"Lukoil": feedback from employees about working in the company, working conditions, wages

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Speaking of oil production in Russia, quite often they mean the large company Lukoil, the feedback from employees about it every year makes thousands of Russians submit their resumes there. During its almost 30-year existence, the organization has gained quite serious momentum and today is one of the leaders in the oil industry.

History of Appearance

In 1991, the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union issued an order to form a state oil concern, which was supposed to develop deposits in the territory of Langepas, Urai and Kogalym. It was the first letters of these cities that became part of the name of the future organization, the last three were taken from the English language, where oil means oil. Initially, it was assumed that the concern would be engaged in the extraction, as well as the subsequent processing of oil and gas products. This is how Lukoil appeared, the feedback from employees, about which many students are motivated to submit their documents to institutions where they teach mining.

The new organization combined three existing enterprises in the above cities, as well as three processing plants: in Ufa, Perm and Volgograd. In 1992, the concern was transformed into OAO Oil Company Lukoil, under which it continued to exist in Russia. Two years later, the newly formed organization began trading its own shares on the market, which are still in demand.

In 1995, the authorized capital of the company was replenished with controlling blocks of shares in nine large gas and oil processing enterprises located in Kaliningrad, Astrakhan, Nizhnevolzhsk, etc. In the early 2000s, the company entered foreign markets and became the owner of a small gas station chains in the United States. It was quite difficult to compete with local producers, but gas stations quickly became popular.

After the hungry 90s, a large number of Russians considered promising work in Lukoil, the feedback from employees about high wages and good working conditions only provoked others. In 2004, there were more reasons for envy - the company finally turned into a private one, and the salaries of employees became an order of magnitude higher. The enterprise continued to expand and absorb smaller corporations, increasing its market share.

As of 2018, the oil company employs about 170 thousand employees, most of whom are directly involved in the development of deposits in the northern regions of the country. At the same time, the organization hason its balance sheet a number of social facilities that can be used by its employees and their families.

What does the company do?

The main activity of the enterprise is the extraction of gas and oil, which are further processed. Most of the mineral reserves are concentrated in the territory of Western Siberia (KhMAO and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug), it is from there that they get processed to the Lukoil gas station. In the reviews, the company's employees notice that the strong remoteness of mining enterprises from other Russian cities negatively affects the timely delivery of petroleum products to their direct users.

The company owns a number of petrochemical complexes, where industrial materials, polyethylene, polypropylene, etc. are produced. All mined minerals are transported by the only operator in the country, Transneft, after which they go to sales points. As of 2018, oil products produced by the company are exported to 19 countries around the world.

But the first association with the company that arises at the mention of the Lukoil gas station (employees especially note this in the reviews) is the pleasure of using the company's products. High quality fuel allows you to maintain the quality of the engine in the car for a long time, which is why millions of drivers around the world pour it into their vehicles every day.

Special attention deserves the environmental program, whichimplemented in the company since 2007. The purpose of the complex of environmental measures is to increase the amount of utilized natural gas, reduce the amount of emissions at enterprises, repair and improve pipelines in use, as well as reclamation of previously polluted land. According to analysts, up to half a million dollars is spent annually on the implementation of this program.

The company's employees are pleased that it has a huge number of medical and educational organizations that they can use for free. In addition, Lukoil annually transfers more than 2.5 billion rubles to charity. The company also sponsors a number of sports teams in Russia, and competitions in motorcycle racing on ice.

How do projects start?

Nizhegorodninefteproekt, one of Lukoil's regional subdivisions, plays a major role in the existence of the company. In the reviews, employees note that after joining the enterprise, the institute lost a large number of qualified personnel. Changes within the company are common, but for one of the company's leading affiliates, this often turns into serious trouble.

To keep employees in their regular positions, the company provides them with a huge number of benefits and social benefits. Here, there is an increase in salaries, and the allocation of preferential places in kindergartens for the children of employees, and a paid limit on cellular communications, and much more. In some cases, with the help of these proposals, it is possibleachieve retention of employees, but sometimes they still leave for positions in other companies.

