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3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(7,147 total reviews)
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Meg O’Neill

73% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

bp has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,147 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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4.0
Nov 28, 2008

Overall an Above Average Employer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits, benefits, benefits. Very generous 401k and pension. BP also offers health club subsidies and a lot of other small benefts. Vacation is average (2 weeks to start, 3 weeks at 5 yrs, 4 weeks at 10 yrs etc.) and they USED to offer a flexible 9/80 work schedule but this is being eliminated as of the first of the year.

Cons

It is an extremely large company and its easy to get lost in the mix. There is also a lot of rotation among the higher ups and most of the higher ups are from overseas, leaving little chance of an American making high up in the company. They also do a poor job of communicating details among the ranks. The "Forward Agenda to 2010" was a giant sham of smoke and mirrors. Senior management will look like a geniuses in a couple years primarily due to market timing. They appear to have done very little to change things and don't do a good job of sharing it if they do.

5.0
Nov 15, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of challenges. Excellent training. Lots of career advancement opportunities.

Cons

Bureaucracy of a large company can slow some things down.

3.0
Sep 22, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

BP is a global company. If you are moble, you many opportunities around the world. BP has a good compensation program.

Cons

A lot of red tape to get anything done. The company is very risk adverse after Texas City disaster. They do not do a good job at developing there people. Advancement is very tied to networking and who you know.

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