SandRidge Energy Reviews

Current Employee – been working at SandRidge Energy full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Wonderful benefits, laid back atmosphere (at least in my department), but very professional and respectful. Supervisors care about making employees happy and also getting employees to do the best work possible and to work hard for your salary. We don't do "one job per person" like Chesapeake. We get a lot of opportunities to learn many different aspects of the industry. I've been given lots of continuing education opportunities free of charge, and my supervisor is eager to let me grow and be challenged in my role. Upward mobility is always moving, I never feel trapped or stifled. Our building is really nice, as well, and plans for the city block look really good. They are changing the face of downtown OKC just like Devon has. They also offer many philanthropic opportunities, if you are into that. (I like doing outreach after work, not during my work day, but hey, they're giving back, right?)

Cons – They refuse to call the January 2013 layoff a "layoff". The CEO even denied it in his company address, and then remarked he made 5 million dollars less than the year before. (He's a great CEO, but they're all detached, rich, old white guys, ya know?) A lot of the management team or upperclass executives like landmen are given bad information from lower down the ladder because of fear or intimidation. I wish the landmen had consistent work and did not switch territories all the time. Changing everything up makes it confusing for three times more people down the ladder. I think landmen/engineers/geologists would be more understanding of the people underneath them, and less condescending if they didn't demand we change it up with them. The good news - They are cleaning up a lot of the mess from old management right now.

Advice to Senior Management – Advice to Management: Make sure the landmen know who to contact about their problems. Instead of awkward get-togethers in the break room, maybe have smaller meetings with a couple landmen and a couple analysts and techs so that we can go through problems and questions faster, and face-to-face.

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

Former Employee – worked at SandRidge Energy full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great people to work with
Excellent facilities

Cons – micro-management of supervisors
poor spending habits

Advice to Senior Management – Let your employees work, better spending habits

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

Former Employee – worked at SandRidge Energy full-time for less than a year

Pros – Nice fringe benefits: Thunder tickets, gym on-site, discounts at local restaurants

Cons – Completely unpredictable management decisions. Zero structure in certain departments, resulting in no accountability for any level of employee. Most policies literally seem to be made up as they go along. HR is full of 20-something girls who don't have the slightest clue about either the oil and gas business or how to run an HR department.

Advice to Senior Management – Figure out what you want to do and do it. Stop trying to trim costs when it comes to employees, while not being willing to give up your ridiculous salaries. Don't tell people you're worth $25 million dollars the week after you've just laid off almost 60 people. And don't deny that over 60 people losing their jobs is a layoff to begin with.

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

Former Employee – worked at SandRidge Energy full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good pay, great benefits, central location in downtown, and several opportunities to give back to the community, and tickets to the OKC Thunder.

Cons – This company had a lot of potential. Due to poor management in Accounting and other areas, the morale and good people have all left the building. Repeated complaints to HR from several different people regarding the same issues in different departments goes in one ear and out the other. The upper management is totally disconnected from reality and if you like micro managers, this place is for you. Even recruiters know their reputation and it just keeps getting worse. They brag about community involvement yet allow management to treat their people poorly. It's not worth the $$. There are several good companies in OKC that have a positive work environment. Look elsewhere.

Advice to Senior Management – Not sure there is any advice to give middle/upper management except you treat your people terribly. I used to think that Tom was good, but he's let this continue with constant turnover and complaints to HR.

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 SandRidge Energy full-time for more than a year

Pros – The atmosphere coming into work each day is uplifting and the SD tower is amazing. Benefits are more than generous. There is a sense of involvement working towards the greater good of the company.

Cons – Mid level management seems unqualified, at least in my department. Managers seem to have just inherited there positions instead of qualifying for them.

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

Current Employee – been working at SandRidge Energy full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Fast paced environment, good compensation. Some very qualified employees and managers.

Cons – Terrible upper management leadership in many departments. Poor communication between departments. A lot of posturing and positioning while requiring ridiculous efforts from staff in effort to play up their roles. Serious increase in this type of behaviour over the past 12 months making is difficult or impossible for staff and some managers to get any real progress made.

Advice to Senior Management – communicate! This company is about family and community. Help employees believe that by showing it in the workplace. Listen to what employees are saying. HR: no one will go to you with issues because your policy is to go directly to the persons manager.

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 SandRidge Energy full-time

Pros – Good pay. Good co-workers. Company encourages involvement with community.

Cons – Accoounting department management uses unfair promotional practices. Training and promotion opportunities are only given to "favorites." If you are a new college grad, a golfer, or are a former Chesapeake employee then you will do well in the accounting department at SandRidge. If you are a woman over the age of 30 your opportunities for training and advancement are nil. Several older women in the accounting department have been passed over for promotions several times while new inexperienced employees are given promotions after 6 months. Some of these older women don't even get raises even though their experience is far greater and their work loads are equal or heavier to those who are being promoted. Unfortunately, the HR department immediately contacts an employees direct manager anytime the employee goes to HR with an issue. With this practice in place, employees don't feel like they can go to HR with issues without putting their job at risk.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire managers that care about their employees and use fair promotion practices. Restaff senior management in Accounting. Change HR practices to provide anonymity to employees when they make complaints so that they feel they can go to HR with issues without losing their jobs.

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 SandRidge Energy full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – The freedom to solve problems at Sandridge leaves me eager to arrive at work each day. The company encourages collaboration and creative thinking to help meet the challenges of the industry.

Cons – Career advancement appears to be slow.

Advice to Senior Management – When you consider a major restructure involving potential layoffs, try to consider the employees with much less income than yours and fight for their benefit not just your own. Do not let greed drive you personally. Keep in mind the giving culture at Sandridge and try to help others as well.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at SandRidge Energy full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great people. Lots of potential upside. Great pay.

Cons – Management has nearly no direction from a micromanagement standpoint. They understand the broad strokes, but little of what should be done to get there.

Advice to Senior Management – Role definition is very important in a job. Currently, proposed additions in workload are just picked up or given out randomly.

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 SandRidge Energy as an intern for less than a year

Pros – As an Intern, SandRidge empowers you to accomplish as much as you are capable of accomplishing. Office and field work give a complete experience of what an Engineer does and is responsible for. Growth within company will surely add opportunity for upcoming graduates.

Cons – Company changes due to expansion and desire to proactively improve operations.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to assist employees with their future career opportunities at SandRidge Energy.

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