LyondellBasell reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,110 total reviews)
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Peter Vanacker

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

LyondellBasell has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,110 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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1.0
Dec 26, 2011
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Pros

Decent pay compared similar industry

Cons

Micro managed and very little HR concern for operations employees

1.0
Nov 25, 2011

Worst work environment I've ever experienced

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good people with a lot of talent working there. Colleagues are willing to share knowledge and help each other. Nice location downtown Houston with easy access to parking and to the Shops at the Park. Lots of places to find solace during a break. Very nice amenities (ex, break rooms, rest rooms). Successful turnaround from bankruptcy and positive response from Wall Street.

Cons

Senior management of some organizations is completely lacking in true leadership skills (other than technical competence). Complete disregard for employee feelings/opinions. Very inadequate communications regarding expecations and performance. People feel stressed, wondering day-to-day if their job will be eliminated. I would describe certain senior managers as just plan mean, cold and uncaring. Firing people at whim, never mind telling responsible managers to "have fun" when firing someone is uncalled for. Extremely long hours with very little appreciation shown. Very political environment; senior management is under dictatorship from the CEO and most run scared of him. Focus on making money is important for any company, however doing so at the expense of employee morale at any level is unacceptable.

1.0
Nov 14, 2011

Run, Don't Walk.......

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Employees Compensation The people that have remained are hard working and great employees. There is still a team environment, but quickly being eroded. Great place for a manager, if you are a yes person and like having lots of money thrown at you.

Cons

Senior Management This company is all about making a profit and the employees are a necessary evil that have to be endured until Senior Management, Jim can figure out a way to outsource all of the employees. The worker bees are leaving in droves, but that's ok, because Jim never thought much of us anyway. It's become bureaucratic and depressing. Just look at the hundreds of open positions that they have listed and difficulty hiring people.

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