Best job I've had, by far - Software Engineer Octopus Energy Employee Review

5.0
Mar 6, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The unusually high retention rate shows what it's like to work here - great people, a lot of autonomy, a lot of attention paid to making sure employees are content, a respectful and/or common sense approach to a lot of decisions, great work/life balance. Also a great mission to motivate everyone.

Cons

Total lack of transparency with salaries feels at odds with the general forward-thinking ethos of the company and doesn't foster trust.

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5.0
Dec 7, 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

1
1.0
Dec 13, 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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