4.0
5 Oct 2013
Former employee, more than 10 years
Houston, TX
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Great work-life balance and pace. Great people-plants are not too big and sprawling-you can familiarize yourself with them pretty quickly and make good friends in the process. Many people stay for their entire career. Company has been a "good ol' boys' club" in the past, but they seem to be trying to improve that image and are succeeding last I heard.
Cons
Most managers like to keep you "in your box" unless you are picked to be on a fast track, in that case you will be tried out for greater responsibility (probably only one shot) and if it doesn't work out, be sidelined if you want to stay or a better manager comes along. Some of the work processes are arcane, but they are trying to improve them.