Duke and Progress energy are merging. Can anybody tell me what they are like to work for

There's a movement to start the union in the carolinas, lets wish them luck.

take a wire brush to your green saftey. that helps a little to adjust it.

i just interviewed with met-ed last week. everything didnt seem bad compared to where im from. what am i missing, or are the still good parts of this company?

Just got called about a interview in the reading area. Your not painting a pretty picture. Is it really that bad?

The mailman got it to me thank you

I'll take one of the 2xl if you still got them. thanks

thanks, they cancelled my meeting and said everything was on hold

Dont have to wear sleaves, just a long sleeve shirt and rubber gloves ground to ground

it help me get a job because i understood electrical theory, but overall it did not help in anything else

I,ll let you know if I ever hear back from them.

Thanks guys, I was told they would contact me to come up and climb and interview but I havent heard from them. Thanks for the info its a lot to consider.

I knew that they were part of first energy, I had heard that they laid off a bunch of there lineman in the penelec part of the company. Thanks for any info that you can give.

Got a call from met ed today. Can anybody give me any info on them and how they are to work for.

At progress energy we have two that I know of and at least one more on the way. One stays in the shop and we have been told to make sure not to get the batteries wet. I hope we nerver have to get...

just look on the buckinham web site

Cowboy,my company uses the bucksqueeze and I agree that it is a pain but after it gets broke in and a lot of use you can almost use it to get around as well as before it

Mainline, I work for progress energy carolinas, It's not that bad all of your tools are provided as well as your unionforms and boots. What you were told is true we are a non-union company, and...

Folks I enjoy free climbing, but work for a company that a year and a half ago went to full time use of the buchsqueeze. I agree that in the beginning it is a pain, but once you get used to it you...

I work for progress energy and we have been using the bucksqeeze for about 2 yrs now. Yes it is at tmes agrevating, but once you get used to it you learn some tricks to make it easier.

I work for the Carolinas side of said company, and yes it is non-union nor am I here to bash the union because I am not against it. I will say though that I am not making excuses for either side,...

I'm already hearing things like that. You just have to watch everything around you.

Just as they want to see the old stuff my company is starting to dab with "green " trucks. That being hybrid or electric buckets. Is that the way things are headed in linework.

Pay for journeyman is usually in the upper twenties, Your benefits depend on what you want and how big of a family you have. Alot of the basic benefits are supplied for you by the company. Then...

the company isnt that bad, I work for them now. Pay is fair decent amount of overtime, double after sixteen. Benefits are real good. All uniforms, boots and all tools provided for you.