All work in the Nizhny Novgorod branch is divided into 5 blocks: research activities, engineering and scientific surveys, design, project management, and 3D modeling technologies are also being intensively introduced here. The latter direction appeared relatively recently, so there is an acute shortage of personnel, which cannot be filled due to the lack of most speci alties in universities that train future industry specialists.

How do subsidiaries work?

Large companies cannot always fully control the progress of work in absolutely all their departments. That is why they resort to a simple but laborious solution - to organize a subsidiary enterprise with its own administrative staff, which will report on its work to the “mother” and act on her instructions. The most famous of these organizations accountable to OOO Lukoil is Tsentrnefteprodukt, the feedback from employees about it is mostly positive.

This "daughter" operates on the territory of the Moscow, Smolensk and Tver regions, its task is the wholesale and retail sale of petroleum products in the allocated territory. Simply put, it controls the operation of gas stations in these three regions, tracks sales and keeps records of employees.

Much larger in scale is another subsidiary of Lukoil, Yugnefteprodukt, in the reviews of employees of thisbusinesses note that it is quite difficult to work at its gas stations, as they often have to deal with emotional customers. The subsidiary operates in the Stavropol Territory and the Krasnodar Territory, the Rostov Region, North Ossetia-Alania, Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria and Adygea.

Each of these enterprises operates in 4 main areas: direct sale of fuel, formation of promotions for customers, wholesale sales and support of services for customers, allowing at any time to obtain information about the location of the nearest gas station, as well as about prices for one or other type of fuel.

The staff of Lukoil filling station operators is increasing every year, the feedback from employees indicates that now it has become much calmer to work in this position than in the 90s and early 2000s. Each gas station has its own "alarm" button, security guards are on duty around the clock at large facilities - this is what instills confidence in the employees of the enterprise. In addition, employees notice that customers themselves have become much calmer during service, which is also an advantage in this work.

Do employees like their jobs?

Among Russians, there is still an opinion about how useful and highly paid work at Lukoil is, the reviews of the company's employees mostly confirm this. Particularly satisfied are those who are engaged in engineering and distribution work, in their opinion, it is here that the employee is provided with the most optimal working conditions,however, the requirements for meeting the deadlines here are quite stringent, which is the norm for a company striving to meet its goals.

Employees of the enterprise are also satisfied with the high corporate culture built within the company. Respect for everyone, the desire to provide all possible assistance and support, a well-coordinated and friendly team are the main advantages of the company, which has been in demand on the labor market for more than 25 years. Separately, they note the presence of a voluminous social package, which can be used at any time.

Financial motivation is also reflected in the positive feedback from employees about Lukoil. According to them, a bonus is always paid for the implementation of the task for the year. Salary indexation is carried out in a timely manner, and compliance with legal norms is strictly monitored by the company's lawyers and the personnel department.

Quite often, employees of the company in their positive feedback note the fact that the company is interested in the continuous improvement of the skills of its employees. The courses are free, where employees can get a lot of information that will be useful to them not only in their direct work, but also when moving up the career ladder.

What are employees unhappy with?

Most often, negative reviews about the company can be found among those who work in it at the starting positions - gas station operators, cleaning staff, junior specialists. The former are especially dissatisfied, since they most often have towork with different types of clients, perform their duties in adverse weather conditions, try to have time to do absolutely everything.

The lack of development in their region is another reason why employees are dissatisfied with Lukoil, in the opinions of employees Moscow is seen by them as a place of opportunity. However, this is far from always the reality, since in those areas where the company carries out its direct activities, there are often vacancies for administrative, factory and managerial positions.

But even those who were lucky enough to be among the office workers still remain dissatisfied with the current situation. The main reason for this is the inability to move up the career ladder in the shortest possible time. In some regions, employees work in the same position for years, because they cannot move up for one reason or another. In the regions, climbing the career ladder is much more difficult, since the company offers a fairly high salary by local standards and it is difficult to find a similar job.

