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Occidental Petroleum reviews

4.2

89% would recommend to a friend

(1,091 total reviews)
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Vicki Hollub

90% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

Occidental Petroleum has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,091 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Occidental Petroleum employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
Jul 3, 2011

Strong Company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart employees throughout the organization

Cons

Management has been slow to respond to aging workforce

2.0
May 30, 2011

Employer of choice - so long as you are the right person.

Facilities engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Occidentals benefits package - minus pay rate - is one of the best available. Flexible, cost effective choices and extensive support. There are some very talented people who are excellent to work with and are approachable, especially within mid level managment. Flexible work hours.

Cons

Pay is well below other oil and gas operators. Training and development gets very little attention or support, especially from those who should be actively invovled with their employees. Project engineers have very little contol over their work, but are required to take all the responsibilty for any short comings. Politics - HR and management are not above playing favorites and taking advantage of work place hostility to drive certain people out.

2.0
May 23, 2011

Great benefits and pay. Not for technically minded people

Process engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits/retirement packages are exceptional. Lots of retiring baby-boomers lead to plenty of open supervisory/management positions.

Cons

Company offers no technical career path, although they claim it's there. This is a production oriented company. If you value engineering design, new technology, etc, this may not be the company for you. If you like to run a plant, could be a great company. Also, the "do more with less" mentality can be exhausting. Company also wants mobility in its employees. If you arent willing to move, you may be stuck in your position or looked over for promotions.

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