Williams Companies Reviews

Pros

High level of responsibility
Respect
Good workplace relationships

Cons

Compensation is below par
Organization is not up to par

Advice to Senior Management

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Pros

The best part about working at Williams is my co-workers. My shift is a well-knit group that doesn't mind helping each other.

Cons

The lack of overtime and the limited use of vacation time to control overtime. Also, the lady few years, pay raises have been small.

Advice to Senior Management

The management can address the vacation usage, loosening of the overtime, and larger pay raises. This would go a long way toward employee morale.

Pros

Williams has wonderful benefits, contributes to the betterment of the community, has many talented and intelligent people working for them. A permanent position with the company is definitely worthwhile, esp if you can get into a department with good management.

Cons

Williams will lead contractors to believe a permanent job is on the horizon for them (one for certain was kept on a leash for 4 years), and then never deliver. I know of many who were treated as I was. They use the older contractors to train the younger college recruits, and then let the older contractors go, even ones who have been loyal contributors to Williams for over a year. Some of these "older" contractors were under 35! I was a contractor trying to get a permanent position with the company. A great deal of money was invested in training me which turned out to be a complete waste as a VP would not approve the position to be permanent. I noticed a great deal of resources spent in other areas as well that were seemingly wasted regularly due to politics and power struggles.

Advice to Senior Management

Appreciate the older worker who brings experience and maturity to the company. I understand the desire to try to keep the young professionals in Tulsa, but to mistreat and use the older professional shows a lack of class and will cause them to leave Tulsa instead, and take their skills with them. Eventually, the younger professionals will also leave for greener pastures in other states, after they've made their mistakes at Williams. If you want to hire a college recruit, do not kick a contractor out of the position they've been working in for months and sometimes years to do that. It is better business practice to do right by people. The long term rewards are much better for the health of the company.

Pros

In Tulsa it is a decent place to work.

Cons

Decisions by consensus lead to a very slow decision making process.

Pros

Williams pays pretty well and has good benefits (like most oil and gas companies). Laid back, low pressure, low stress operations.

Cons

Good ol' boys network of promotion. Seeming lack of concern by management to promote and give raises to those who work for it. This creates workers who no longer try to go the extra mile because it doesn't matter and is not rewarded. Lack of strong, well-defined training programs.

Advice to Senior Management

Care more about the employees who are under you and reward them for a job well done. Get your act together on training so people know their jobs.

Pros

I felt that Williams Company was a great place to work. They provided great benefits and competitive salaries. The upper management was very involved and did a great job.

Cons

The only downsides for me was that I did not get to travel much so I was mainly in the office.

Advice to Senior Management

I would suggest more hands on approach as well as maybe hiring a few more interns so that new young talent can get some experience.

Pros

Benefits are great dollar for dollar match for up to 6% of salary. Medical, Dental and Vision insurance offered. Vacation time is generous.

Cons

No career path available.
Promotion seems to be based on social networking instead of merit.
Salary is on the lower side of the median.

Advice to Senior Management

Career Paths should be developed. Promotions should be based on skill level and merit with time vested acting as a tie breaker in situations where two employees are equally as qualified but one has more time vested. Salaries should be kept closer to the median.

Pros

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, Friendly supportive working environment, Career Development, Leadership Opportunities, Community involvement, Work hard/Play hard attitude, Fun atmosphere

Cons

Lean organization so maximize all resources

Advice to Senior Management

Management is very accessible and involved in the community. Keep it up!

Pros

plenty of time off, low stress

Cons

mangers don't make decisions quickly

Advice to Senior Management

increase pay

Pros

Work-life balance. Almost impossible to get fired. No pressure to actually do anything.

Cons

HR input into non-HR areas is out-of-control (career path, job requirements, salary)
Internally terrified to anything "social media" oriented.
Too much focus on activity and not results.
Would rather reach consensus than implement anything meaningful.
Leadership is non-existent; no strategic plan, no focus on results or goals.

Advice to Senior Management

Fire some people once and awhile. Make people do their jobs. Quit being scared of growing. Define actual "strategies" rather than continued misuse of the word.