BP Reviews

Pros

Great place to work. Competent management and motivated co-workers. Company really cared about employees well being and there was great opportunity for professional growth and development. The Carson plant had a lot of great people and strong culture left over from the ARCO days.

Cons

BP seemed to go a little overboard on all the feel good sometimes. Would have liked to see a little more focus on results and performance. And, of course, the spill in the Gulf was challenging.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work.

Pros

Great Salary & Benefits !!

Cons

We were acquired - BP changed everything. Then realized we had it right originally, and tried to change back.

Pros

- Good Compensation Package
- Profitable Company despite challenges
- International Career Opportunities (if you are lucky)
- Great Upstream Business

Cons

- A lot of restructurings
- difficult multi-matrixed organisation
- low speed
- Very UK/US centric
- Don't understand their retail business

Advice to Senior Management

Reduce complexity
Increase Entrepreneurship
Understand the selling coffee requires different capabilities than drinning holes....

Pros

BP will challenge you to grow professionally and will invest in you by extensive training for young professionals. BP executive leadership has improved significantly in its communication with the entire company about the direction of the company and how it will impact the various areas of the company.

Cons

The Land Department is a functional work environment. "When they hire you to do a job in Land, they expect you to do if it for a very long time." - Sr. Land Leadership There isn't much room for growth in Land and you will not be able to transfer to other jobs outside of Land.

Advice to Senior Management

Develop the talent you hire to where they can perform more than one function. Create multiple opportunities for growth for your employees, otherwise you will continue turning over your staff.

Pros

The campus feel with a lot of convenient amenities. The suburbia of large companies.

Cons

Some departments are great to work for, others not so much. Large knowledge transfer gap.

Advice to Senior Management

Start thinking out of the box and follow through with those intentions.

Pros

Great Benefits, wonderful co-workers and good opportunities to move into.

Cons

Stability (Departments are starting to get outsourced).

Pros

Large diverse company with global operations

Cons

History of safety problems plagues the company

Advice to Senior Management

Figure out how to grow the company and fix the historical safety problems

Pros

The work is interesting and in finance it enables you to see the entire operation from birth to completion and get knowledge of the technical aspect.

Cons

Career progression is slow, due to large numbers of people ahead of you in the line towards promotion who are equally deserving.

Pros

Great cafeteria - free drinks and fruit provided upstairs in the work area.

Cons

Zero help from associates, since everyone there is a contractor and there is zero input and guidance given by management, who are gone 99% of the time in meetings. I felt thrown to the wolves.

Advice to Senior Management

Give more guidance and provide more leadership, don't disappear for days and weeks on end and expect stellar results. Work with your contractors and be available to answer questions. Give more examples of the kind of deliverable you expect. Communicate more.

Pros

Pay, benefits and world wide opportunities

Cons

Politics, forced below expectation ratings, clicks and good old boys and girls clubs.

Advice to Senior Management

When you say inclusion, mean it. Management should reserve the right to rate below expectation reviews but not force rank. Hold managers accountable for clear measurable expectations. Too many variables when it comes to reviews.