Is bp a good company to work for?

bp has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 8,848 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at bp to a friend and 45% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about bp have been left by employees working as Intern , Mechanical Engineer and Internship .

Does bp pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, bp employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at bp. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at bp?

67% of bp employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated bp 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at bp?

Customer Service Representative (197) , Analyst (147) , Engineer (137) , Project Manager (131) , Cashier (99) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (89) , Intern (88) , Manager (85) , Customer Service Assistant (74) , Process Engineer (68) , Business Analyst (66) , Software Engineer (62) , Customer Service (56) , Financial Analyst (53) , Mechanical Engineer (42)

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

"The benefits are good and there is strong support to have a balanced life style (work and other interests)" ((in 735 reviews)); "The people are great to work for and the company is more stable than most oil & gas co's in the industry." ((in 514 reviews)); "Getting every other Friday off is very nice and the work life balance is good." ((in 492 reviews)); "good pay and not very hardwork" ((in 479 reviews)); "Salaries are good but very unvertain" ((in 264 reviews))

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

"Old systems / poor data upkeep and management" ((in 248 reviews)); "Managers are bad and not supportive" ((in 127 reviews)); "Long hours and boring sometimes" ((in 100 reviews)); "Career progression can be slow due to the large pool of highly capable employees and rigid structure" ((in 97 reviews)); "Technology Leadership is poor and there seems no understanding or what is happening in their areas..." ((in 92 reviews))

What are employees saying about bp layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed bp locations?

Houston , Chicago , Whiting , Naperville , Anchorage , Wayne , Warrenville , Denver , New York , Texas City , Blaine , Toledo , San Diego , Carson , Los Angeles , Louisville , Prudhoe Bay , Katy , Houma , Tulsa , Washington , Atlanta , Decatur , Champaign , Detroit , Cleveland , Cypress , Minneapolis , Durango , Baton Rouge

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3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(7,136 total reviews)

Meg O’Neill

67% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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bp has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,136 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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7K reviews

4.0

Aug 24, 2011

very satisfying

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

i make a good salery

Cons

BP has a bad name at present

4.0

Aug 23, 2011

Tremendous Learning experience, Great work-life balance

Commercial manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Highly respective of diversity - Senior Management very open to mentoring and advice - Highly skilled colleagues - Great benefits and pension package - Immense diversity in job options available - because of huge geographical spread so each role is like a new job - A genuinely good company with genuinely good people - Superb work-life balance

Cons

- slothful HR (but thats the case everywhere!) - Policies and Processes keep changing before there is a chance to settle down - High reliance on consultants to come up with a new strategy everytime a new leader of a division comes in. Consultants dont put their money where their mouth is. So things keep changing every few years (read: above comment) - Focus on 'change' to showcase leadership rather than 'silent running' and 'stability' - slow salary growth after joining (my peers in consulting firms get 20% pa raises compared to 4-6% I get) - Negative impression of the company after the Macondo incident (though I strongly blv that BP is a genuinely good company - much better than its other supermajor peers)

3.0

Aug 16, 2011

Running To and Fro

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salaries and benefits. Prestige of working for a supermajor in Oil & Gas industry. Continual job opportunities all over the world.

Cons

Nobody is empowered to make a decision. A lot of talk, but little or no action. Each project either remains uncompleted or takes a left turn. Excellent strategy, but little execution.

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