{"id":8171,"date":"2019-04-18T22:47:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T22:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/?p=8171"},"modified":"2019-04-19T00:53:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T00:53:12","slug":"the-petroleum-industry-comparing-the-cultures-of-bp-chevron-conocophillips-marathon-and-shell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/the-petroleum-industry-comparing-the-cultures-of-bp-chevron-conocophillips-marathon-and-shell\/","title":{"rendered":"The Petroleum Industry: Comparing the cultures of BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Marathon and Shell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five petroleum companies \u2013 BP,<\/a> Chevron<\/a>, ConocoPhillips<\/a>, Marathon<\/a>, and Shell<\/a> \u2013 go head-to-head today as we look at Comparably’s<\/a> employee-submitted reviews and grades to determine how workers at all five companies feel about their jobs. Does Big Petroleum bother to generate much of a company culture for their employees? Does Big Oil offer big paychecks to workers on the oil rigs? Let’s see what we can dig up on the behind-the-scenes action of the Petroleum Industry…<\/p>\n

OVERALL CULTURE<\/b><\/p>\n

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Chevron takes the first little gold trophy with a respectable B+ for Overall Culture. Shell also places in the B range and lands in second place. Our other three companies – BP, ConocoPhillips, and Marathon \u2013 have to settle for average C grades.<\/p>\n

BP: <\/b>\u201cYou are either with the \u2018in\u2019 crowd and get promoted or you stay relatively where you are even though you maybe a highly rated performer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chevron: <\/b>\u201cCulture, specifically very transparent, focused on long term results, work-life recognition and balance, honest with itself, proud but humble, GOOD PEOPLE.\u201d<\/p>\n

ConocoPhillips: <\/b>\u201cGood overall. Just a few loose nuts along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marathon: <\/b>\u201cA wonderful, down-to-earth company to work for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shell: <\/b>\u201cMy team is composed of excellent individuals who work well together and support each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

CEO & LEADERSHIP<\/b><\/p>\n

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Chevron takes trophy\u00a0number two, thanks to the\u00a0popularity of their CEO, Michael Wirth. Wirth beats ConocoPhillips’ Ryan Lance by just three percentage points, and BP’s Bob Dudley by eight. Coming in fourth and fifth are Shell’s Beurden and Marthon’s Heminger.<\/p>\n

BP: <\/b>\u201cWorkers here really like and admire the CEO.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chevron: <\/b>\u201cManagers need to be more in tune to what is going on than their own sphere of operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

ConocoPhillips: <\/b>\u201cLeaders in and around my workplace are patient, understanding, and above all caring.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marathon: <\/b>\u201cLeadership is made up of some pretty good problem solvers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shell: <\/b>\u201cThey are able to translate the strategic objective of the organization into actions that we are part of executing.\u201d<\/p>\n

COMPENSATION<\/b><\/p>\n

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Trophy\u00a0the third goes to ConocoPhillips for the way employees feel about\u00a0their Compensation,\u00a0granting the company an A- and beating Shell by only one percentage point. Chevron also turns in a solid grade with a low B. And it’s average-level Cs for Marathon and BP.<\/p>\n

BP: <\/b>\u201cIt is equal\/above when compared to other companies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chevron: <\/b>\u201cCompensation is barely above federal mandated minimum wage. A 2% pay raise after four years is an insult.\u201d<\/p>\n

ConocoPhillips: <\/b>\u201cBeing a widow, I am able to provide a comfortable life for myself now and prepare for what I hope will be reasonably independent elder years\u201d<\/p>\n

Marathon: <\/b>\u201cNot currently being paid based on prior professional experience in same field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shell: <\/b>\u201cThey are pay masters in the current market.\u201d<\/p>\n

PERKS & BENEFITS<\/b><\/p>\n

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Here’s the first three-way tie we’ve had for one of these industry challenges: Chevron, Marathon, and BP all scored the exact same B-level grade for the Perks & Benefits they offer. But the whole industry is strong on benefits, if these five companies and that row of B grades has anything to say about it. Last-place Shell clocked a score just three points behind the three-way tie at first place.<\/p>\n

BP: <\/b>\u201cThey offer onsite health centers, frequent meals, extra family leave and travel benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chevron: <\/b>\u201cI love the 401k and paid vacation.\u201d<\/p>\n

ConocoPhillips: <\/b>\u201cWe get credit toward health coverage for maintaining healthy weight and being smoke-free.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marathon: <\/b>\u201cSalary and bonus plan are lower then comparable companys in the area. Health care has also slipped compared to where it was even 3 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shell: <\/b>\u201cGood benefits. Used to have employee stock purchase, but no longer.\u201d<\/p>\n

DIVERSITY<\/b><\/p>\n

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ConocoPhillips takes the win for Diversity, which tracks how workers of color feel about their employers. Second-place BP sits seven percentage points behind ConocoPhillips. Chevron and Shell are close behind with B ratings. Only Marathon seems stuck in the Stone Age with a low C grade.<\/p>\n

BP: <\/b>\u201cThere is some diversity amongst the staff at BP. Depending on the division you work in. Finance more of 50\/50 with women and men, but much less on ethnic diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chevron: <\/b>\u201cChevron is particularly good with diversity and inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

ConocoPhillips: \u201c<\/b>Diversity is common and open. There is no room for harassment or racism\u201d<\/p>\n

Marathon: <\/b>\u201cWe have a diverse employee group which is supported by leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shell: <\/b>\u201cTry to get some diversity into upper management. White European males cannot possible be the only ones qualified for top executive positions.\u201d<\/p>\n

OUTLOOK<\/b><\/p>\n

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BP: <\/b>\u201cFor an oil and gas company, they are at the front edge of innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chevron: <\/b>\u201cPeople truly enjoy working at Chevron and believe in the company’s values and long term vision. Very b cultural alignment.\u201d<\/p>\n

ConocoPhillips: <\/b>\u201cThus far in my experience they have supported growth, development and opportunity of all employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marathon: <\/b>\u201cIt is a joy to work with my co-workers and to know that we help support the company.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shell: <\/b>\u201cLove the job. Positive challenenges give us the motivation we need.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a fourth victory in Outlook, our overall winner is Chevron.\u00a0<\/b>Chevron employees voted their company highly in four key areas, and of our five companies, Chevron is the one with the most satisfied employees. ConocoPhillips took two trophies, no small feat. And BP and Marathon both took one. Having to settle for going home empty-handed is Shell, who we wish better luck next time. All five of these companies will have to continue to impress to stay on top in such a competitive, controversial field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five petroleum companies \u2013 BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Marathon, and Shell \u2013 go head-to-head today as we look at Comparably’s employee-submitted reviews and grades to determine how workers at all five companies feel about their jobs. Does Big Petroleum bother to generate much of a company culture for their employees? Does Big Oil offer big paychecks … Read full-story <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[529,532,11,533,531,528,530],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8171"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8171"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8186,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8171\/revisions\/8186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}