Devon Energy Employee Reviews about "upper management"

Pros

Devon Energy is a company that has essentially "got it right"; the management team understands and have developed an excellent company structure, which is agile and changes with demand. Employees who are professional, hard working, self motivated with a positive attitude will strive. - Highly developed management - Invested in their employees - Professional culture - Progressive outlook - Competitive salary

Cons

For the most part, Devon has few cons relevant to everyone. Generally, misalignment with the Employee Attributes will cause frustration. - Upper management doesn't always do as they say - Mid level management not consistent with each other - Very high demands with goals and objectives which will frustrate some people - The company maintains agility; employees who can't adjust to change will struggle - Employees who are not highly motivated will likely be pushed out

Pros

Good benefit package, good severance packages, knowledgeable co-workers,

Cons

Not enough transparency from upper management, tend to hide things until last minute.

Pros

There is always something to learn, compensation is amazing.

Cons

Workload was OVERWHELMING, ridiculous turn over rate makes working across business units, supervisors are always left out of the loop when upper management makes decisions, and those decisions made are confusing or don't seem logical to employees that are actually doing the work. WAYS TO MANY LAYERS!! Layoffs year, after year, after YEAR.

Pros

PTO allocation, some teams are fun to work with

Cons

Upper Management, weak middle leaders, toxic culture between teams

Pros

Great benefits, flexible work week, good compensation. Great people to work with!

Cons

A shift in upper management has changed the culture at Devon and mass lay-offs due to downturn in O&G market don't help. Significant changes in data management structure and data analytic platforms make it very difficult for techs to perform their job because of inflexibility in the ability to manipulate data. Management has favorites and they want the good ole boy yes men. If you are out spoken, innovative beyond their vision, you will not do well here.

Pros

Upper Management "walks the walk, & Talks the talk" good bunch.

Cons

Lower Management lacks experience & basically run the company the way they want, then lie to upper management, where the actual workers get treated poorly. HR & Lower Management actually team up, so when asked about any situation by upper management, they actually lie about actual events, or at minimum twist the facts - very little transparency at lower levels.

Pros

Beautiful building, good people, company is involved in the community. I am proud to work there. Great benefits package including 8% contribution to 401k on top of a 3 to 6% match depending on seniority. Encouraging of additional education outside of work.

Cons

Devon is a large company with a lot of inertia. Although upper management seems dedicated to being nimble, there is still a lot of "this is the way we have always done it" mentality, which can be frustrating, among much of the middle management.