Please don't take a role here. - Programme Director Smart DCC Employee Review

1.0
21 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are two reasons to work at Smart DCC. First is for the free lunch they serve four times a week. The second is if you like the chaos of watching slow motion car crashes unfold in front of you.

Cons

If you like gaslighting by senior directors then this is the place for you. I have never seen anything like the chaos of Smart DCC and nor have I witnessed leaders wash their hands of culpability so readily. So many good colleagues have been thrown under the bus by the CEO and his team - they ask you to do things and then when it goes wrong they find a scapegoat. It's a truly awful place to work. I recommend you ask around and do your research before agreeing to join this organisation. This toxic environment is driven by a lack of understanding of what this organisation is (it's not Vodafone people). That creates a situation where the Department of Energy Security and Ofgem are finally intervening to micromanage the organisation's core work and make financial disallowances where entirely inappropriate or badly managed activity is taking place - this is completely overdue. The proposed new regulatory framework and the massive cost disallowance by Ofgem are an end of year report for the CEO and his team and it's plainly not very good - their are rumours of head hunters searching the industry for new leadership - if that is successful then it may be a good time to join. Swapping the current chaos and dishonesty with competence and clear strategy may create a rewarding environment to work in.

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4.0
23 Feb 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Nice ppl great place work

Cons

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Smart DCC Response
2y
Thanks for sharing your review and insights with us!
3.0
24 May 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Home work in home then

Cons

Remote work sometimes away now

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Smart DCC Response
11mo
Thank you for your review. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience, and if you have any more feedback about hybrid working, we’d be happy to hear it. Your insight helps us improve.
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