BP – “A promising company with a generally good work environment, but in a heep of complexity, rushed policies, and red tape.”

Pros

Opportunities to expand your career are definitely out there. BP is too large for me to speak for all locations, but where I work is full of skilled, congenial, cultured people. There is a sense of pride which helps drive people to perform well, and also a healthy measure of focus on safety, including a goal of not harming the environment.

Cons

The corporation is positively massive. There is a mountain of red tape and levels of management, and sometimes ineffective or outdated policies. In recent times there have been a multitude of reorganizations, which can make the complexity (and thus frustration) absolutely overwhelming sometimes. People respond differently to challenges, but I have had many a day fighting against lack of motivation due to the inefficiency in some areas, particularly Information Technology management.

Advice to Senior Management

Policies need to be put in place, having considered and consulted with *everyone* they affect. You need to be in the faces of the people on every rung of the hierarchy and make sure all needs are being met, all concerns addressed, and all parties involved in the change process. There are a lot of policies, surrounding information technology (IT&S) particularly in my job/experience, which have been hastily mandated in recent times that unnecessarily add complexity to the business.