BHP reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,594 total reviews)
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Mike Henry

83% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

BHP has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,594 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BHP 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
Feb 9, 2014

Oversold

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Pros

BHPBs Houston facilities are very nice, and given the new building under construction, they are sure to be even nicer in the future. BHPB also pays very well, although not well enough to justify the cons of the company culture and weak leadership in place at the company.

Cons

Management will tell you what you want to hear in order to get you in the door. They will put a great job description in front of you, tell you all about the perks of BHPB - on site cafeteria, gym, health care, etc. But, beware. Your actual job will vary significantly from the job that they sold you. In my case, I interviewed for a senior level job, but ended up doing entry level work. I felt as if my skills were being dulled by the lack of mental stimulation. When, I spoke to my boss about the matter, he acknowledged the situation but told me to "suck it up and make the most of it. At one point, he even threatened to humiliate me in front of my peers. Such situations-the manipulation and bullying-occur over and over again at BHPB. It's an accepted behavior throughout the company. I certainly would not recommend this job to any well-respected colleague or friend.

4.0
Jul 30, 2018

Former Leader

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people at BHP Petroleum are second to none. The leadership team is genuine and is managing the business as best they can given the lack of autonomy from the Corporate office. It was a great place to work and had a family atmosphere for most of my time there.

Cons

Mining company that is not fully committed to replacing reserves within the Petroleum division. Didn't manage the shale assets very well post acquisition. Andrew's social agenda of diversity has been "forced diversity" and a not-so-shining example of how NOT to go about it. Not appointing the best person for the job has been soul crushing and has lead to critical departures and weakened the teams at the leadership levels.

1.0
Oct 1, 2016

Mediocrity at its best

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Pros

Pay is great and Benefits. Nice location in the Galleria

Cons

They talk the walk but do not walk the talk ( talk so much about step up but really will not tolerate the dynamics of a true step up culture) Age discrimination. Imagine a V/P using words like ‘young and dynamic’, ‘fresh blood’ in public forum? It all boils down to the desire to have ‘yes’ people in your organization. Managers and SLT are chosen not because of their competence but for their subservience No long term strategy; flavor of the month syndrome Extremely dangerous to speak up. You will be encouraged to speak up and then flogged for it Using diversity to pull in unqualified people into leadership roles thereby undermining the position and doing the promotes no favors Every leader tries to undo everything his/her predecessor had done before thereby causing more chaos and lack of continuity Promotions and salary raises are all at the whim of the managers (which is based on friendship/carpool cliques)

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