Is bp a good company to work for?

bp has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 8,861 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at bp to a friend and 45% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about bp have been left by employees working as Intern , Mechanical Engineer and Internship .

Does bp pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, bp employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at bp. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at bp?

67% of bp employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated bp 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at bp?

Customer Service Representative (197) , Analyst (147) , Engineer (137) , Project Manager (131) , Cashier (100) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (89) , Intern (88) , Manager (85) , Customer Service Assistant (74) , Process Engineer (68) , Business Analyst (67) , Software Engineer (63) , Customer Service (56) , Financial Analyst (53) , Mechanical Engineer (42)

What are the pros of working at bp according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are good and there is strong support to have a balanced life style (work and other interests)" ((in 722 reviews)); "The people are great to work for and the company is more stable than most oil & gas co's in the industry." ((in 515 reviews)); "Getting every other Friday off is very nice and the work life balance is good." ((in 491 reviews)); "good pay and not very hardwork" ((in 485 reviews)); "Salaries are good but very unvertain" ((in 279 reviews))

What are the cons of working at bp according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and to much politics" ((in 248 reviews)); "Too many Managers." ((in 129 reviews)); "Career progression can be slow due to the large pool of highly capable employees and rigid structure" ((in 98 reviews)); "Long hours and boring sometimes" ((in 97 reviews)); "Technology Leadership is poor and there seems no understanding or what is happening in their areas..." ((in 91 reviews))

What are employees saying about bp layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about bp layoffs and their outlook for job security at bp in 2026.

What are the top reviewed bp locations?

Houston , Chicago , Whiting , Naperville , Anchorage , Wayne , Warrenville , Denver , New York , Texas City , Blaine , Toledo , San Diego , Carson , Los Angeles , Louisville , Prudhoe Bay , Katy , Houma , Tulsa , Washington , Atlanta , Decatur , Champaign , Detroit , Cleveland , Cypress , Minneapolis , Durango , Baton Rouge

bp reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(7,146 total reviews)

Meg O’Neill

73% 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 7,146 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

Nov 22, 2013

Disfunctional Bureaucracy

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. Decent salary. Most people decent to work with. Resources are made available when a decision is finally made to do something.

Cons

Highly political. Advancement through being able to play the game well, not through knowledge or expertise. Difficult to get anything done in a disfunctionally-matrixed organization. All actions take many, many layers of approval. Huge bureaucracy. Unclear lines of authority. The downstream has been shrinking for years making opportunities for growth and advancement difficult to come by.

5.0

Nov 20, 2013

Fantastic opportunities for personal development and offers an enviable work-life balance

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Abundance of opportunities for personal development - Good career roadmaps - Plenty of international travel (at least as an engineer) - Yet to hear of a company that offers a better work/life balance in terms of days off (flex fridays/away days/working from home possible) - Great benefits package (medical, free lunch, generous personal allowance) - Above-average salary, certainly for engineers - Graduates have a very generous training budget - Strong team ethos and quite a few team-building days/team-focussed events organised each year, alongside work parties. - Great graduate network always organising get-togethers

Cons

- Outer london location (for me anyway) - Still dealing with Macondo - Average age of middle/senior management is high - Very male-dominated in engineering... almost feels like an 'old boy's club' if you want to progress up the ladder

4.0

Nov 13, 2013

Great work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Great people Awesome work life balance

Cons

A bit lower salary than other energy companies

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