Southern Company
Updated September 2016.
85%
Employees say this is a great place to work.
Company Overview
About The Company
Southern Company is America's premier energy company. Through our subsidiaries, we serve 9 million electric and gas utility customers with clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy.
COMPANY SIZE
26,206 U.S.-based Employees
(Large)
Industry
Engineering
HQ Location
Atlanta, GA, US
Company Culture at Southern Company
The employee experience below at Southern Company, compared to a typical company.
Learn More85% of employees at Southern Company say it is a great place to work compared to 59% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company.
Source: Great Place to Work® 2019 U.S. National Employee Engagement Study
91%
When I look at what we accomplish, I feel a sense of pride.
91%
I'm proud to tell others I work here.
91%
I feel good about the ways we contribute to the community.
91%
This is a friendly place to work.
91%
When you join the company, you are made to feel welcome.
Why Work at Southern Company?
See what employees say about what makes Southern Company a great workplace. These words are drawn from employee comments on the Trust Index™ survey.
Life at Southern Company
Todd Lucas, general manager of bulk power operations, confers with system operator Greg Lee at Southern Company's Power Coordination Center in Alabama.
Employees from across Southern Company joined CEO Tom Fanning (center) to help ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange July 11, 2016.
Chris Kellar is director of acquisitions and renewables for Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power.
Matthew Ortiz is a lineman for Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power.
Kristy Stringer is a field operations technician for Southern Company Services in Valdosta, Georgia.
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