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      3.8

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (7,143 total reviews)
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      Meg O’Neill

      73% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      bp has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,143 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The bp 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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      7K reviews
      3.0
      Feb 11, 2015

      Great place to work , but shrinking/sinking ship on the downstream side.

      Safety
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      BP employs some very smart people. The culture is laid back with plenty of flexible working arrangements available. There are some great people that try to work common objectives.

      Cons

      The company is risk adverse. After the Texas City and Gulf disasters, there is no appetite to operate assets due to risk exposure. The downstream business is little more than a shell of what it used to be. The company's downsized structure means there really aren't any opportunities to grow. All downstream businesses are restructuring with substantial layoffs ahead for 2015. The company will most likely divest and exit the downstream business when the dust clears.

      4.0
      Jan 25, 2015

      Slow / bloated

      Facilities engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      BP promotes minorities and women and has a lot of collective knowledge. People are nice at BP, but only because their jobs are ultimately too cushy. It's easy to be nice when you're jobs are fluff and you make fewer executive decisions per person.

      Cons

      Everything happens too slowly, too many processes, too much overhead, too many meetings and trying to follow the functional model just because its a corporate trend when you've become a small operator who's overstaffed is not effective.

      3.0
      Jan 9, 2015

      Great salary and overall total rewards package!

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      BP has a fantastic total rewards package, with salary, 401K, portable retirement, annual bonus, and stock. They are competitive with any of the other oil majors.

      Cons

      Lots of intelligent people work for BP. They don't always work towards a common goal. Managing down is not always a strong suit.

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