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      Valero

      Engaged Employer

      Valero reviews

      4.2

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (772 total reviews)
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      Lane Riggs

      71% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Senior management

      Valero has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 772 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Valero 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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      772 reviews
      2.0
      Jan 27, 2014

      Salary is too low, they have a high turnover rate

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Work and life balance is good

      Cons

      Low salary makes people look for another job in less than one year

      4.0
      Jan 26, 2014

      Great company to work for lots of upward potential but expect slow growth upwards.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ability to move upward, competitive salary, great company culture that makes giving back to the community a priority, great perks such as company events and tickets to different events

      Cons

      Slow growth based more on years served then performance

      4.0
      Jan 13, 2014

      GREAT Benefits, Very Secure, Very Conservative

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Best overall benefit package I've ever had. Includes options for long-term care insurance, catastrophic illness benefits, legal plan, vision plan, retirement (7% company 401k match with 100% vesting in 5 years) and defined-benefit pension including retiree health benefit contribution, and superior medical/dental coverage (equivalent of platinum Obamacare coverage). Great schedule. Annual raises on schedule--even through worst recession years and a period of company unprofitability. Company is very community-minded, encourages volunteer work and big United Way supporter, as well as favored local charities in each specific location. Comprehensive training and development plans. Promote from within policies. Clear career paths for advancement for those in management, operations, or engineers. Extremely strong commitment to worker/workplace safety across the board in a dangerous industry. Annual bonuses tied to overall company performance (ranging from 50% to 200% of one month's salary).

      Cons

      Very conservative company dominated by Texas-based headquarters. Many highly repetitive, low challenge jobs. Little to no opportunity for advancement if not in management, operations, engineering or retail (but that covers most of the company). Very bureaucratic/authoritarian corporate culture. Many jobs are on 12-hour shifts with mandatory graveyard shifts regularly. Very male-dominated corporate culture, with a very skewed ratio of male to female employees in operations, engineering, and management. Good environment for racial minorities; neutral to negative environment for women and LGBT employees.

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