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      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

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      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
      2.0
      Sep 21, 2013

      If you want to work in a truely collaborative and suportive environment to produce results, don't work for Oxy.

      Reservoir engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      9/80 work schedule. Projects are interesting and provide good technical work experience.

      Cons

      Unfriendly and highly competitive environment. People work in silos. Management is known to have favorites with perceptions of employees that can make or break their careers, in some cases, without even knowing or working with the employee. There is no time for training or mentoring. Heavy work load for reservoir engineers. 9/80 work schedule is nice if you can actually take your Friday off. If you work at Oxy, plan on logging in at 7 am or earlier, not eating lunch or eating at your desk and working at least a 10 hour day which will not be good enough. Very poor environment for mid to late career professionals!

      2.0
      Sep 8, 2018

      Senior Analyst - Midstream and Marketing

      Senior financial analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Oxy as a whole has great benefits: 401(k), pension, health, and overall retirement.

      Cons

      I cannot speak for Oxy E&P, just the midstream and marketing side. The organization has long hours; 55/60+ per week, even outside of the financial monthly close. Additionally, management has decided to implement three organizational structure changes which have caused instability at the analyst/accountant level. Furthermore, the corporate controller has unrealistic expectations on deliverable timelines which adds additional pressure on each analyst. Finally, the organization decided to implement a new trading software, new team structures, and type of deliverables.

      2.0
      Nov 20, 2014

      Great salary and benefits but terrible culture filled with "mafias" which make it impossible to succeed on merit

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Salary and benefits are wonderful and the 9/80 schedule is great if you work in a department that allows you to actually take the day off.

      Cons

      Facetime required and 9/80 schedule ignored in most offices. The company is filled with "mafias" and failing to recognize the interconnections can be fatal for your career.

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