bp reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(7,134 total reviews)
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63% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

bp has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,134 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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1.0
Jun 30, 2011

Rough place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Benefits are stellar, including 401(k) and pension plan. Salary is competitive for the industry. There is significant growth potential into the middle ranks if you're willing to switch your career path around, and be willing to move around the country a lot (especially to Houston).

Cons

Management is very disconnected from day-to-day operations; you won't hear from them unless there's a significant problem. Policies are created with little to no input from the front line workers and therefore are overly burdensome and ineffective. Too much emphasis is placed on process and paperwork rather than results. Much time is spent on administrative tasks instead of value-added work. Requires excessive hours (expect 50-60 per week) just to keep up.

3.0
Jun 29, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

worklife balance - most balanced of the companies I have ever worked in great people - folks are generally very generous with new hires and good working environment

Cons

slow in making decisions very headquartered centric need to walk the talk more about the D&I agenda

3.0
Jun 26, 2011

slow pace compared to US companies

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good work life balance Less stressful than US companies

Cons

too consultative, wanting consensus for almost every decision no tough decisions

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