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At BP they promote a lot of development, opportunities, being inclusive, etc, etc. Let’s be realistic here - this is all a big lie... if your face doesn't fit, no matter how good/subject matter expert you are, you will never be promoted or recognized for the job you do. In the course of the last 18 months, most of my colleagues agreed with me that career progression in BP is absolutely non-existent. You will be promoted or be able to progress in your career ONLY if you are good friends of someone high up. Job postings published internally are a complete flaw. When you think you found something that fits your career prospects, you spend time, energy and effort speaking with the hiring manager and preparing your application for nothing. All they want is you to apply for the position to make up their pool of diverse candidates. The position is already pre-assigned to someone who may not even have the right qualifications to perform the job. Another thing I would like to point out is the code of conduct and company values… ONE TEAM (lol) doesn’t exist at all – I’ve been to meetings where I saw colleagues throwing rocks at each other and being very disrespectful. COURAGE to speak up… (lol). You speak up and you are out. They have in the HR intranet something called Open Talk. It’s a place where you’re supposed to report the code of conduct violations. I had a colleague who was being noticeably bullied by her line manager. I told her I was going to report the case to Open Talk. She advised me not to do so. I could potentially be the one to blame and very likely my career would be jeopardized. The line manager would be the winner in this case. Last but not least, flexible work arrangements – this one is really a joke. Most departments/areas promote flexibility at work but that is nothing but propaganda. You may be able to work from home to fulfill requirements of your role to deal with teams overseas; however, you must be in the office Mon through Fri, so your line manager can see you. After seeing/experiencing all this, it is definitely time to put a “full stop” in my career at BP.

Management doesn’t have a clear vision. L48 headquarters was moved to Denver, even though most of the onshore assets are in Texas. There is a Denver vs. Houston mentality which originated from the current onshore CEO. L48 has been laying off high performers in Houston and the field, which has caused safety issues, but are hiring positions that are laughable at best like Culture Representatives and Executive Concierge in Denver. The Denver office is spending money as if L48 is an oil driven company, but it’s not. L48 is a gas driven company.