Cronies rule - Anonymous employee LyondellBasell Employee Review

1.0
Oct 10, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits package Focus on safety

Cons

Almost impossible to get a promotion. Cronies are routinely brought in to fill positions instead of using far more qualified internal candidates. Bonus structure causes problems within groups and working together. Highly productive employees are often given a lower bonus if they are not "connected". Should not be based on a curve. Management is overly focused on employee compensation expense and fails to realize that skilled and happy employees save the the company far more money then unskilled new hires and irritated personnel. You get what you pay for... I don't know anyone except highly compensated cronies who aren't angry at upper management. Dramatic measures need to be made to improve morale. Even the cronies will eventually become demoralized over time.

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