefits from what I understand. Not for everyone.

I enjoyed my days working at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, New York Power Authority. A typical day could be a 12 hour day when the plant was on shut-down. My manager in the Instrument & Control Dept. was fair, honest and hard working. We as a department worked well together and as a team. The hardest part of the day was getting all the procedural changes, revisions out in a timely manner per the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. I enjoyed doing procedures and working with computers. I learned a lot about working at a nuclear plant and all its regulations.

Do not work for the internal audit department.
1. Management is more concerned with meeting self recognition goals than the team
2. Management is untrustworthy and make considerable efforts to create a culture is mis-trust among the team members 
3. Management does not know how to audit  - out of all the employees in the department, they are the weakest (yes - management)
4. Retaliatory behavior by management 
5.  1/3 of team team left within 1 year (1/2 of those that left were management 
6. Management is aware of significant issues and even fraud and has done nothing because they are worried about advancing their own careers

What is the best part of working at the company?
My Immediate  peer co-workers.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of a competent and engaged manager and the heavily unionized setting.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Laid back and mostly stress free.  Deadlines never seemed to be an issue. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
There wasn't a typical day - traffic through the site varied greatly, so other than knowing when your start time was and your end time, it was impossible to know what would occur.

I enjoyed working for NYPA. I found an excellent mentor in my manager who encouraged me to dive into my position and learn whatever I could to give myself a leg up. She allowed me to work on exciting new projects that would help move the company forward and provide me with a new skill for my own career path. The people at NYPA are the best part of the company. From the executives, managers, engineers, admins, IT, and mailroom staff - everyone is down to earth, helpful, forward thinking and incredibly intelligent and knowledgeable.

You Best job in WNY, great benefits, great co-workers. The working environment was exceptional with out provided and formal training classes frequently had while being paid. The location is a secure facility and employee paling is more than adequate. The hours were straight days except on volunteer basis with shift premium an added benefit. Great lunch room but no meals provided the managerial staff was available an approachable

Great job!!! A nice place to go every day. Everyone works together and tries really hard to get everything done. Upper and middle management is the problem with this job. Middle management are trying to advance so will back stab other middle management. Upper management doesn't get involved in anything. They have the idea that if the keep out of all conflicts its better for them. So this job has a lot of finger pointing, and no one ever wants to stick there neck out for anyone else.

The Treasury group at NYPA is run really poorly. There is high turnover because managers often incorrectly frame their workers for egregious errors they made. They act nice but aren't. They are good schemers. There are a lot of contractors, but only certain groups of people get hired to full time.

This group is run by oil and gas gal and the lieutenant is the angriest guy I have ever met. Just makes up problems out of thin air.

The Treasury Group here is really bad!!

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