Great people, aweful procedures - Solar design specialist Octopus Energy Employee Review

3.0
9 Apr 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people are amazing. Made so many friends here and most of the time, the energy is high in the office, creating a great vibe. Great incentives such as vouchers, etc. A great place for a so al life outside of work. Good work/life balance. Really good with mental health and understanding if someone is ill, or needs time off for personal reasons. Free food - amazing food too! Breakfast and lunch, Incredible office.

Cons

Shocking procedures. Things changes literally by the day. Big things, such as commission, procedures that we’ve already told customers, etc. you can think your taking home a good amount of money (that you’ve worked for), only for it to be taken off you due to a high up decision to change the structure with immediate effect. Barely any leads to work with. Sometimes weeks with literally no work. Management tell you what you want to hear, but not always the truth. Gets very toxic when the chips are down.

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5.0
7 Dec 2025
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Pros

good leave, steady employement, enough lateral movement

Cons

lots of politics, people can be nosey, leadership is a good ol boys club

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1.0
13 Dec 2025
Recommend
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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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