SM Energy reviews

The supervisors, leads, and managers are a joke. Many have no idea what their employees actually do or how to guide them. They do very little work themselves and actually just walk around the office gossiping and chatting it up. They hire people who have little to no experience, or qualifications to fumble their way around with very little training. The real work-horses, longtime employees who have much experience, are frustrated and looking for new opportunities because they are overloaded, underpaid, and not appreciated. Many law-suit worthy actions take place with leads and supervisors. Additionally, there is so much back-biting and brown-nosing which leads to promotions that should not take place. HR refuses to handle issues in a professional manner and chooses instead to shove incidences under the rug rather than confront them. Since there is no one to turn to with problems, most employees are frustrated and feel hopeless.

Working here is like being in a soap opera. Things are so bad, you cannot trust anyone. People here would stab you in the back to get ahead. The only way to progress here is if you are a buddy to you manager. Otherwise, forget it because you have NO chance. If you have a problem, you have nowhere to turn. Cannot trust your manager and we are all afraid to contact HR for any complaints because of the repercussions later on. You are not allowed to have an outside job other than working for SM. It's strictly forbidden. They pretty much own you 24/7. If you want to work with people you cannot trust, like being treated like a child and harassed, this is the place for you. Sick time accrued here is so bad, it takes 4 months to build enough time to take one sick day.