Is LyondellBasell a good company to work for?

LyondellBasell has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,440 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 3.2 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 134 reviews)); "Pays well and has good benefits" ((in 129 reviews)); "Great people and collaboration at lower levels" ((in 91 reviews)); "The culture here is great." ((in 48 reviews)); "Salary was good." ((in 46 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 63 reviews)); "If you have a bad manager, you're kinda up the creek." ((in 26 reviews)); "Bad leadership and CEO." ((in 23 reviews)); ".long hours and sometimes low moral" ((in 16 reviews)); "There's no training on company policies." ((in 15 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 are the top reviewed LyondellBasell locations?

Houston , Channelview , Morris , Clinton , Pasadena , Cincinnati , La Porte , Evansville , Akron , Corpus Christi , Lake Charles , Edison , Lansing , North Kingsville , Tuscola , Chicago , Westlake , Newtown Square , Joliet , Beaumont , China , Baytown , South Houston , Texas City , East Chicago , Fairlawn , Perrysburg , Fairport Harbor , Huston , Mahomet

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LyondellBasell reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,112 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

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

LyondellBasell has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,112 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

5.0

Nov 15, 2012

Had a fabulous training culture before all the company ownership changes. Don't know now.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This company really "got it" in terms of how to retain, attract, grow and promote Engineers in an engineering-driven industry. Engineers who could / would cross over into the business side became senior managers. Engineers who crossed over into the Project Services world, progressed well in their careers. Engineers who liked being engineers also progressed well and were appreciated effectively for their contribution to the company. Corporate processes and systems seemed to be aligned. In my experience, I worked with progressive, professional people

Cons

Sold the company to private industrialist, which forever changed the culture because the organizational matrix and even the ownership got turned upside down.

2.0

Oct 14, 2012

No Love at LBI

It analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have a job that supports my family and pays the bills. I have health insurance and a 401K plan.

Cons

All of the departments at headquarters are under staffed and over worked. You are given more work than you can possibly do. This leads to employees making mistakes and costing the company money and squashing moral. Everyone at headquarters only motivation is to make sure that every goal they have defined at the beginning of the year is met, regardless of what it takes to do so. That’s because their year-end bonus depends on how many of their goals were met. That means management is quick to point fingers when their goals are not met and the worker bees become their victims. The only people the company hires are college graduates with MBA’s. They pay them a minimum entry level salary based on the chemical industry average. For the most part, they stay for a year or two and then leave for greener pastures.

3.0

Oct 9, 2012

Average Company, Below Average Employee Focused, Entilted Management Class System

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compared to an Average Corp/None

Cons

This is just a job

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