Octopus Energy reviews

4.8

97% would recommend to a friend

(1,591 total reviews)

Giorgio Tomassetti

99% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

Octopus Energy has an employee rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,591 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Octopus Energy employee rating is 36% above average for employers within the Energia, estrazione mineraria, servizi di pubblica utilità industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Jan 14, 2020
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Pros

London office in a nice location

Cons

The company is terribly unorganised and unprofessional. They do not pay wages on time and don’t have a HR department which is strange. The 4 stages of interviews to even get the job offer is ridiculously long and unnecessary for what the role entails. During the final interview stage, they fail to mention that you will have two weeks away at different locations for training, so you are bombarded with this information when you officially start and have signed your employment contract. Training and travel details are shambolic! The training itself is not necessary and can be taught at your permanent location to be honest. The London office has an issue with a lack of diversity and does not have a lot of inclusion.

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Octopus Energy Response
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Hi there, Thanks for your feedback, and more importantly thanks for your contribution to the team over the time you spent working with us. We know you did a lot to look after our customer base. I really hope you gained new skills & experiences from working with us, and that it will be useful to you in future roles. We are aware of a small number of timing issues with wages in the past due to organisational issues. We agree that any issue with wages isn’t good enough, and as a result we’ve hired someone to lead on this. Being clear about expectations for all candidates is also something we are improving, and I think your experience came from last minute decision making, and adapting where the need is greatest at the time. These things are fundamental to how a start-up functions & grows, but we’re finding a better way to balance these now. Larger, more traditional organisations function differently to this, and sometimes people prefer that really clear and highly organised environment. Travelling for training is very important to us, and something we put a lot of investment in to. Most attendees really see value in it and it takes place across sites for a reason, to help new colleagues build relationships in each locations to establish them in the company. We do put a lot of emphasis on the social side of things in the office, and again it’s something most of the team really appreciate. We can always do more to focus on Wellbeing, and we’re making some good progress on this. Wishing you all the best in your future employment and thank you so much for the work you did with us. Again, we appreciate the feedback, and hopefully you can take some great learnings from your time with us. All the best, James Doyle Ops Manager
5.0
Jan 13, 2020
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Pros

I started here 7 months ago and have been completely supported by management throughout. The training process is thorough yet very beneficial, you learn a lot but also meet a lot of different people from within the company. The office has a great atmosphere and the people simply make working here even better. I have progressed a lot since starting here and have already gained a promotion! Overall great place to work.

Cons

The company is growing very quickly and at the moment requires a lot of hard work whilst the company matches inbound volume with recruitment .

5.0
Jan 10, 2020
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Pros

The role equally combines my university degree, alongside the customer service jobs I have worked since college. Most days I have learned something new or developed my industry knowledge or customers handling. As well as this, we work closely within our teams of 7-12. Having smaller teams allows for scope to take an industry process and make it your own. Independent thinking is deeply encouraged and acknowledged. Managers will never tell you what to enjoy or how you should apply your training, this is a drive for me as it is exciting to bring my own work to a quickly expanding company. Processes that I have developed, have been used widely within the company and this give me a great sense of satisfaction. As well as this, the culture at work is a key factor to my enjoyment at work, there are plenty of out of work activities such as game nights, team dinners and yoga. Being new to the city, the office culture was really important to me.

Cons

As we are growing so quickly, the phone aspect to this role has been key inorder to match with the volume of growth. If you don't enjoy talking with customers for 4-5 hours a day, this may not be the role for you. For the most part we take happy queries, but there are always difficult calls and we are responsible for resolving this from start to finish. As we work in teams, we are required to jump on phones if the team need, even if industry time is scheduled. As a whole the company is very flexible, as such the employees need to be flexible. This is also not a 9-5 job, we work until our work load is completed as it is up to ops to ensure this is done throughout the day. Saying this, management are available for discussion if you were to struggle with the quantity.

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