Nepotism is another reason for dissatisfaction with Lukoil, in the reviews of employees from Moscow, information often slips about the appointment of a specialist to a highly paid position only because of close acquaintance with higher authorities. Whether this is true or fiction is quite difficult to prove, since rumors most often remain so. However, some employees prefer to believe negative news,forgetting how much useful the enterprise does for them.

Working conditions

The company seeks to preserve the he alth of its own employees, uses a number of different measures, consistent with existing legislation. In particular, we are talking about the payment of compensation to OOO Lukoil. In the reviews, employees note that accruals are carried out stably and on an ongoing basis. At the same time, the enterprise provides workers with free overalls and footwear, drinking water, and in some cases even milk and food products.

All employees are required to undergo periodic medical examinations and examinations. In case of detection of any diseases, the employee has the right to undergo an in-depth examination while maintaining his workplace. In case of loss of working capacity for one reason or another, the company can retrain its employee for a new speci alty for free, thereby retaining him in the state.

Observance of the rights of workers is monitored by the special unit of the enterprise - "Lukoil-URTs Volgograd", the feedback from employees about it is extremely positive. This association plays the role of a trade union, its tasks include compliance with agreements between employees and the company. Formation of social programs, assistance to employees, control over compliance with the guarantees and benefits of specialists - all this is in the area of responsibility of the URC.

There are five commissions at the center that conduct he alth and cultural work amongemployees of the enterprise, perform organizational and labor protection activities, carry out legal and socio-economic operations. Particular attention is paid to the adaptation of new specialists, since they are the future of the company.

A brighter future for employees

The largest oil company cares so much about its specialists that it even formed its own non-state pension fund - Lukoil-Garant, according to the feedback of employees who transferred their savings there, the profitability is much higher here. When applying for a job, a specialist, at his own request, can conclude a personal pension agreement with a local NPF, and transfer part of the earned funds to his own account.

By the time of retirement, the company additionally sends to the personal account an amount equal to the employee's investments made during the period of his activity in the company. However, this becomes possible not only upon reaching retirement age, but also upon dismissal from the organization, these are two mandatory conditions.

As of 2018, about 90,000 employees of the enterprise transferred their pension savings to Lukoil Garant, thus, the demand for this NPF is at the highest level. The fund also provides support to non-working pensioners, we are talking about the payment of quarterly benefits, targeted medical and social assistance, additional payments for holidays, etc.

How much can you earn here?

Salary is the main question of interest to those who are going to get a jobwork at Lukoil. In the reviews, employees note that its level directly depends on personal career aspirations. For example, the average salary of a gas station operator is 19-20 thousand rubles per month, however, it can fluctuate both up and down due to the number of hours worked. The more you work, the more you get. In addition, the bonus is calculated from the amount of the salary, and those who wish to earn money should also remember this.

Technical staff here receives 23-25 thousand rubles a month, and we are talking about employees with low qualifications. The average monthly salary of a manager is 40-45 thousand rubles, depending on the goals achieved. Top management receives, according to rough estimates, 4-5 times more line managers.

In the history of the enterprise, there are quite a few examples of workers who started from low-skilled positions, and eventually reached high positions in Lukoil. Feedback from employees often indicates that everything depends only on their own perseverance. On average, it takes 5-10 years to achieve a highly paid position in the state of an enterprise.

How to get a job?

Because work at Lukoil is still considered prestigious, getting there is quite difficult. If you have a completed higher education, you have much more chances, but everything will depend on what specific position you will apply for. On its official website, the company periodicallypublishes open positions along with the criteria that a potential employee must meet. To obtain a position, you must fill out a short form on the website and attach a resume to it, after which an employee of the personnel department will contact you.

In the absence of higher education and little work experience, you can get a job at a gas station as an operator of Lukoil, in the reviews, company employees note that from this starting position you can move quite far up the career ladder. Diligence, readiness for active self-development, respect for oneself and colleagues are the main qualities that an employee of the company must possess, only then he will be able to reach certain heights in it.