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Joe Gorder
70 Ratings
Pros
Great company with great benefits (in 22 reviews)
Co-workers seem more like family, makes for a fun work environment (in 22 reviews)
Cons
Long hours, management picks and rewards favorites regardless of work ethic or knowledge (in 11 reviews)
traditional environment, traffic in san antonio is annoying (in 10 reviews)
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"Chill"
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I have been working at Valero Energy full-time
Pros
It was a chill job and it pays the bills.
Cons
Pay was too low for how expensive it is to live in the city.
Valero Energy 2017-09-22 07:51 PDT![Valero Energy Logo]()
"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Valero Energy full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Very good benefits and compensation, but what really makes this a great corporation is the people.
Cons
Promotions may be limited to only a "select" group.
Advice to Management
Develop a career path for all departments, not just a select few so that all employees have an opportunity to progress their career with you.
Valero Energy 2017-09-02 05:10 PDT![Valero Energy Logo]()
"Great company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Valero Energy full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great company with great benefits. Lots of learning and hands on experience. Very involved with the community.
Cons
No defined career paths on the trading floor.
Valero Energy 2017-08-10 19:00 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Process supervisor"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Valero Energy full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Gained valuable knowledge that I took with me to my next job
Cons
They force you to work overtime or they threaten to take your vacation away if you don't cover open shift.
Every year around bonus time and time for your raise you and everyone else gets blind sided with negative feedback and a few chosen people will excel. Would rather have seen a flat line across the board raise to everyone to make it more of a team reward.Advice to Management
Hire leaders and not "bosses". Pick the ones who inspire the ones around them with their actions.
Valero Energy 2017-08-18 12:02 PDT![Valero Energy Logo]()
"Minimal job growth"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Valero Energy full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Good pay and benefits
Cons
Company does not offer growth opportunities, does not invest in their employees unless they are management. Very difficult to move around unless you know someone, which you have to do since most internal jobs are not posted.
Advice to Management
Develop your employees.
Valero Energy 2017-08-02 18:33 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Ok to work for."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Valero Energy full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Valero has a huge network with a great deal of talent to use as a resource to get up to speed. And the co-workers are generally willing to help you succeed.
Cons
If there is a location you are interested in within the Valero network, apply there and no where else. Once inside Valero, there are no transfers, unless it's related to a promotion. Valero is very frugal when it comes to relocation. There have been MANY high performing individuals that has left the company because of Valero's refusal to relocate on a lateral basis.
Also, if you're not into the United Way, every year, you'll feel like you're being hounded and harassed to contribute.Advice to Management
The address to the corporate headquarters is One Valero Way, when in fact, we have several plants with each its own culture, since they've all have been acquired from different companies. If you really want a consolidated and unified culture to reflect "One Valero Way", please consider the idea of relocation at lateral levels. This will enable sharing methodologies on a much more rapid pace, enabling us to have a more uniform feel. Right now we've got several people in the boat rowing in different directions.
Valero Energy 2017-07-29 17:41 PDT![Valero Energy Logo]()
"Sr Process Engineer- Port Arthur"
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-High emphasis on technical training even on topics not directly tied to your discipline; making you well rounded.
- Local management will hold people accountable
- Great benefits
- Directors accessible by subordinates due to their office proximity
- Once you prove yourself, they will give you the room to grow and not micro-manage you
- Corporate SME that was always available if needed but never over-bearing and burdening you with work.Cons
- At the time I was with the company, there were no mid-level management in engineering to develop someone
- My perception was that my age didn't allow some opportunities to be open to meAdvice to Management
When only considering the younger employees for promotions, you may be overlooking an employee with an extensive background in military leadership as a commissioned officer.
Valero Energy 2017-07-27 20:19 PDT![Valero Energy Logo]()
"cashier/maintenance"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Valero Energy full-time
Pros
got hours that i wanted, flexible schedule, easy cashier work
Cons
not much depth in the employee roster, angry customers, little gossip
Advice to Management
get rid of the owner hes strictly about numbers not customer satisfaction.
Valero Energy 2017-07-28 00:09 PDT![Valero Energy Logo]()
"Sadly disappointed."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Valero Energy full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
The pay was great, physical aspect of the job because it passes time, working outside because it allows you to be active and not sit behind a computer all day, how their were opportunities to do more and help with projects and get more experience, most of my co-workers were great and didn't mind being a team player, the benefits were excellent.
Cons
Shift work, getting forced to work overtime a lot, working holidays, the long shifts, relief time being so early in the morning.
Personally for me, the HR team at Texas City was TERRIBLE.Advice to Management
Do something to mediate the problem when someone feels threatened by a co-
worker. When someone says they are being stalked all the time, gets called deragatory names, feels scared for their life because the co-worker is so sporadic and nuts, and tells you this guy tried to run them over with a golf cart, TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.Valero Energy 2017-08-08 16:50 PDT![Valero Energy Logo]()
"CSR"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Valero Energy full-time
Pros
Flexible time shifts, friendly environment
Cons
Only two people per shift, needed more people
Advice to Management
None
Valero Energy 2017-07-17 09:48 PDT
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