Toxic, Bullying is rife, People are suppressed and in fear. - Network Administrator Essential Energy Employee Review

1.0
9 Mar 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Nice town beaches. Well paid. Good walk up the break wall to clear your head from this place of work.

Cons

Staff work in fear of losing their jobs, so will stab you in the back without thinking twice. Culture is inbred, unless you are connected to someone else in the business you will go nowhere. You need to be getting drunk with your friends who are your subordinates on the weekends to get anywhere. Bullying is at extreme levels, management do nothing to help their staff and will turn against you to protect themselves. If you stand up to bullying, management will turn against you, better to stay silent and supressed like everyone else. People will take your work and use it for themselves. No women at upper management levels. Management sleeping with their staff. I know of management in eTech where the manager has slept with her subordinates and talks to her friends of who can be conquered. Company preaches code of conduct, but when push comes to shove not followed unless you are a target.

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
19 Mar 2026
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Pros

Great work culture and support for career development

Cons

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