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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

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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4.0
Nov 28, 2008

Overall an Above Average Employer

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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.

4.0
Nov 28, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance, provided that you have a progressive and flexible boss.

Cons

There is no real career path within my discipline (health, safety, environmental). Ambitious people in this discipline are either forced to change discipline, leave the company, or settle for an individual contributor or low level team leader role.

2.0
Nov 23, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Every other friday off Free lunch Great colleagues Nice management The Share scheme and pension plan Emphasis on work life balance Being able to take time off whenever you want as long as you get the work done. Really friendly people who will take the time to help and support you when you need it. A large organisation means that you'll always find someone who has good advice on the work that you're doing.

Cons

Bureaucracy (they are working on this but we'll see if it works out) Over analysis of issues instead of just going and doing it!

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