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3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(75 total reviews)

Mike Fuge

80% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Contact Energy has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 75 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Contact Energy 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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75 reviews
1.0
Apr 18, 2026

Toxic leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good flexibility, sick leave policy, great team members.

Cons

Management, particularly in IT, has gone downhill after the 2 restructures in 8 months. IT leadership have removed anyone who would voice concerns, and have left a bunch of yes men. CEO has zero empathy or sympathy for the general public, a true business man who only cares about returns.

3.0
Sep 22, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is nothing that I can think of.

Cons

Decision making and communication could improve, not having the right people in the room when decisions that make impacts down the line is critical. - The so called employee discount is not a discount, as they call the staff power plan 'published' rate. Even though they state 35% off power, in reality its likely 5-10%

1.0
Aug 12, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Operational staff are usually great people to work with. The company is committed to health and safety. The work environment in Wellington is very nice. Work is fairly relaxed

Cons

A complete inability to translate strategy statements into specific behavours to be exhibited by the various parts of the business. Upper managers and upper middle managers primarily concerned with managing upward. A number of managers who do not understand how parts of their business units deliver their capabilities. Poor or no career development. Little opportunity unless you are one of the chosen few. Deep divisions/silos between business units and within groups within business units (driven mostly by the lack of strategy implementation.). A management team that lacks authenticity (don't walk the talk). Inept implemention of SAP driven by an apparent Origin agenda. An HR department mostly focused on protecting the company from its own employees An IT department containing a complete breakdown of trust between those few remaining staff with technical capability and a set of naive IT managers to do not understand technology. A company struggling with the challenge of delivering a sustainable business.

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