Oxy Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I worked at Oxy over the summer. It was a great company to be a part of because I was able to learn a lot about different IT opportunities available."

"Poor work environment. High turnover. Accountability is inconsistent."

What do you like about working at Oxy?

"Comparable health and retirement benefits package to other companiesVacation accrual method is a plus"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't read too much in to interviews. They are not representative of the working mentality and environment at the company."

What don't you like about working at Oxy?

"Negative reputation of the company is well deservedVery little promotion from withinWorkplace victimization is commonHigh turnover of employees, especially within engineeringExtremely low pay compared to other oil and gas companiesOverseas assignments very poorly organizedLack of accountability and responsibility by some staff and departmentsPrejudice, one sided HR department that needs to ask why people are leaving in SWAT meetings."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hold people accountable, instead of victimizing people until they leave.Do something about the work environment and promote equality.High turnover of engineering staff results in poor support groups such as facilities etc."

"Hostile work environment and lack of accountability, low pay, unprofessional."

What do you like about working at Oxy?

"Variety of facilities projects and some good senior staff who provide support and guidance."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know your subjects as an engineer and don't expct much team support from experienced engineers. The good ones have left."

What don't you like about working at Oxy?

"Unprofessional attitudes, work place victimization and hostility, lack of accountability among certain staff, low pay, high employee turnover, very negative company reputation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Tackle work environment and prejudices to promote equality and support among staff. Attitude that the company wishes to be the employee of choice is not consistent with work place conduct."

"Great company to work for."

"Uncomfortable working for a micromanager."

"useful and enlightening"

What do you like about working at Oxy?

"I learned lots of things with hands-on experience, and it provided me a good start of my career path, and I think I can do better"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"do your best as you can, believe yourself, you are the best!"

What don't you like about working at Oxy?

"I prefer a more open environment with less constraints"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"make full use of people's potential in their expertise field and praise them and also point out their weakness (improvement) on a timely order"

"Very stressed, tightly-wound employees who seem more motivated by fear than accomplishment."

"Very true. They were a wonderful company with many perks."

What do you like about working at Oxy?

"I do not currently work for Occidental Chemical but I loved the closeness of all the employees and the oppertunities we were given."

What don't you like about working at Oxy?

"The communication was not always at best."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always keep the communication lines open with all employees"

"Very sound and secure company, with highly competent management."

What do you like about working at Oxy?

"Great work environment, great people, challenging work content."

"Laboratory technician and step-up supervisor in an ethylene plant lab"

What do you like about working at Oxy?

"OxyChem is a company committed to quality and safety. This company enhanced my quality background through constant quality training. ISO 9000 and OSHA Star worksite."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Best wishes!"

What don't you like about working at Oxy?

"I have nothing negative to say about working for this company, whatsoever."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep right on doing what you're doing. Great lab!"

"Great Company"

What do you like about working at Oxy?

"My boss and my co-workers. When I got promoted to Executive Assistant my work load was not as much as I had, I wanted to be more busy."

"Company still fighting the Civil War"

What do you like about working at Oxy?

"Nothing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop fighting the Civil War. The south lost. Get over it."