Does LyondellBasell pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LyondellBasell employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LyondellBasell. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LyondellBasell?

52% of LyondellBasell employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LyondellBasell 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LyondellBasell?

Operations (32) , Engineer (31) , Process Operator (30) , Operator (24) , Manager (18) , Operations Technician (17) , Production Operator (17) , Process Engineer (16) , Engineering Co-Op (14) , Project Manager (14) , Account Specialist (13) , Senior Engineer (13) , Intern (12) , Process Technician (11) , Production Engineer (11)

What are the pros of working at LyondellBasell according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay; good for mid" ((in 130 reviews)); "Benefits were good and company had pension plan" ((in 127 reviews)); "Great people and collaboration at lower levels" ((in 97 reviews)); "Good salary and boost to CV" ((in 51 reviews)); "Company Culture is great and receiving" ((in 50 reviews))

What are the cons of working at LyondellBasell according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management work employees with no promise of raises and have increased days in the office" ((in 69 reviews)); "If you have a bad manager, you're kinda up the creek." ((in 24 reviews)); "Bad leadership and CEO." ((in 22 reviews)); ".long hours and sometimes low moral" ((in 17 reviews)); "Extreme favoritism displayed." ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about LyondellBasell layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about LyondellBasell layoffs and their outlook for job security at LyondellBasell in 2026.

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LyondellBasell reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(757 total reviews)

Peter Vanacker

98% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

LyondellBasell has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 757 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LyondellBasell employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

757 reviews

2.0

Oct 9, 2011

Once great, now destroyed by greedy senior management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team atmosphere (we are in this mess together..so let's help each other mentality) Very competent direct colleages (although leaving company in increasing pace) Great business to be in Above average compensation

Cons

Company morale is vey low and overall atmosphere is negative CEO an sr management are destroying the company CEO has only read '80 management books and uses that stile. Rule by fear and gap closures.... Employees and management are scared of the CEO and therefore controproductive and commercially wrong decisions are taking. Employees in the company have given up and stopped caring. Company changes benefits one sided. Jobs are relocated and employees have to apply on their own jobs which in the meantime have been downgraded to a lower compensation level. This company and especially the CEO/senior management behaves very unethical. No trust anymore in employees from senior management. No rsspect for employees and customers from sr management. They only care about their own compensation and how good they are in cutting cost.

1.0

Jun 15, 2015

Undermanned, undermanned, undermanned

Sr it

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incapable and fighting managers are hilarious funny to observe every now and then, in some way, sometimes. Sad but true.

Cons

Always undermanned, low moral standards, frequent conflicts in the office, backstabbers mentality and incapable senior management causing a high employee turnover, a negative corporate culture, high stress levels and an unhealthy place to work.

4.0

Jan 13, 2017

European Organization Front Office Functions

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay; good for mid-career pros, - stability and business learning; talented mid-careers would find it comfortable; good work-life balance; limited support to learning and education and training; slow pace everything;

Cons

No good for youngsters - dynamic and very limited growth; people are sitting decades in interesting and challenging positions; shareholders and investors are the focus of leadership - stability on financial results and create impression they are in control; no managerial or intercultural skills on mid-manager level at all; lots of good employees are walking due to poor management mistakes; company makes the buck on operational excellence and science; front office is left un-managed at all;

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