Centrica Employee Reviews about "work life balance"
Updated 3 Dec 2020
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Chris O Shea
45 Ratings
Pros
"Great work life balance, no micro management and clear opportunity to progress" (in 55 reviews)
"Friendly teams and flexible working available" (in 26 reviews)
Cons
"Senior management team is cost conscious" (in 11 reviews)
"Too many restructures and job losses makes it a really demotivating place to work" (in 10 reviews)
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Reviews about "work life balance"
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"Awesome Company to work for!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Centrica full-time for more than a year
Pros
Excellent company culture; you really feel like your a part of something and feel valued. Great work life balance, no micro management and clear opportunity to progress.
Cons
I can’t think of a con.
Continue reading"Great company - thoroughly enjoyed working here"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Centrica part-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Friendly helpful staff with great team spirit. Good work life balance
Cons
Can be overly bureaucratic at times
"Poor paymaster"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Centrica full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Get to work on latest technology. Work life balance.
Cons
Senior management team is cost conscious. Pay peanut compared to market. Expects you to work overtime without paying
Continue reading"Great time great people"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookI worked at Centrica full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Work life balance sometimes. Constraints
Cons
Leaderships just feckless and empty
"Not bad"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Centrica full-time
Pros
Work life balance Pay Area of work Oppertunity
Cons
Pay at training OOH unsocialble hours Slow promotion Boys club
"Complex org, needs to change"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Centrica full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Competitive salary, ok work life balance
Cons
Complex Organisation, no clarity around bonus
"Good place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Centrica for more than a year
Pros
team, some management, environment, work/life balance
Cons
lack of communication among teams
Continue reading- Helpful (1)
"Mixed bag"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Centrica full-time for more than a year
Pros
Pay and work life balance
Cons
Lack of support the business doesn’t want a procurement function, it wants and administration function. Lack of leadership and support.
Continue reading "Good place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Centrica full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Flexible working . Multi cultural.good work life balance
Cons
Re orgs,no clear direction from higher management
"Great company to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookI have been working at Centrica full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Good work life balance Great company to work for despite challenging times.
Cons
Promotion opportunities Workload really busy
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