Syncrude Reviews
Updated Jan 23, 2021
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- - Alberta
- - Calgary, AB Area
- - Edmonton, AB Area
- - Fort McMurray, AB
- - Fort MacKay, AB
- - Mildred Lake, AB
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- - Kamloops, BC Area
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- - North Sumatra
- - Medan, North Sumatra
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Approve of CEO
Doreen Cole
20 Ratings
Pros
Cons
"Cold north, with little to do around Fort mcmurray" (in 13 reviews)
"Living in Fort Mac stinks, the industry is wrecking northern Alberta, high cost of living, ExxonMobil management team is pretty poor" (in 5 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Pros
- very good pay and benefits
Cons
-very cold, long travel to and from site
"Amazing company who treats everyone equally."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Syncrude full-time
Pros
Good Salary and treat everyone fairly
Cons
You have to start off as a contractor first before getting hired on.
"Fantastic workplace culture"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Syncrude full-time
Pros
-people are friendly -salary is great -lots of opportunities to move around
Cons
-not much comes to mind in terms of cons
"Good company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Syncrude full-time
Pros
Great benefits great work environment
Cons
Long hours, long days. Not great for advancement
"Good company. Bad location."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Syncrude full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Pay is good. Free bud is good.
Cons
Location is horrible. Cannot spend career in that place.
Pros
Great benefits, work life balance, well paying, teams tend to be like family
Cons
Too many levels of management and too many managers at each level. Can be slow to approve work or approve part needed. Tends to be a lot of finger pointing between different areas and trades.
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Syncrude full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Company follows well documented procedures
Cons
Don't have much to say
"Solid Company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Syncrude full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Good culture, solid benefits, decent growth potential.
Cons
Dying industry, bullheaded leadership, resistant to change.
"Great place to work. Care about their people"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Syncrude full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
People centred. Family like culture
Cons
Remote working location can be a challenge
"Excellent Company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
RecommendsI worked at Syncrude full-time for less than a year
Pros
Health Benefits, high salary, paid time off
Cons
Night Shift, shift work 6 days on / 6 days off
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