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Updated 8 Jul 2020
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Approve of CEO
Alistair Phillips-Davies
222 Ratings
Pros
"Flexible working hours and remote time" (in 38 reviews)
"Good benefits, great place to work" (in 30 reviews)
Cons
"many processes and rules in place just as tick box exercise (health and safety etc)" (in 22 reviews)
"Senior management feel out of touch" (in 22 reviews)
"Great"
I have been working at SSE full-time
Pros
Employee benefits and flexible working
Cons
lack of employee socialising opportunities
- Helpful (1)
"Good pay poor communication"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at SSE full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Pay, location, people you work with
Cons
Cliquey management, little progression, poor communication
"Good people, bad infrastructure"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SSE full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
The care, safety focus and personal management are excellent.
Cons
Limited appreciation for academic skills, lower salaries than similar DNOs
Continue reading"Great Staff, Great atmosphere"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at SSE full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great relationships with work colleagues and very relaxed atmosphere
Cons
Alot of the rules were made by people who had no concept of the actual job so were impossible to follow and actually perform the tasks.
Continue reading"All about the people"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at SSE full-time
Pros
The people there are brilliant, will make friends for life no doubt and learn a lot as you go.
Cons
Huge company - depends where abouts the business area that you work in, but after being taken over by OVO the supply side is a mess.
"Great company to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at SSE full-time
Pros
Family feel Reasonable pay Developing future landscape / industry
Cons
Limited change management opportunities Highly regulated industry
"SSE/OVO"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
No Opinion of CEOI have been working at SSE full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
High rates of pay generally
Cons
Lack of personal development in role
"Good place"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at SSE full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
On site gym, decent management
Cons
They rely on contractors all the time, regardless the full time employee perform a lot better than them
Continue reading"Great"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at SSE full-time
Pros
It's a very nice place to work
Cons
None, there really are none at all
Continue reading"I am only leaving due to redundancy otherwise I would have loved to have stayed"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at SSE full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Great flexible working hours and working from home
Cons
Lots of work getting outsourced to India
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