Is LyondellBasell a good company to work for?

LyondellBasell has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,438 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at LyondellBasell to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about LyondellBasell have been left by employees working as Engineering Co-Op , Production Engineer and Intern .

Does LyondellBasell pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LyondellBasell employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LyondellBasell. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LyondellBasell?

67% of LyondellBasell employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LyondellBasell 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LyondellBasell?

Operations (32) , Engineer (31) , Process Operator (30) , Operator (24) , Manager (18) , Operations Technician (17) , Production Operator (17) , Process Engineer (16) , Engineering Co-Op (14) , Project Manager (14) , Account Specialist (13) , Senior Engineer (13) , Intern (12) , Process Technician (11) , Production Engineer (11)

What are the pros of working at LyondellBasell according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay; good for mid" ((in 130 reviews)); "Pays well and has good benefits" ((in 125 reviews)); "Great people and collaboration at lower levels" ((in 95 reviews)); "The culture here is great." ((in 50 reviews)); "Good salary and boost to CV" ((in 45 reviews))

What are the cons of working at LyondellBasell according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management work employees with no promise of raises and have increased days in the office" ((in 68 reviews)); "Bad leadership and CEO." ((in 26 reviews)); "If you have a bad manager, you're kinda up the creek." ((in 23 reviews)); ".long hours and sometimes low moral" ((in 17 reviews)); "Extreme favoritism displayed." ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about LyondellBasell layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about LyondellBasell layoffs and their outlook for job security at LyondellBasell in 2026.

What are the top reviewed LyondellBasell locations?

Houston , Channelview , Morris , Clinton , Pasadena , Cincinnati , La Porte , Evansville , Akron , Corpus Christi , Lake Charles , Edison , Lansing , North Kingsville , Tuscola , Chicago , Westlake , Newtown Square , Joliet , Beaumont , China , Baytown , South Houston , Texas City , East Chicago , Fairlawn , Perrysburg , Fairport Harbor , Huston , Mahomet

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LyondellBasell reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,111 total reviews)

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

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

LyondellBasell has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,111 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

1.0

Nov 5, 2012

Employer of Almost-Last Resort

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You can have a variety of work experiences, but be prepared that most of them might end up being by the hard way. You will have more than enough to do and you won't be bored. It's not a bad place to work if you have no alternatives.

Cons

The company hasn't been the same since Basell came into the picture. The company used to be a fun place to work and very team oriented. Now it seems that they do everything they can to screw the employee to help line the pockets of the major shareholders. All decisions that are made are done on a business case with no concern to the employee. Staffing levels seem to be at a minimum or below level and management does not seem to be concerned. They seem to believe that highly experienced and talented employees can simply be replaced by co-ops, summer interns, and new hires. Mid-level management seems to be running scared and simply do what their superiors tell them. Instead of building a progressive company, it seems that they have regressed back to the "because I said so" management style of the 50s.

2.0

Oct 26, 2012

Company with great legacy continues road down wrong path

Information technology

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many of the remaining people are experienced, hard workers although motivation towards the company as a whole leaves a lot to be desired.

Cons

As with many failing companies we are seeing today, there is no thought process into why the people are lacking motivation or people are leaving. It is preferred that we simply allow experienced personnel, who have had trememdous success and given a lot of their lifetime to the company to simply leave and be replaced. loyalty should work both ways but that is something that is not understood by the new management.

2.0

Oct 14, 2012

No Love at LBI

It analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have a job that supports my family and pays the bills. I have health insurance and a 401K plan.

Cons

All of the departments at headquarters are under staffed and over worked. You are given more work than you can possibly do. This leads to employees making mistakes and costing the company money and squashing moral. Everyone at headquarters only motivation is to make sure that every goal they have defined at the beginning of the year is met, regardless of what it takes to do so. That’s because their year-end bonus depends on how many of their goals were met. That means management is quick to point fingers when their goals are not met and the worker bees become their victims. The only people the company hires are college graduates with MBA’s. They pay them a minimum entry level salary based on the chemical industry average. For the most part, they stay for a year or two and then leave for greener pastures.

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