Marathon Oil Reviews
Updated Apr 28, 2021
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Lee Tillman
141 Ratings
Pros
"Excellent benefits work life balance" (in 51 reviews)
"They pay well and have a 9/80 work schedule" (in 37 reviews)
Cons
"Company needs offshore exploration success" (in 9 reviews)
"The new management does not value works done by geo-scientists" (in 7 reviews)
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- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
good leadership and vision for the organization
Cons
needed full time job so I decided to leave
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Work-life balance, compensation, culture among individual contributors is awesome. Supervisors and lower-level management is usually supportive and empowering.
Cons
Supervisors and lower-level management is very inconsistent (years of experience and how hands-on or -off they are). The same employee is often treated/recognized differently between managers leading to inconsistent feedback and direction.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Good work-life balance, early career engineers have the opportunity to try various disciplines.
Cons
Little to no career advancement opportunities, company seems to have no direction, high turnover due to layoffs and unwillingness to pay for talent.
- Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits and work life balance
Cons
Terrible leadership. The leadership is not in touch with its people, nor do they have a real understanding of what is going on due to no one will give them a straight answer in fear of being eliminated.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Culture is based on mutual respect. Leadership is committed to as much transparency and communication as possible. Pay is above average for similar jobs in other industries.
Cons
Oil and Gas is a volatile industry. The most recent cuts are likely not the last but most roles are already overburdened with the loss of their colleagues. Difficult to move up at all. Pigeon holed in whatever your role is. Very little cross collaboration among departments.
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good company / people culture and good work environment. My work team was like family. My line of leadership was very supportive
Cons
Overload of work for a small team and expected to perform work outside of your direct role ( had to be a jack of all trades)
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
For the most part, great people working there.
Cons
At times there is little work like balance.
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
None really to speak of
Cons
Culture, incompetence within management, good ol boy system
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good work and life balance
Cons
Volatility in oil industry makes the future uncertain
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Great coworkers, Good benefits, Most teams have flexible hours
Cons
Competition is encouraged under management, Not confident in decisions being made at higher levels, No loyalty to employees
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