Underpaid and Overworked - Energy Specialist Octopus Energy Employee Review

2.0
Sep 13, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Colleagues are incredible people Inclusive of all people

Cons

Pay is below average. Expected to work 50-60 hours/week despite the contract being 37.5 hours/week. No overtime pay for it either. Try to be inclusive of neurodiverse, but miss the mark. You are disciplined for talking about salary. After progressing, taking on more responsibilities, taking on more work etc. no pay increase. No HR - no one to talk to when there's a problem. I had issues with my managers, but as there's no HR, I could only talk to my managers about it. This didn't fix anything. Had no one else to talk to. Very cult-ish. If you aren't a part of the cult, you won't get anywhere.

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5.0
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Pros

good leave, steady employement, enough lateral movement

Cons

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1.0
Dec 13, 2025
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Pros

Some members of the company are the best people you’ll ever meet.

Cons

Genuinely a complete mess. Incompetent, passive aggressive leadership that repeatedly makes both poor and confusing company decisions. I have some absolutely crazy stories from things I’ve witnessed here. There’s things that are so bizarre and dysfunctional, they belong in an alternate reality.

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