Pros
- Great company culture, huge emphasis on care for others due to fatalities and accidents that could unfortunately occur at work sites - Great opportunity to learn, grow, network, and learn the energy industry - Forward thinking company due to European management not American, focused on being ahead of the curve for renewables - Pay is extremely good for new hires, especially in IT department - Flatish hierarchy, actual executives are open to feedback from junior employees and will actually listen, are definitely the type to sit down with you for a coffee if they have time with the exception of EVPs and CEO - Manageable office politics, healthy amount even but your mileage may vary depending on group, office location, role, and which part of the business you're in - YMMV again but people I've worked with have been spectacular, no egos, only focus on getting tasks done and celebrating small victories. No finger pointing or blaming others. People take ownership and responsibility - CEO always repeats himself so there's never a miscommunication/misunderstanding about his plans, agenda, or overall strategy for the company
Cons
- No room for long term growth or promotions, many people stuck in their roles for years, especially true for those working in P&O side where people are stuck as engineers for 10-15 years before getting opportunity to move up to management positions. Less wait time for IT (I&E) or trading side (T&S), but still all leadership roles are filled and won't vacate for a long time - IT upper management are deluded into trying to turn an Oil and Gas company into a tech company. Nothing wrong with pushing for better standards and increasing digital capability, but having leetcode style interviews and exams that don't test skills actually used on the job is just very dumb and a huge waste of resources - Highly disorganized and very chaotic at times when it comes to getting administrative action done (this is negated by whole org being understanding and working to resolve issue) - Company touts ethics but energy is a dirty business wrought with geopolitics. You can't claim to be a moral and ethical company yet does business with anti Western governments. Should just accept that we are here to make money by providing the world with the energy it needs and are playing in a very complex geopolitical game where there is no black and white.