Valero Energy Reviews

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Work life management if very difficult

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Management is hit or miss, coworkers are very much classified by the environment in which the Valero location is

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Long hours, high stress with little recognition UNLESS you are a female under 35 and play politics, or a male under 35 who plays politics. YOUR PERFORMANCE DOES NOT MATTER. Younger or connected employees gain advancement with mediocre skills and poor work ethic. Go ahead, stay on your phone all day watching movies, let your terminals run out or leave for vacation while your refinery goes into containment... it's okay! Your older counterparts will fix your mess and YOU will be rewarded. Women are paid SIGNIFICANTLY less than their male counterparts no matter their education, experience, work ethic or performance. If you give your 2 week notice and are a woman, you will be let go immediately and benefits ended the same day (not a one time occurrence but a significant pattern). If you are a male and going to work FOR A COMPETITOR, they will let you stay through your 2 week notice even though you are in a highly sensitive roll (again, a pattern). I used to be an incredibly proud employee, but now hear daily horror stories of older employees being drummed out (they will continue to pile work on you until you are forced to resign or have a stroke), or will let you train and be a doormat for straight out of college young people. They do not give new (including college graduates) or transitioning employees the proper foundation to ensure their success. In the past, we had clear stepping stones and career paths to ensure employee growth and success. New management says that never existed and are doing an incredibly poor job creating their own "path" which is proving to be a massive failure. Valero's reputation has taken a significant hit throughout the industry and the low morale is widely known.

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bad location- corporate, no flexibility, buerocratic

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Hard work and life balance.

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Management is full of politics

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No life outside of work. The management is terrible and run so short staffed, you’re constantly working overtime. The managers do not listen to hourly employees.

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Managers are lazy, they either undercut your hours or work you to the bone, they are unorganized and very quick to write you up over their own inner management turmoil, will have you lie to cops, workers will not do their duties correct on shifts before you so you do more work your shift, not willing to hire better staff, all of the staff is disrespectful and very sneakily two faced. Just don't work there!

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Friction between administration and operations that makes completing projects difficult.

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Not great for Information Technology