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      LyondellBasell

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      LyondellBasell reviews

      3.6

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (1,112 total reviews)
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      Peter Vanacker

      60% approve of CEO

      51% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      LyondellBasell has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,112 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LyondellBasell employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      1K reviews
      2.0
      May 26, 2011

      The beatings will continue until morale improves

      Engineer iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good people (the ones who are staying) Interesting and varied processes Good company financials Lots of opportunities around the Houston area if that's where you want to stay

      Cons

      Extreme disconnect between management and plant workers Bureaucracy with Purchasing, Safety is getting ridiculous Understaffed Employees leaving in droves and Senior Management doesn't seem to care

      1.0
      Apr 8, 2010

      Stay away. Stay far away. A morally bankrupt CEO.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Strong, easy to work with folks at lower levels

      Cons

      You are just a number if you are middle management or higher.

      2.0
      Apr 5, 2010

      Be wary, perhaps run screaming.

      Principal engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The salary is competitive, and the benefits are okay. The new engineer training program is excellent, and may make this a decent place for a recent graduate to start. There are many good people within the rank and file of this company. I have heard that the new CEO has made significant changes in upper management, and this is probably a positive change.

      Cons

      Lyondell was a good place to work. I had respect for its top management. With the acquisition/merger with Basell, that all changed. I feel that LyondellBasell was badly managed. The company was forced into bankruptcy in January 2009 and the CEO "elected to pursue other opportunities" in May. They eliminated about 20 % of their workforce, in an apparently haphazard fashion. I know of several excellent engineers who were let go, while others less competent were retained. The people remaining are stretched way too thin. From what I have heard, it has become a stressful and often unpleasant place to work. Perhaps the new (current) CEO has started to turn things around, and perhaps the company will become a better place to work after the bankruptcy is settled. Or perhaps not.

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