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    Saudi Aramco Reviews

    Updated December 4, 2018
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    Amin H. Nasser
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    • "Long working hours (More than 40 hours per week)" (in 12 reviews)

    • "Tons of bureaucracy, poor middle management" (in 11 reviews)

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    1. "Working at Aramco"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Saudi Aramco full-time

      Pros

      Excellent pay, benefits, vacation time, my team was very engaging and welcoming. Great management. Great work life balance and adventure.

      Cons

      Limited promotion opportunities. Bureaucracy. Risk-averse culture

    2. Helpful (1)

      "Technician at Saudi Aramco"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Saudi Aramco full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Good Benefits for expats but not for the Saudis

      Cons

      different jobs have the same pay. Like in the military, it's based on your grade code.

      Advice to Management

      Open lines of communication with the technical staff

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    3. "Good job and nice career path"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Saudi Aramco full-time

      Pros

      Advanced degree program; work-life balance

      Cons

      You cannot get what you want in terms of development

      Advice to Management

      Make work-flow more flexible when it comes to get transferred

    4. "oil and gas maintenance technician"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Saudi Aramco full-time

      Pros

      Good salary
      great health insurance
      good benefits

      Cons

      the difficult work environment and shifts

    5. "Educator"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Saudi Aramco full-time

      Pros

      Interesting place to live and work.

      Cons

      Working with Saudis is extremely challenging.

      Advice to Management

      Treat your employees like you appreciate them and not like slaves.

    6. "College Program Trainee"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Great Staff
      Great Labs
      The program is really exceptional because of the opportunity it gives you for your futre

      Cons

      No privacy when it comes to student performance.
      Instructors can be rude
      A lot of work to do to keep up with everything

      Advice to Management

      Keep it going!

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Overall"

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      Former Employee - Machine Operator
      Former Employee - Machine Operator
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Saudi Aramco full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      good salary, nice atmosphere

      Cons

      There is no development unless you have connections

    8. Helpful (9)

      "Don’t work for Aramco"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Saudi Aramco full-time

      Pros

      The benefits are great

      Cons

      As an ex pat there, you’re basically a well-paid slave. Expect no advancement. Expect the Saudi’s to take the credit. Expect them to lie. Expect the company to lie to you about money, compensation, where you all live, yearly performance reviews, etc.

      Advice to Management

      Management tends to be very insecure. And rightly so, they know very little as they have generally bought their degrees and know nothing about the positions that they’re in. That is a result of them changing from one senior position to the next and never understanding what they’re supposed to be managing

    9. Helpful (2)

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Saudi Aramco full-time

      Pros

      good company and great opportunity

      Cons

      no thing all good i recommend the company for all

      Advice to Management

      no thing

    10. "Pilot"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Saudi Aramco full-time

      Pros

      Great work environment and new planes

      Cons

      Low salary and a lot of work

      Advice to Management

      Salary improvement