Ocado Technology reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(486 total reviews)
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James Matthews

61% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ocado Technology has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 486 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

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3.0
May 1, 2016
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Pros

Ocado is a great place to learn new skills or settle down for retirement in the country. There is a can do attitude and surprisingly few constraints. The expansion within the company is crazy meaning there are always opportunities to join at almost any level. The majority of the workforce is young and energetic. The workplace is extremely relaxed, in some areas you could hear a pin drop. Everyone is technical, even the managers. Everyone is learning, even the managers.

Cons

The workforce is largely made of relatively junior engineers with very little commercial experience. As soon as engineers get a few years experience under their belts at Ocado, they tend to leave for more challenging roles. There are numerous projects that are started but never quite finished with a complete lack of documentation. The company is pursuing too many goals and there is a lack of clear leadership or goal setting. Career progression after a few years service is non existant. Engineering practises are mediocre, but there is a general desire to learn. Meetings, about meetings. Has anyone mentioned Hatfield!

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Ocado Technology Response
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Thanks for the review. We're pleased about the positives but would like to address your concerns. With regards to career progression, we can see from the review that you're SSE level so normally your next step would be team lead. There's been a lot of work recently to strengthen this process further. Alternatively, senior management are working on defining a technical (i.e. non managerial) route too, and we're expecting pretty quick progression on this. It's not clear from your review what you feel is blocking your career progression, but we suggest you discuss it with your team lead soon so it can be resolved or any issues you've observed can be raised. (If you're not comfortable speaking to your manager, come and chat to HR or with your council rep.) With regards to your other concerns about goals and leadership, our tech is rapidly evolving, so we are highly agile to allow for this. However, the CTO and other senior managers operate an open door policy, so you should feel free to discuss any issues with them. Keep an eye out for breakfast meetings, blogs, and management walking the floor (Paul's latest divisional email has more info) or get in touch with one of the management team directly. Hope that helps
4.0
Apr 25, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Ocado Technology are investing heavily for growth opening many new European offices. The pace of growth means things change fast and people are always open to doing things different. You are also trusted with responsibility even in Junior positions.

Cons

Being in Hatfield, although there is a regular free shuttle from the train station so it isn't too bad.

4.0
Apr 25, 2016

Loads to get your teeth into

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

This is a really ambitious company with big projects going on all the time There's plenty of opportunity to shape how things are done I'm working with loads of great people Management are making a real effort to retain an exciting vibe despite the corporate setting There is a nice range of social and non-work groups and activities to get involved with

Cons

Hatfield isn't the most inspiring location Sometimes there's so much going on, it's difficult to get enough focus on the projects you're involved with - there can be a lot of context switching

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