Marathon Oil Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Marathon Oil for more than 10 years

Pros – Best of the "old school" and rapidly retooling for today and tomorrow. People, teams, family, health and safety are "true priorities".

Cons – Not so quick to change but extremely focused when the decision is made.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to listen to the employees and build on established trust. They are a vast untapped resource. Everyone has more that they are willing to share and contribute.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Marathon Oil full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Company is working to stay competitive with its benefits package

Cons – Office politics run high in this company

Advice to Senior Management – There are a lot of politics played in employee advancement.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Marathon Oil full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Location, pay, benefits & there are some nice people that work here.

Cons – Complacency, unwilling to change, racial & sexual orientation slurs, SOX violations, does not hold bad performers accountable, no career advancement outside of engineering.

Advice to Senior Management – The "Good Old Boy" approach doesn't work anymore. Tired of dealing with people who won't do their job. No one in senior management is proactive only reactive. A lot of people in this company need to be let go because they refuse to manage/fire bad perfomers. Also, its 2013, ditch the racist & sexist remarks they are a real issue.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Marathon Oil

Pros – Great mentors and general friendly attitude when interning. Marathon Oil gave me opportunities that changed my life.

Cons – wish they had a better employee development program

Advice to Senior Management – develop better employee management program

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Marathon Oil full-time for less than a year

Pros – Marathon takes a great deal of interest in training their people.

Cons – In this company there are the same cons that one finds in all other companies if one were to look for it.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Marathon Oil as an intern for less than a year

Pros – I was given important projects with real applications. Co-workers are professional, competent, and helpful. The pay was excellent (mid-to-high $20's/hour).

Cons – Stigma associated with Oil & Gas Industry

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Marathon Oil full-time for more than a year

Pros – Flexible work schedule, good benefits, and great life-work balance

Cons – lower paying salaries as opposed to competitors

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Marathon Oil as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Great projects to gain expereience

Cons – Communication was lacking at times between projects.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Marathon Oil as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Even though I am a consultant, they keep me busy. My consultant rate is good.

Cons – Expenses are high in Houston.

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Marathon Oil full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Recruited to Marathon and interested in its unique blend of entrepreneurial freedom and process controls. Seemed just about right. Found that Marathon went the extra-mile for employees with "scarce-skills". First rate facilities, benefits, amenities and employee quality of life. Can be a proud, productive and fulfilled employee.

Cons – Strong paradigms of long term employees often hard to shed resulting in resistance to change with the company, it's business strategy and the times. Increasing controls overhead dampens productivity.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to differentiate Marathon from its competitors and retain the competitive advantage in attracting talent. Find oil and grow organically.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company