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"Flexible work life balance, some good people" (in 37 reviews)
"Great people and great benefits" (in 36 reviews)
Cons
"Although they believe in a work life balance, it is sometimes hard to leave at the end of the day" (in 11 reviews)
"Long hours, on call work, lots of driving" (in 12 reviews)
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"Awesome place"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Direct Energy full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Cutting edge technology
Place to play ping pong and other gamesCons
Too much red tape to cut through
Direct Energy 2018-12-10 11:55 PST![Direct Energy Logo]()
"Great place to work with lots of growth opportunities"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Direct Energy full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great managers and leadership. They really try to take into account feedback. Good competitive pay.
Cons
Not always a lot of upward movement. There is sometimes duplicated work or a lot of red tape to get things done.
Direct Energy 2019-01-03 11:01 PST![Direct Energy Logo]()
"Senior Accounting Analyst"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookPros
Excellent line managers, very supportive while allowing you to work independently.
Cons
They are on an outsourcing craze right now. Some guy in India is now doing my job.
Advice to Management
Don't be short-sighted.
Direct Energy 2018-12-07 17:36 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Manager"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Direct Energy full-time
Pros
Flexible work life balance, some good people
Cons
No true long term vision/strategy
Direct Energy 2018-11-27 20:53 PSTHelpful (3)
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"Great people, culture, pay, & benefits"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Direct Energy full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
The people; every Manager/Leader that I have met genuinely cares about you. There are no offices or cubicles; it’s an open environment which puts everyone on a level playing field and lends well to collaboration. People don’t get hung up on titles here; even Senior Management sits at a desk in the open like everyone else. Everyone genuinely wants to help you. I am compensated very well for what I do and the benefits are awesome. My friends don’t believe me when I tell them we have unlimited vacation (salaried employees only). The office is beautiful. Great work/life balance. It’s a Mon-Fri 8-5 job (for the most part). We get several holidays off that you might not expect, like the the day after Thanksgiving, MLK day, President’s day, Good Friday, etc.
Cons
DE is a big company and things change quickly and often. If you can’t handle change or honest feedback, this may not be the place for you. There are way too many meetings and way too many emails.
Advice to Management
Invest in a new CIS.
Don’t implement projects just to hit a date on a calendar.
With every project you enter into, first ask how it will improve our customers’ experience.Direct Energy 2018-11-14 20:31 PST![Direct Energy Logo]()
"ERCOT Energy Trading Intern"
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Learned a lot. Built skills. Really interesting industry and great coworkers.
Cons
A lot of downtime. You really have to be a self starter as an intern.
Direct Energy 2018-10-28 21:11 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Decent company"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Direct Energy full-time
Pros
good work life balance
Cons
frequent layoffs and instability
Direct Energy 2018-09-27 17:12 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Lead Dispatcher"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Direct Energy full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Great Benefits nice 401 plan
Cons
Long hours, terrible upper management, not very family friendly
Advice to Management
Get better mid and upper management
Direct Energy 2018-10-05 04:42 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Run, Don't Walk"
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Doesn't RecommendI have been working at Direct Energy full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Unfortunately, none that I can think of.
Cons
Ineffective and unsupportive middle management
Advice to Management
Examine middle management from the employee viewpoint, not HR or the managers, who are only giving you one side of the story.
Direct Energy 2018-09-27 02:22 PDT![Direct Energy Logo]()
"Honest company with trustworthy technicians"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Direct Energy full-time
Pros
Good benefits for the industry
Cons
Long hours, on call work, lots of driving
Direct Energy 2018-08-22 19:03 PDT
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