Repsol reviews

Worst management I've ever seen at a company. The managers and directors are not transparent at all. Many of them can be unfriendly and cold. No career progression. Raises are minimal. Most people here have survived layoffs and are out looking for themselves only. Lots of people I know have left or are looking elsewhere due to the empty depressing environment. Tension between Repsol and ex-Talisman folk. Spaniards show up late to meetings. and think its no big deal. Millions of dollars have been wasted on bad investments and poor decision-making. No one takes responsibility. Not sure how much longer these guys can stand on their feet. The only thing keeping them afloat is the downstream sector. There was a lot of potential the day REPSOL took a foot in the US but it slowly withered away.

--absolutely no career development/progression (for non-Spaniards that is) --only 1 non-Spanish director (in the US office) creates environment for extremely preferential treatment --salary is well below industry average when comparing similar positions and experience levels --cost of living salary increase has been less than inflation last 2 years (I am technically making less money today than 2 years ago!) --Talisman acquisition/transition will be a nightmare-->Madrid will jump right in and start micromanaging by placing new Spaniard bosses in formerly US/Canadian teams --most inefficient IT system ever imagined-->need a cable for your monitor? well then you need to email Madrid --yearly bonus is determined by closed door popularity contest (stay a couple years and it's impossible to not notice) --nearly all new hires in management/upper level positions are Spaniard --pretending to be dumb and "brown-nosing" are highly encouraged here --favoritism is rampant in the office --if you do not speak Spanish, prepare to not understand half of the conversations going on in the office (in the USA!) --managers do not know employees salaries, only HR and directors. this makes it impossible to negotiate a raise when the person you are talking to barely even knows your name. --managers/team leaders (most, NOT all) are very condescending, really kills office creativity and idea sharing