Pros
Great career opportunties and benefits package (has company paid pension and great 401k match(100%+). Very bright co workers, who push you hard with their high achievcement and performance levels. Senior mangement is outstanding. Has consistently held long term values, ethics, career orientation, etc that do not change over time. Does not blow in the wind or chase the lastest fads as many companies do. Stands by its principles when others adjust to political pressures or the fad of the month. Bases investment decisions on long term not short term radical ups and downs in price of crude or product. Over my career, had work in engineering, finance, real estate, IT, HR, Procurment so they move you to different areas like no one else. Outstanding ethics and process orientation and conservative values like little debt that keep this company on top of decades not merely years as most manage to stay on top. High technology work despite what some assume about this industry. Great pride in having a career here.
Cons
Lean staffing means all work hard and somewhat long hours but that is why they can afford the benefits they pay, lean staffing in good times and bad. Hard charging leaders with high expectations along with high achieving employees means you work hard to get on top, but the satisfaction is there. Even lower performers work hard out of pride in their work and a carry over from top grades in school. So they are able to get critical jobs done with lean staff. Key challenge is demographics as for all oil companies, limited hirin in the 80's when oil did not offer good career prospects as now.
