SSE reviews

3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(1,457 total reviews)
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Martin Pibworth

49% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

SSE has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,457 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SSE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
5.0
Nov 9, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting for someone who loves to negotiate and show results in the form of collections

Cons

Could be tricky when it's hard to recover money from debtors

5.0
Sep 10, 2025

Great company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

pay benefits work/life balance culture

Cons

promotional opportunities lack of flexible working policy

5.0
Apr 1, 2025

Great Place to Work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing culture, employee centric, thoughtful policies to benefit employees, leadership support, good growth opportunities

Cons

Can’t think of any cons

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