Is LyondellBasell a good company to work for?

LyondellBasell has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,437 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at LyondellBasell to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about LyondellBasell have been left by employees working as Engineering Co-Op , Production Engineer and Intern .

Does LyondellBasell pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LyondellBasell employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LyondellBasell. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LyondellBasell?

67% of LyondellBasell employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LyondellBasell 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LyondellBasell?

Operations (32) , Engineer (31) , Process Operator (30) , Operator (24) , Manager (18) , Operations Technician (17) , Production Operator (17) , Process Engineer (16) , Engineering Co-Op (14) , Project Manager (14) , Account Specialist (13) , Senior Engineer (13) , Intern (12) , Process Technician (11) , Production Engineer (11)

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

"Good pay; good for mid" ((in 130 reviews)); "Benefits were good and company had pension plan" ((in 127 reviews)); "Great people and collaboration at lower levels" ((in 97 reviews)); "Good salary and boost to CV" ((in 51 reviews)); "Company Culture is great and receiving" ((in 50 reviews))

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

"Poor management work employees with no promise of raises and have increased days in the office" ((in 69 reviews)); "If you have a bad manager, you're kinda up the creek." ((in 24 reviews)); "Bad leadership and CEO." ((in 22 reviews)); ".long hours and sometimes low moral" ((in 17 reviews)); "Extreme favoritism displayed." ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about LyondellBasell layoffs in 2026?

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

What LyondellBasell locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Lake Charles , Corpus Christi , Morris , Evansville , Clinton , Cincinnati , Pasadena , Channelview

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LyondellBasell reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,110 total reviews)

Peter Vanacker

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

LyondellBasell has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,110 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LyondellBasell employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Mar 17, 2019

What an experience!

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and focus on developing a strong culture.

Cons

Many terminations “without cause”. Culture must be flexible to meet the needs of the current work population. Much to lean workforce.

3.0

Jul 18, 2015

LyondellBasell

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hard working, highly educated, high caliber workforce. Extreme commitment to Safety. Strong focus on efficiency and profitability, which is great due to ESOP. Strong in all markets it participates in. Very interesting work. Flat to falling on costs year to year, ensures lean staffing in strong economies and weak economies, so minimal layoffs in weak economy. (bankruptcy in excepted.) New CEO in 1/15 is a breath of fresh air!

Cons

High turnover, kind of a sweat shop, forced ranking often moves people at the top years before to out the bottom a few years later even though no chnage in performance, especially in high performing teams. As a manager, if you do a superior job recruiting high caliber team members, you are eventually penalized by having to force rank strong performers to below average to satisfy "the Curve". Also, when problems occurr, the tendency is to blame people, not systems or policies. Employees feel insecuree about continued employment.

1.0

Nov 28, 2012

Employees suffer due to their lack of organization and teamwork within management

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great compensation package with benefits

Cons

They create a atmosphere where you feel guilty for leaving on time. Does not prmotoe a work and family balance. If you dont have the "protection" of a good manager, you better watch your back, because the lack of trust, teamwork, and organization is rampant throught their management teams.

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