Southwestern Energy Reviews

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

Pros – Southwestern Energy is a very acheivement focused company. You must perform at a high level and always focus on adding value to the company. Creating value is at the core of their principles. The has been the core factor behind their significant growth. They are now the 5th highest CNG producing company in the lower 48 states. They are poised for continued growth for many years.

Cons – Depending on the nature of your role it can be a very high stress and fast paced environment. A significant amount of change is occurring across the organization so there is a lot of uncertainty and upheaval at the personal level.

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

Former Employee – worked at Southwestern Energy as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Lot of hands on experience in field.

Cons – Not much direction given for summer project.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Decent salary and bonus target
Pleasant working with team members from asset mgr level and below
Fast paced work environment

Cons – Excessive micromanaging by some as well as short-sighted planning
Good old boy network and politics still in play
New management brought in from outside rather than promoting from within

Advice to Senior Management – Pick up employee morale to stem the tide of folks heading for the door

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Southwestern Energy full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good place to start where you can learn about the industry. Pay is good, but better at other competitors. Was with the company five years. People there are nice, but its either your part of the group clicks or not. Benefits are good, but can be better. They have the 9/80 work schedule, which is good for work/life balance.

Cons – Company leadership and managers are not so great, I transferred to a new position so that I can try new things and grow in company, but the training was not great at all and it took me time to grasp the basics of it. I had no experience and was told at the interview that it would take some time for me to learn and that they would work with me. This manager turned out to be evil, and
would not give me a chance, since she kept screaming at me and was not happy about the fact that I could not get it right away. What did you expect hiring me with no experience! Anyways, after a couple of months I was let go, even thought I was improving. I spent five years in that company working hard, and they did this to me. They don't have a good training program and their managers are not great to work for, however not all are bad. I used to work for a good one before I transferred. Also, you have your little clicks and may fell like an outsider at times. I would not recommend this company to anybody, till management gets it together.

Advice to Senior Management – Train your mangers to be better leaders, and improve your training programs, instead of just throwing an employee into the battle field.

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 Southwestern Energy full-time for more than a year

Pros – Given opportunities to work autonomously and to shine; recognized for my contributions; flexible and responsive managers; learning and training opportunities; relaxed work environment; great benefits; 9/80 schedule.

Cons – Upper managment needs to entertain new ideas to get into some of the liquids-rich shale plays.

Advice to Senior Management – Good work overall. SWN has a great corporate culture, and an enjoyable company for which to work. Make 2013 a year to prove the naysayers wrong and diversify our shale portfolio!

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

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

Pros – Great employee benefits, good pay for IT talents

Cons – Some of the old management from the company's earlier years are still around and making a mess. Unwilling to change/modify their style to adapt the modern day style. Can't get rid of them 'cause they been around so long.

Advice to Senior Management – Offer the old management team a golden parachute and move on.

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

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

Pros – Hands on experience, chance to take on big challenges at all experience levels. Fast pace. Employees are rewarded for taking on responsibility.

Cons – Senior Management quick to react to the market, but slow to adapt. Missed corporate opportunities in the name of saving a buck and keeping an over-tight balance sheet. The company has grown fast over the last 5 years and is still experiencing many growing pains.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Southwestern Energy full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Salaries and pay meet industry standards. Also, benefits, particularly vacation benefits, are slightly better than average. For the most part, co-workers are great.

Cons – Management only wants results. How results are achieved is not important. Therefore, safety is not important. Adherring to federal, state, local, or even in-house regulation is not important. Those who violate safety standards and regulation get the promotions, while those who do "the right thing' find their careers languishing, and sometimes are threatened with dismissal.

Advice to Senior Management – Karl Marx's philisophy, "the ends justify the means" is a poor management tool.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Good salary, benefits ok, room for advancement if you're willing to play politics

Cons – Upper Management has no idea what's going on with their employees nor do they seem to care. Lots of politics and back stabbing going on here.

Advice to Senior Management – Too much to list after 4-1/2 years with the company

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

Pros – Good Schedule
Good People and Culture
Good Leadership

Cons – Poor career management, many people end up leaving due to lack of mobility within the company

Advice to Senior Management – Mangage careers from day 1 to maintain your work force

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