“Account Executive”

Pros:  “Great company culture Reasonable quotas to attain Ability to work independently while getting enough help and feedback as you need The capability of moving up and getting…”

Cons:  “Tight work space and loud sales floor Unhealthy food and non catered lunch/dinner No 401k match” – Full Review

“The grass isn't necessarily greener on the other side”

Pros:  “When I look at the reviews, I have a difficult time understanding some of the complaints. Pretty petty. As far as start-ups go, you will be hard pressed to find better…”

Cons:  “It's not perfect. With a new VP of Engineering on board, things have improved.” – Full Review

“A Great Group of People, Making A Big Difference”

Pros:  “OPOWER is executing very well on a tremendous opportunity to make a big difference in how we think about energy conservation in this country. Everyone is tightly focused on…”

Cons:  “The San Francisco office (new engineering practice being built) is a little isolated from the DC office (headquarters), but that should be mitigated as we gain…” – Full Review

“Lots of opportunities in a leading energy company”

Pros:  “Challenging environment, lots of complexity in the energy value chain, lots of opportunities, strong values”

Cons:  “Not as dynamic as expected, decisions take longer than they should, implementation is hard” – Full Review

“Overall a good Co. to work for, but with many of the flaws of most large companies”

Pros:  “They go out of their way to make employees feel part of the company. There are perks, such as paid volunteer, sabbatical, and nice offices.”

Cons:  “Rounds of layoffs during stressful economic times not unknown. Benefits could be better.” – Full Review

“good to place to be”

Pros:  “A lot of work to be done and many options to help out so you're not stuck if you don't want to be”

Cons:  “growth can be seen as somewhat stagnant given the big growth in past years which has slowed down a bit” – Full Review

“Good science & tech people---but kept in a constrained box.”

Pros:  “In the technical/scientific side, the intelligence and friendliness of most of the co-workers. Hiring for good personality (lack of aggressive arrogance) and high ability…”

Cons:  “Internal computer support for scientific needs is woefully underdeveloped (hardware and software) far worse than even basic academic labs, much less a Yahoo or…” – Full Review