Octavia Reviews

3.1

54% would recommend to a friend

(54 total reviews)
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Sandra Skeete

43% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Octavia has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Octavia employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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54 reviews
1.0
6 Mar 2023

Avoid completely

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Ability to work from home occasionally

Cons

Bullying staff Senior management with no experience in housing Staff are verbally attacked and belittled Staff are encouraged to keep opinions to themselves or leave People are off on stress leave for months on end People are leaving with no job to go to just to get out Salary is awful Promises are made to string staff along but never materialise HR do nothing about the complaints that come in No respect for staff at all Pretty much all original staff members have left

3.0
21 Nov 2024

Troubled Housing Association

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Potentially bright future as part of Abri group Opportunities from changes Still some traces of the good times of a few years ago Still offers some flexibility of working

Cons

Going through period of rapid and enforced change Feels a bit disconnected and lacking in identity

2.0
30 Jan 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

WFH 4 days a week. Autonomy in the role. Frequent opportunities for internal recruitment/promotion.

Cons

Everyone is jaded and listless. Work never gets done due to either apathy or chaos and ultimately the tenants suffer.

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