LyondellBasell reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,111 total reviews)
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Peter Vanacker

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

LyondellBasell has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,111 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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2.0
Apr 18, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Starting compensation and bonus structure is competitive. Lack of performance culture makes it a great place to work for low-performers. Record profits and inability to retain talent provides plenty of job security.

Cons

Inadequate organizational planning combined with unneccesary mindless repetitive tasks due to poor process and system design leads to burnout and consistent turnover at lower levels. The top management has been sourced from competitors and are mostly reasonable and competent, but the middle management that remained in place following the bankrupcy is consumed by departmental and legacy company politics. Quality college graduates quickly resign due to frustrating work environment leaving mostly low-performers as peers.

2.0
Apr 16, 2012

Up and down, with many more downs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people are great to work with, but the management is not. It will be a great resume builder

Cons

The management does not realize how to keep employees and the employees that remain get inundated with work. Not a great situation

4.0
Apr 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, great systems / tools to get you functioning at higher levels; flexible work schedules; decent pay and benefits; multiple work sites within the Houston area

Cons

Bonus structure is opaque; job grade levels and salaries are opaque; hierarchy of internal divisions dictates status - not necessarily job performance; job compression (elimination or grade level reduction) is still occurring well past bankruptcy; employee retention is an issue, but not discussed;

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