Bad leadership & changes - Director LyondellBasell Employee Review

1.0
Aug 25, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Salaries are competitive to industry. Flexible working hours including working from home three days a week. Flex time to show up.

Cons

Fiefdom culture in which everyone does what's best for their careers / direct businesses at higher levels. Authority is top heavy to make a big decision in a very risky adverse culture. As a result, company functions within small fiefdoms and on the short-term. Most people change roles within 2 years so constantly in flux and no reason to take mid to long term views. Per policy, employees can change roles after a year. Nobody retains knowledge or takes long-term actions. As a result, it's a sinking ship and will eventually go bankrupt. New renewable focus but no vision on how to integrate with existing businesses. No centralized vision & leadership, just new silos and fiefdoms. Leaders never agree and are never aligned. Woke policies but mixed leadership views. Very focused on females and non white hires / promotions as opposed to performance. Fails to invest in technology and resources (including people).

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5.0
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Pros

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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.
4.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

- Lots of opportunity to develop engineering skills - Pay and benefits are good - Safety is highly prioritized

Cons

- Long hours and breakdown calls - Little organization and unification

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