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Updated 7 Dec 2022

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Found 365 of over 457 reviews
4.3
85% Recommend to a Friend
62% Approve of CEO

Found 358 of over 457 reviews

4.3
85%
Recommend to a Friend
62%
Approve of CEO
Anadarko Petroleum President & CEO R. A. Walker (no image)
R. A. Walker
189 Ratings

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Pros
  • "Great benefits that are hard to top.(in 70 reviews)
  • "People on the team were great and always willing to bend over backwards to help.(in 40 reviews)
  • "The pay is good it’s at or above industry standards.(in 31 reviews)
  • "Work/life balance is great with the 9/80 schedules(in 23 reviews)
  • "Great culture, company values are repeated often(in 16 reviews)
Cons
    1. 5.0
      7 Dec 2022
      Regulatory Advisor
      Current Employee
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This company offers good benefits, great PTO, and are family oriented.

      Cons

      Upper management could be more transparent

      1. 5.0
        26 Dec 2021
        Anonymous Employee
        Former Employee, more than 8 years
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Best place to work. Great benefits

        Cons

        No downsides to working at Anadarko.

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        1. 3.0
          16 May 2016
          Senior Geologist
          Former Employee, more than 3 years
          Denver, CO
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          The people at Anadarko are its best asset. I was glad to come to work with respected friends and colleagues everyday. The compensation was good, but the PTO and Friday's off were excellent perks.

          Cons

          While technical training is something that Anadarko touts it is common for geologists and engineers to be pigeonholed into roles which allow for little to no technical application. The team to which I was last assigned was comprised of a mixture of geologists and engineers. The consensus between everyone on the team is that we all became worse geologists and engineers in that role. Anadarko is probably one of the least innovative workplaces in the industry. While they have an exploration group, the team isn't given nearly enough time to work quality prospects. At the time that I left the company the exploration geologists were given 90 days to identify an opportunity and complete a full regional evaluation. It is no wonder that the company hadn't made a significant onshore discovery in the last decade and they've relied on paying premium prices for acreage followed by copy-catting other innovative E&Ps. The last thing is the core values. Anadarko is so proud of their core values but it's just lip-service. You are hammered with talk about the values but it's totally insincere and it's a way to ding people on their end of year reviews. Get rid of that nonsense.

          9
          1. 5.0
            4 Oct 2021
            Software Engineer
            Former Employee
            Houston, TX
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            nice people and great team spirit

            Cons

            poor management and lack of vision

            1. 5.0
              17 Jun 2021
              Geologist
              Former Employee
              Midland, TX
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Peoples there are amazing. It is a family type atmosphere Benefits Training Culture Compensation IT department Software

              Cons

              CEO Work life balance Upward mobility Career advancement Locations

              1. 5.0
                8 Jun 2021
                Anonymous Employee
                Former Employee
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Company valued their employees. Great life balance and benefits.

                Cons

                Constant changes and bureaucracy typical corporate world.

                1. 5.0
                  30 Jun 2021
                  Senior Engineering Technician
                  Former Employee
                  Denver, CO
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Salary and benefits like 401k match

                  Cons

                  Stressful deadlines, not enough support

                  1. 5.0
                    28 Oct 2014
                    ITS Administrator
                    Current Employee, more than 3 years
                    The Woodlands, TX
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Vacation time (4-7 weeks, by age), competitive salary, many lucrative bonus programs, total compensation is killer, Christmas party (maroon 5, robin thicke, zac brown...), beautiful corporate headquarters, but most of all the people and culture. Values truly run the company, and how well you live those values determines your annual performance review and promotions/raises. If you are not a moral person with strong values, this is not the company for you.

                    Cons

                    Sometimes I worry that we're not doing enough to preserve the culture and current structure of the company. Anadarko is fantastic, but a large part of what makes us successful is that we enable and empower individuals to be successful via autonomy. It feels as if some people want to add more structure and process that could potentially stifle innovation and our spirit of entrepreneurship. This hasn't happened yet, but we need to be cognizant of the risk.

                    13
                    1. 4.0
                      12 May 2016
                      Anonymous Employee
                      Former Employee, more than 1 year
                      The Woodlands, TX
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      - All the perks (401K, medical, dental...plus more) - Great PTO based on your age, plus 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off) - On location gyms and cafeterias. - Abilities to learn and grow your knowledge - Great culture, company values are repeated often - Located in a safe, northern part of Houston. - Covered and monitored parking garages - Free subscription of Rosetta stone, if interested in learning a new language

                      Cons

                      - Not too many roles to grow into, aside from manager of the department. - Currently not great to be in the oil industry (company recently had major layoffs) - Individual offices keep employees from easily communicating with one another. It keeps employees more closed off, unless they get up and walk to someones office. - Harder to make connections with most of the employees, due to it being a large company.

                      1
                      1. 5.0
                        1 Jun 2012
                        Senior Engineer
                        Current Employee, more than 1 year
                        The Woodlands, TX
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        (engineer) Can't say enough good things about APC....compensation/benefits are outstanding, work/life balance is actually generous, opportunities are abounding if you seek them out, job crafting is yours to make. Responsibility is enormous (not a place for someone who wants to coast) and you will often find yourself wear pants sizes 2-3 sizes too big (metaphorically speaking), however, help is available when needed. The core values are lived out and our performance reviews are based against these

                        Cons

                        Personally its hard for me to say anything negative....I have seen other dissatisfied reviews from other departments and that's unfortunate, however, it seems like the vast majority of these reviews are coming from interns and contractors. I have not met another direct hire that seemed unsatisfied, it does seem that APC needs to focus more on these other key areas, we do rely heavily on our contractors. Not in my department, but I have seen other contract personnel treated unfairly and this should never happen, when we do this we cut our own throats However, contractors in my department are treated as equals, given the same amount of responsibility. etc...

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                      Anadarko Petroleum has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 457 reviews left anonymously by employees. 85% of employees would recommend working at Anadarko Petroleum to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

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                      85% of Anadarko Petroleum employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Anadarko Petroleum 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

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