Pros
Like is often mentioned, the pay is good. I went from another company making $20,000/ year less to this job. That offer made it a no-brainer to me. That is about where it ends for me, the pay is god and i seem to get along with my co-workers.
Cons
Our facilities are abysmal, we have older structures with lead paint, sheet metal rusting away and none of it was built before the 1940s. Noone wants to work around that, even for a pipeline company. With the pay, they have you locked in. So you are subject to their whims when it's decided to mabye change a dozen forms overnight, then they are dumped on you. Information is sent straight to the employees from upper management via e-mail versus mabye going through lower level leadership. How about giving them (area supervisors) a chance to look like they are in the chain of command. They do not seem to be very valued, which effects morale. There seems to be a culture of, if something happens that isnt desired, like an equipment failure, or paperwork error, finding out where to point the finger as fast as possible. It's a blame culture instead of a teamwork resolving the issue culture. Lots of people are walking around looking over their shoulder a lot of the time. It is a shame we are afraid of being stabbed in the back. Mabye that is just a part of a big company like this, either way i find it unsettling.