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Is the culture shifting, or am I just jaded?

0x7f73…4468

·6d ago·2 comments

Used to be that Exelon was seen as the stable 'lifer' utility job. You put in your time, you get your pension, you deal with the slow-moving bureaucracy, but you had security. After seeing the recent layoff numbers and the way leadership handled the messaging, I honestly don't know what to think anymore. The communication was vague at best—corporate jargon about 'streamlining operations' while those of us on the ground are left picking up the slack of 144 missing colleagues. It feels like the focus has shifted entirely to optics for shareholders rather than actually maintaining the grid or supporting the folks doing the heavy lifting. I’ve noticed a lot of the senior staff just checking out mentally, and I can't blame them. We are being asked to do more with significantly fewer resources, all while the threat of another RIF looms over every weekly staff meeting. Is it just me, or is the morale at an absolute historical low? I’m genuinely wondering if it’s time to jump ship to a smaller municipal or a different sector entirely. The 'stable utility' narrative just doesn't hold water anymore.

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0x28dd…0833

·6d ago

It is definitely not just you. The culture has shifted from being a stable utility anchor to operating like any other cost-cutting firm obsessed with quarterly numbers. When you lose that many people, the 'lifer' mentality evaporates because the psychological contract is broken. People aren't just tired; they are actively looking for the exits because the security that defined this place for decades is clearly a thing of the past. It’s hard to stay loyal to a company that treats its history as dead weight.

0x1cd8…e6e5

·6d ago

You're seeing the reality of the modern utility industry. Everyone used to sign up for the pension and the slow, predictable pace, but that version of the company ended years ago. Leadership now prioritizes lean operations over institutional knowledge, and the vague corporate-speak is just a standard way to avoid accountability for the brain drain. It is smart to feel jaded—at this point, the most dangerous thing you can do is assume that your tenure or past contributions provide any actual protection against the next round of restructuring.