Its like being in highschool all over again... - Anonymous employee LyondellBasell Employee Review

2.0
Feb 29, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

"New Company feel" - with all the re-organisation that is going on and all the new staff taking up positions - this feels like a whole new start-up company, so maybe opportunities will be knocking on my door.

Cons

Back-stabbing seems to be the new name of the game - who can you bring down today so others avoid looking at your performance too closely. No sense of team - its a me culture, you have to look good at all costs to be the most popular in town No flexibility when looking at individual circumstances for not being able to re-locate and in other cases - being forced to re-locate and given a lower position with less salary - woopee! Fear - oh boy, you do not want to be seen to be negative at all costs - to be seen as negative = loosing your job

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Cons

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LyondellBasell Response
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Thank you so much for the kind comments! At LYB, we strive to champion people, and feedback like yours emphasizes the importance of that commitment.
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Cons

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LyondellBasell Response
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Thank you for your review and for highlighting both the strengths and areas for improvement at LYB. We’re committed to ongoing improvement across the organization and will ensure your comments are part of that process.
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