LyondellBasell North America Reviews

Pros

Overall the company was fair in job placement ie; the person was correct for the job, not what race or gender that person was

Cons

Having to work out in the environment when it is 20 below 0 things freeze and break and unfortunately I was one of those lucky employs that got to go out side and fix it

Advice to Senior Management

The only feed back I can think of is to keep looking into the future, because the time I was there a lot of money was spent on research and it paid off

Pros

Employees
Compensation

The people that have remained are hard working and great employees. There is still a team environment, but quickly being eroded. Great place for a manager, if you are a yes person and like having lots of money thrown at you.

Cons

Senior Management

This company is all about making a profit and the employees are a necessary evil that have to be endured until Senior Management, Jim can figure out a way to outsource all of the employees. The worker bees are leaving in droves, but that's ok, because Jim never thought much of us anyway. It's become bureaucratic and depressing. Just look at the hundreds of open positions that they have listed and difficulty hiring people.

Advice to Senior Management

Get rid of the CEO and his yes people. Lyondell was a company that once cared about it's people and treated them with respect. Now it's all about how much money Jim and his cronies can line their pockets. It's definitely become textbook on American Corporate Greed and how the employees pay the cost.

Pros

With many of our peers already gone and others leaving in droves to other owner operators we have excellent networking opportunities.

Cons

Unfortunately when companies go down the path that Lyondellbasell is going, the end result can be catastrophic. I only hope no one gets hurt. But something will happen. Turnover is horrendous and senior management is doing nothing. Very competent senior folks are leaving, and it is getting very scary, listening to the remaining fools make some serious decisions that could affect lots of folks.

Advice to Senior Management

The bottom is almost visible, keep doing what you are doing and behaving poorly and you will get there faster than you think.

Pros

The hardworking people, the helpful team members, medical benefits

Cons

management style by intimidation, sneaky managers that down play corporate rumors that usually came true, backstabbing by staff members

Advice to Senior Management

Start treating employees with courtesy and respect. Please have been treated with disrepect, discrimination, and intimidation by hook or crook

Pros

Team Enviroment, great communication and supportive management and great morale!

Cons

a lot of corporate politics interfer with departmental goals in which in the end you have to adhere to, to only go back to the original departmental goals...... a lot of time and work wasted

Pros

The work is very enjoyable.

Cons

The management is completely disconnected.

Advice to Senior Management

Get out of the glass bubble.

Pros

Flex Time, but it is going away.

Cons

Try to everyone in the middle of pay scale, unless you are considered an exceptional employee

Advice to Senior Management

Keep flex time and reward your people with salary increases regardless of the median pay target.

Pros

Good pay and benefits, consistent with energy sector area.
Reasonable balance between employment and home life.
Advancement opportunities for willing relocators.
Good level of safety attention and development.

Cons

Can be bureaucratic.
Tight budgets.
Senior management talks the talk, doesn't walk the walk
Lost lots of experience in recent cutbacks.
Many good folks looking elsewhere for jobs.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop bowing to every banker in the world. Get the financials under control quickly and resume trying to be industry leaders.

Pros

The salary is ok with decent benefits. Support from fellow co-workers is great with the willingness to always lend a hand. Have not had any layoffs.

Cons

Management at superintendent level and above treat you like pond scum. They look at you as their inferior. Management is never responsible for their actions. Quick to fire, everyone afraid to lose their job if they make a mistake.

Advice to Senior Management

Seek input from everyone below you and actually listen.

Pros

Diversity, competitive pay, laid back environment

Cons

Sloppy new management, uncertain future

Advice to Senior Management

Less talking and more actions.