BP Reviews

Pros

Flexible schedule, Fitness facilities, Free weblearn courses

Cons

Performance reviews are not based on the 360 feedback model.

Advice to Senior Management

Reward great performance with spot bonuses
Implement 360 feedback
Compensate fairly based on educational background and work experience in alignment with industry standards.

Pros

worldwide opportunities
each employee responsible for high $
very high salaries (oil and gas a very overpaid industry)

Cons

the Gulf disaster
Doesn't spend enough on pipeline replacements in oil fields
bonuses way too high in oil and gas industry - it isn't needed

Advice to Senior Management

Stop with the insane bonuses to Management
Put the $ back into corroded pipeline replacement
Lead your co-owners to do this

Pros

Big company and various locations. Opportunities for grouth

Cons

D&I needs to be improved

Advice to Senior Management

Do less process

Pros

nice environment to work in

Cons

terrible working hours and work schedules

Advice to Senior Management

dont let the customers take advantage of you

Pros

BP is very big on diversity which is a good thing. They are also big on training and have an extensive training program for undergrads and new hires. Also the office politics are kept to a minimum compared with other companies

Cons

Wish they had more of a global representation in the US

Pros

Come and go as you please; ok office location; they try to do nice things for the employees

Cons

few, if any, advancement opportunities, e.g. old timers waiting around to get packaged out; record profits the last several years with little giveback to the employees, e.g. bonuses cut, no merit increases, etc.; just a "weird" place to work

Advice to Senior Management

a couple thousand dollars to you may not mean much, but its how those of us not at the top rung survive.

Pros

Pretty Good people to work with.
Very friendly working environment
Good 401k benefit company match
Good medical and other benefits

Cons

Management does not listen to lower employees
Poor delegation of work and responsibilities
Poor compensation for working extra
Poor career advancement
Little ability to choose where you move to

Advice to Senior Management

Give employees more choice in career placement. Reorganize the entire management structure and the work processes to make everything more efficient. Don't look at low level employees as expendable.

Pros

Good work life balance
Less stressful than US companies

Cons

too consultative, wanting consensus for almost every decision
no tough decisions

Advice to Senior Management

To be more performance driven...reward for strong performance. Current reward appears to reward people for "cruising", not motivating people to strive harder at all.

Pros

worklife balance - most balanced of the companies I have ever worked in
great people - folks are generally very generous with new hires and good working environment

Cons

slow in making decisions
very headquartered centric
need to walk the talk more about the D&I agenda

Advice to Senior Management

Need to push more opportunities to those in MOW

Pros

some departments much better than others

Cons

hr deptment is very incompatent

Advice to Senior Management

there are a lot of free loaders just taking up space and doing absolutely nothing!