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      3.8

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (7,127 total reviews)
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      Meg O’Neill

      63% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

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      bp has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,127 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
      May 4, 2017

      BP - Good Company but could do more to be great!

      Human resources business partner
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      Pros

      Great pay! Great resources! Good people and nice culture overall. Very diverse workforce with people from various backgrounds and countries of origin.

      Cons

      Too many gates to getting things done. A lot of inefficiencies as people that have nothing to do with your job are given opportunities to weigh in on things that don't concern them; a big strain on ones autonomy. Too much office politics. With ultimate leadership seated in the U.K. various leaders in the U.S. use that to their advantage to control information. Many times making themselves look good while not necessarily giving an accurate account of those at their peer level or lower. Progression in the org seemed to be more about who you know more so than what you know and contribute.

      1.0
      Apr 27, 2016

      Get out while you still can

      Geophysicist
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      Pros

      In the oil and gas industry you receive better pay than many opportunities which is also the case at BP. There are still a number of quality people to work with at BP.

      Cons

      Management is by and large incompetent (starting at the very top and trickling down to those who have to interact with the lowly plebes who actually do work) and reached their lofty positions by delivering good sales pitches as opposed to producing quality results, showing sound leadership, and having any form of business acumen. This is taken out on individual contributors who suffer the consequences of the downturn. Individual contributors who achieve and those who are recognized for achievement are not significantly overlapping in a Venn Diagram.

      3.0
      Feb 2, 2016

      Global business services at BP is not a place to grow

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      great benefits: 401k (3% match) , amazing HMO health care (starting at $200 for a couple), 5 days EXPTO, base 2 weeks vacation, holidays off, 2 personal choice holidays (extra 2 days vacation), work from home (1-2 days per week)

      Cons

      At BP, there are constantly too many business and organizational changes, cost cutting left and right (moving work to Accenture in India and Malaysia), divesting businesses just to bring them back after realizing too late they make money, mediocre holiday party to save money, rare spot bonus opportunities, no holiday outing, no team lunches. If you are wanting a career at BP, start at big BP (benefits and pay are much better), rather than BP's Shared Business Services (Global Business Services, GBS). GBS moves work overseas to save money, but does not make the effort to bring more work from BP to supplement the divested activities.

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