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      Octopus Energy

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      Octopus Energy reviews

      4.8

      95% would recommend to a friend

      (1,612 total reviews)

      Roberto Giner

      100% approve of CEO

      94% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.8

      Culture & values

      4.8

      Senior management

      4.7

      Work/Life balance

      4.6

      Career opportunities

      4.5

      Compensation and benefits

      Octopus Energy has an employee rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,612 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Octopus Energy employee rating is 32% above average for employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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      2K reviews
      4.0
      Feb 20, 2023

      Friendly, professional and admirable culture

      Senior software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great culture: everyone is very helpful and professional, and people know their stuff. - Great benefits: work-from-home, equity grant, "unlimited holiday" (within reason) - Work that makes a difference: We all use electricity and Octopus is trying to make it greener, more affordable and a better overall experience.

      Cons

      - Average pay range - Very fast growing - everything changes quickly - A lot of the business is organised in the UK (about 10 hour time-difference), making communications a bit slow sometimes

      2.0
      Feb 17, 2023

      Not a great place to work

      Inbound brand ambassador
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Relaxed dress code. Good working hours. Good incentives. Unlimited additional holidays to the discretion of management.

      Cons

      They have No HR Department, this has bred a culture of people especially management, trying to get away with anything they can, there has been, bullying, nepotism, sexual harassment and more scandals on my team. Left with noone to report any incidents to because the management are either involved or higher ups will cover for them and brush things under the rug. Really mismanaged, and you won't get anywhere based on merit, only if you know the managers outside of work. They pretend to be progressive, and have a relaxed work environment, but everyone is treated like children and micromanaged to the point where they are pulled up for having a toilet break too close to another person's. They pretend to care about mental health but all that is offered is a channel on Slack Application, which makes it impossible to book a chat/course with a counsellor. Management never turn up to work, and the management of upwards of 4 big teams could be left to one team leader, and left to struggle without help.

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      Octopus Energy Response
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      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, I really appreciate you doing this. You are correct that we don't have a formal HR department at Octopus Energy. Team members should feel empowered to reach out to any leader in the business if they are unhappy with anything that they see/hear happening in the workplace. There are no barriers for anyone in the team to approach anyone within the organisation with any concerns. I'm ultimately responsible for the IBA team and really sorry if you didn't feel able to do reach out or if wasn't made clear to you that you could. From your review I can see that you are no longer with by us, but I would like to reassure you that we've taken steps to address this.
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