Statoil Reviews

Pros

the flexibility within statoil is the best thing one can experience

Cons

the benifits one gets from statoil are so bad if compared to other companies.

Advice to Senior Management

look at the employees benifits and compensations.

Pros

Good ambient, good salaries, good place for living

Cons

Multicultural team, some times no easy to handle

Advice to Senior Management

more pro-active

Pros

Relaxed environment
Excellent training
Company has many places to work for
You can change your division, as much as you want

Cons

Progress in positions could be slow
Not a great place to start if you would like to have fast growing progress
Number of trainings per year is little

Advice to Senior Management

Please trust young engineers for high responsibility tasks. Increase number of trainings, make it more intensive. Trust performance and development more than your HR and budget. It worked for Exxon, Chevron and Schlumberger, it would definitely work for Statoil.

Pros

The Norwegians from Norway were some of the best people to work with. They are fair and trustworthy.

Cons

The company is now becoming "Americanized".
Unfair treatment
Management is incompetent
prejudice
no advancement

Advice to Senior Management

The management staff needs to be revamped.

Pros

Good trainee program
Social programs are nice aswell as the benefits
You get to meet new people and all days are different

Cons

Salary is not high, low OT rate.
Takes time to get recognized for good work
You will get tired of making fast food

Advice to Senior Management

Create a program for Franchise owners to better understand how to motivate employees.
Dont be afraid to give people more responsibility

Pros

Excellent pay, one of the highest starting salaries in the oil industry
High level of respect between coworkers, very ethical and high moral standards
Excellent training, both regarding the drilling field and general management
Large amount of freedom to do extra training modules that are not requisite of the position

Cons

very strict rules, often good, but at times overbearing, such as not being able to work longer than specified work week without asking permission to work overtime.

Advice to Senior Management

Really can not think of much feedback, as I'm very happy with the company and work, only potential improvement would be in making it easier for junior employees to obtain international positions.