Cenovus reviews

3.7

51% would recommend to a friend

(498 total reviews)

Jon McKenzie

71% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Cenovus has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 498 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cenovus employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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498 reviews
1.0
Sep 3, 2022

SOS

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They have free coffee, to keep people safer who are fatigued from working every day.

Cons

If you're an hourly employee plan on working every single day of the year. Do not have a wife or kids because they will mistake you for an intruder if you ever come home, they will not recognize you. Do not expect Lima management to care about how many days in a row you work. 20 plus 12 hour days in a row is completely normal and acceptable. Your might get 2 days off in a row before starting another 20+ day run again. It's makes it a dangerous place to work, lots of people just going through the motions to try make it to the next day. During a turnaround, they're forced to give you a day off once every 2 weeks, much to their disgust. If you are salary, then 3 day weekends are the priority.

1.0
Apr 9, 2025

Lay off notices

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cenovus sent a memo notifying employees of layoffs beginning April 7th and ongoing .

Cons

Stock price at historical low. Layoff memo sent. Existing employees to have to apply for new roles and relocate. Cenovus not experienced in U.S. refining as reflected in historically low stock price.

1.0
Aug 1, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay 120k+ that’s about it

Cons

Downstream is ran like a joke. Promoting people that have no business being employed in the oil industry. The company’s is “safety driven” until it cuts into their bottom dollar. People are quitting this job left and right. They are hiring operators that worked at McDonalds and have zero mechanical background.

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