Compare Close Brothers vs Octopus BETA
See how Octopus vs. Close Brothers compare on employee ratings, job openings, CEO approval, business outlook and more.Employee Ratings
Overall Rating
(full-time and part-time employees only)
(based on 135 reviews)
(based on 148 reviews)
Career Opportunities
Compensation & Benefits
Work-life balance
Senior Management
Culture & Values
CEO Approval
86%Preben Prebensen
80%Simon Rogerson
% Recommend to a friend
Positive Business Outlook
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What Employees Say
Pros
"Work life balance"(in 20 reviews)
"Good benefits"(in 11 reviews)
"Flexible working"(in 11 reviews)
"Social events"(in 8 reviews)
Cons
"Senior management"(in 12 reviews)
"Career progression"(in 8 reviews)
"Senior management"(in 9 reviews)
"Long hours"(in 7 reviews)
Featured Review
"Challenges aplenty"Nov 19, 2019
I have been working at Close Brothers full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good benefits, good overall culture
Cons
Poor IRB and IVU culture, egotistical leaders, poor leadership,, infighting
Advice to Management
Hire professionals for the wider IRB projects
"Manager"May 2, 2017
I worked at Octopus full-time
Pros
Lovely modern and bright offices in a good area, many very friendly and helpful people and a great deal of opportunity to work in a variety of up-and-coming sectors. Generous salary and benefits.
Cons
Personally I didn't like the Octopus culture - although I think it varied depending on what part of the company you worked for and many others loved it. Very few women in senior positions and bad... decision making processes.
Advice to Management
Give department managers the ability to make decisions and stick to them.