Pros
- New CEO Ryan Lance seems like he cares more for his employees than Mulva did. (example: he did away with Mulva's joke of a forced rankings system) (example: he recently raised the bonus target rate for certain salary grades.) - Good retirement (although not as good as Devon's) and health benefits/insurance. - 19/30 days (work an extra 30 minutes each day and get one day off a month & doesn't count against vacation days) - Good work/life balance
Cons
- The leadership in my department once told me that we do not make counteroffers to employees that have received a better offer for another company. Seems pretty foolish - Average raises usually are around 3.5 - 4.0 percent (can be more depending on rating) - Some departments like to "spread the wealth" so they will alter who gets the 1 and 2 ratings each year. For example, if you get a promotion in 2012, you would automatically get the standard 3 rating that year. It is very rare to get a 1 or 2 rating two years in a row even if you do the best work. - HR has just as much of a say as your supervisor/director does on when you get promoted. - Promotions are just 6%. I know for a fact that this is not the case at CHK or Devon. - We don't find the oil, we just follow everybody else to it.