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Pros
"Work/life balance was fantastic" (in 42 reviews)
"9/80 schedule, 4 weeks vacation" (in 33 reviews)
Cons
"Middle management is poor, very much yes-men" (in 5 reviews)
"Upper management unable to meet requirements for growing company internationally" (in 4 reviews)
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"Senior Land Analyst"
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I have been working at Marathon Oil full-time
Pros
The salary is very good
Cons
The distance is very far
Marathon Oil 2018-03-28 07:17 PDT![Marathon Oil Logo]()
"Great work life balance"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Marathon Oil (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good work life balance, decent pay with good benefits.
Cons
Happiness at work greatly depends on which department you work for, can be political. Base salary is nice, but bonuses are lacking.
Marathon Oil 2018-09-14 12:39 PDT![Marathon Oil Logo]()
"Senior Attorney"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Marathon Oil full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Good team environment. Lots of responsibility.
Cons
Changing culture. underpaid compared to competitors
Advice to Management
PIck an identity.
Marathon Oil 2018-09-11 22:35 PDT![Marathon Oil Logo]()
"Drilling Engineer"
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Pros
Multi basin assets, cross discipline training
Cons
No offshore opportunities, resource play only
Marathon Oil 2018-08-13 20:04 PDT![Marathon Oil Logo]()
"IT"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Marathon Oil full-time
Pros
work-life schedule was great! Benefits are still good.
Cons
Layoff happened so often that you do not feel safe.
Advice to Management
Many supervisors do not have the qualification to be in those positions.
Marathon Oil 2018-08-07 21:31 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great work environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Marathon Oil full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Work/life balance, flexible schedule, benefits
Cons
Once you reach top grade levels your career path can become stagnant
Advice to Management
Provide more opportunities for movement and career progression
Marathon Oil 2018-06-27 13:53 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Almost 30 years from entry level to Middle Management"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Marathon Oil full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Find the right track and you will move up until you hit your ceiling (not everyone is cut out to be CEO or a top manager, although 90% think they are). No one is going to gift you a promotion or advance your career without merit. Pay is very good, if you prove yourself you will be rewarded with tremendous responsibility. Many won't put in the extra effort to make the top grade... and watch them whine. Fortunately we don't hold on to the whiners very long.
Cons
Limited opportunities once you hit the high end manager positions, but the pay is still great and challenges still there. Although they claim to be a "family oriented" company, forget trying to get your kids in the door because you work there- they will have to do it on their own.
Advice to Management
My advice is worthless without my name to align with my performance. Why should they listen to an unknown who might have a biased grip? The CEO leads the team with his vision, his managers better be good or they won't last long. If you can't put your trust in the team you better find another job- but it won't be any better there. Keep jumping ship and you will never get to the top. Put your nose to the grindstone and prove yourself.
Marathon Oil 2018-06-22 13:10 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Lost its way"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Marathon Oil full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Pay is good and benefits still in-line with peers.
Cons
Diversity in the company is completely gone. Safety has gone from the best in the businesses to the worst over the last 5 years.
Advice to Management
The company has way too many supervisors and middle managers and not enough workers. Some managers have one or two employees reporting to them. Company still struggles to make money with 60 to 70 dollar oil. Competitors don't seem to be having this issue.
Marathon Oil 2018-06-04 16:08 PDTHelpful (7)
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"Popularity contest, back stabbing and office politics galore"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Marathon Oil full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good pay, not much else
Cons
If you do a great job but you don't talk a bunch of bs then you're a goner, sorry. If management doesn't know who you are because you're too busy doing your job, you're gone. If you are not a socialite but you love doing your job and work hard at it, you're fired.
Advice to Management
Let Managers do their jobs. Stop firing employees based on your own baseless information and get the feedback from your managers before over reacting. An employee who works 9 hours a day should not get praised while another employee who did the same exact job as the 9 hour employee did in just 1 hour gets lectured because he has a little extra free time. Some employees actually know how to do their jobs very efficiently in a fraction of time it takes a regular employee, recognize that! Fire those employees who continue to take every single Friday off as a Flex Friday without getting caught!
Marathon Oil 2018-06-21 12:53 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Geologist Employee"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Marathon Oil full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Good people, Competitive compensation/retirement packages
Cons
Engineering company with less value placed on geology, lack of clear goals for projects, scientific work can fall on deaf ears if it's not what management wants to hear
Advice to Management
Communicate overall goals and why it's important to achieve these goals (this will allow for better scoping of projects)
Marathon Oil 2018-04-03 04:55 PDT
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