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Alistair Phillips-Davies
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Pros
"Good work life balance and talented colleagues" (in 10 reviews)
"Flexible working patterens available" (in 15 reviews)
Cons
"Far too much health and safety focus" (in 19 reviews)
"I was told that the RTSD Field Engineer roles were not as stable as made out by Senior management" (in 16 reviews)
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"Excellent employer"
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I have been working at SSE full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Benefits, salary, holiday, pension, shares
Cons
Car parking, communication, nanny state
SSE 2018-08-01 22:31 PDT![SSE Logo]()
"Metering Advisor"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at SSE full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Wide variety of perks and discounts. Flexible working hours
Cons
No accountability across different departments.
SSE 2018-12-15 14:21 PST![SSE Logo]()
"SSE"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at SSE full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Some good staff benefits and very strong safety culture.
Cons
SSE head office sometimes doesn't know what it is doing.
Advice to Management
Get stronger on driving through on what was a fairly strong strategy.
SSE 2018-12-14 06:12 PST![SSE Logo]()
"Good company overall!"
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RecommendsI have been working at SSE part-time
Pros
flexible hours, very good maternity package, nice staff, good pension scheme,pay rise every year
Cons
working culture, too much focus on health and safety, people talk behind your bag all the time, very little training provided
Advice to Management
Chill :)
SSE 2018-12-01 05:45 PST![SSE Logo]()
"Good steady empolyer"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOPros
Good management and ethics. Worthwhile projects
Cons
Lots of change and uncertainty in the industry
SSE 2018-12-01 06:29 PST![SSE Logo]()
"smart metering"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SSE part-time
Pros
conducieve enviroment. good emloyees , great company
Cons
the salary can be competitive
Advice to Management
not applicable
SSE 2018-11-28 14:09 PST![SSE Logo]()
"Sse"
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I have been working at SSE full-time
Pros
Electricity / utility company limited competition
Cons
Has got a bit lost over the last few years
Advice to Management
Less buzz words/ SMART/ value people not box tickers.
SSE 2018-12-01 14:17 PST![SSE Logo]()
"A good company to work for"
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I worked at SSE full-time (More than a year)
Pros
professional and nice people, customers were always happy
Cons
lots of travel covering whole of south east
Advice to Management
keep doing what you are doing
SSE 2018-11-16 03:17 PST![SSE Logo]()
"STAY WELL CLEAR OF THIS PLACE"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at SSE full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
You don’t work weekends.
Pay is national living wage rather than minimum wage.Cons
-managers do not have a clue.
-openly tell team and other members of staff, the reason for people leaving, being sacked or being off on the sick.
-get spoken down to.
-managers are bullies.
-won’t get far if you’re not kissing up to someone. Or sharing a bed with a manager.
-will only get development opportunities if you’re willing to stand on toes.
-Training is irrelevant and useless.
-briefings are always cancelled.
-managers work whatever times they fancy. So you never see them.
-schedules change often, with little or no notice.
-you can only park 4 days a week, even then it’s a fight.
-canteen will charge you 15p per sachet of sauce, alongside other disgraceful prices and will serve uncooked food.
-managers are very touchy feely.
-will put you down at every chance possible.
-if your face doesn’t fit. You will certainly be tactically managed out of the business by the clique of snakes that surround you.
-you will apply for a job, get interviewed for something else and get offered something totally different.Advice to Management
Actually become management and stop being so concerned about your next lay, who’s sleeping with who or what trouble you can cause for the next face that doesn’t fit the bill.
SSE 2018-12-15 07:05 PST![SSE Logo]()
"Pretty good"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at SSE full-time (More than a year)
Pros
High salaries and great training support both internal and external.
Cons
Very hierarchial, slow pace of change, if your creative and want to push the boundaries then this isn't the place for you.
SSE 2018-11-06 02:57 PST
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