Saudi Aramco Employee Reviews about "work life balance"
Updated 9 Jun 2019
Found 594 reviews
"Professional work Environment, very good compensation" (in 52 reviews)
"Great work life balance and community engagement" (in 43 reviews)
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"Community Engagement"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Saudi Aramco full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great work life balance and community engagement
Cons
Not many career development opportunities
Saudi Aramco2019-04-24"Engineer"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Saudi Aramco full-time
Pros
Good work life balance Friendly environment
Cons
Slow promotion process Long processes
Saudi Aramco2019-04-08- Helpful (5)
"As a member of the Human Resources Department... I do not recommend"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Saudi Aramco full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Average 32 vacation days per year, work/life balance, company covers majority of costs to send children to boarding school (high school children only).
Cons
Honestly, Aramco in general is a hostile working environment. They speak of 'great initatives' however, do not expect to see those initiatives come to life. Women are not valued (Saudi and expat), the performance rating scale is forced - if you are not a favorite, don't expect a good annual bonus. Many say the salary is great however, content is required. The salaries are higher than most companies - if you look outside...
Show MoreSaudi Aramco2019-05-08 "Penny pinchers"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Saudi Aramco
Pros
Good work/life balance and decent work environment.
Cons
Its hard to believe you are working for the most valuable company in the world! Financial incentives are diminishing every year due to following: 1. Increasing Saudi taxes you are expected to pay lump sum while other companies pay them on behalf of their employees. 2. Bring you over from a foreign country and make you pay full rent & bills (electric etc.) of housing in the camp. 3. Education allowance no longer covers...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
You need to find a way to compensate staff for all these rising costs and reduce the financial burden and make it more attractive if you want to retain current staff and hire top talent in future....
Saudi Aramco2019-01-19"Good job and nice career path"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Saudi Aramco full-time
Pros
Advanced degree program; work-life balance
Cons
You cannot get what you want in terms of development
Advice to Management
Make work-flow more flexible when it comes to get transferred
Saudi Aramco2018-11-27"Working at Aramco"
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I have been working at Saudi Aramco full-time
Pros
Excellent pay, benefits, vacation time, my team was very engaging and welcoming. Great management. Great work life balance and adventure.
Cons
Limited promotion opportunities. Bureaucracy. Risk-averse culture
Saudi Aramco2018-10-15"Choose wisely"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Saudi Aramco full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Work-Life balance, travel opportunities and tax savings from living overseas
Cons
No career development opportunities for expats, lack of challenging work, constantly changing and unclear management direction, team leads keep all interesting projects to themselves, non-existent raises, very dull work culture, poor morale
Saudi Aramco2018-09-29"Oil and Gas Company"
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RecommendsNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Saudi Aramco full-time
Pros
Work life balance, great pay and benefits
Cons
Disconnect between job title and actual job
Saudi Aramco2018-08-26"Excellent balances"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Saudi Aramco full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Excellent work life balance Good Saudi development program Excellent leadership courses Good experience
Cons
High competition Minimum salary adjustment in short run Constrained employees evaluation
Advice to Management
Free The employees evaluation Constrain budget rather than ratings Ease cross organization movement
Saudi Aramco2018-08-05"Anonymous"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Saudi Aramco full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Excellent pay, benefits, vacation time, my team was very engaging and welcoming. Great management. Great work life balance and adventure.
Cons
Heard experiences can depend a lot on what department you are a part of
Saudi Aramco2018-04-14