Good leadership at top, good workers in the trenches but HR is useless and some directors are clueless - Anonymous employee LyondellBasell Employee Review

2.0
Jun 24, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Senior leadership is highly respected, lean workforce at plants has great teamwork, safety culture is strong

Cons

Corporate support units are dysfunctional, their managers are skilled at managing up, too lean means people burnout and leave. Good training ground but no path up so talent leaves constantly. Compliance and HR only protect company not employees. Bullying, berating and managing the clock not the work are all present. To move up you have to move out.

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Cons

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LyondellBasell Response
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Thank you so much for the kind comments! At LYB, we strive to champion people, and feedback like yours emphasizes the importance of that commitment.
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Cons

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LyondellBasell Response
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Thank you for your review and for highlighting both the strengths and areas for improvement at LYB. We’re committed to ongoing improvement across the organization and will ensure your comments are part of that process.
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