Sasol Reviews

I have been working at Sasol full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Very good company to work for

Cons – Very biased to EE and unfair promotions and appointments

Advice to Senior Management – Stop government statistic compliance and retain your current hard working work force.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Sasol full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Within Sasol there are a LOT of different Business Units. Each one with its own culture and opportunities.
Very good pay compared to industry.
Interesting work.

Cons – High levels of corporate politics at middle to top management.
Fellow workers might be incompetent: Highly frustrating at times.
South African Employment Equity laws make for unfair appointments and promotion opportunities

Advice to Senior Management – Continue with international expansion as South Africa has its drawbacks. However, also keep in mind that your best talent will become increasingly dissatisfied if you dont look look after them.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Sasol full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Sasol has factories across the globe.

Cons – The culture is starting to kill a once world class company,

Advice to Senior Management – Change the policy of employing only certain category of employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Sasol full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Sasol in training people especially if want to kick off your career.

Cons – lack of career movement or growth, people take long move to another level of their career.

Advice to Senior Management – increase promotions and bring young blood into picture, that will improve culture and deversity.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Sasol

Pros – Interesting and stimulating work as part of the global petrochemical scene
A company facing many complex challenges and good growth opportunities
Willing to take risks
Can be innovative

Cons – Complex corporate politics
Increasingly bureaucratic
Over centralisation
Senior appointments sometimes difficult to understand and better candidates are often overlooked
Very slow to stop projects once it becomes clear they are not feasible or there are better alternatives

Advice to Senior Management – There are too many time consuming and costly initiatives
More focus on a clear and compelling strategy
Review and simplify the multiple reviews and committees involved in project approvals
Cull projects which are not feasible sooner. Significant money and scarce resources have been expended on project evaluations when it is evident to team members the project is not viable or there are better alternatives.
More focus on strategy and innovation and less on executing a list of projects

I have been working at Sasol

Pros – Remuneration is above average compared to similar employers in the market...

Cons – The culture rewards loyalty as opposed to talent and hard work

Advice to Senior Management – The key to retaining talent is rewarding hard work and talent, not how long one has been working for the company...

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend