Disappointing manner of Retrenchment process - Anonymous employee Worley Employee Review

2.0
2 Jan 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are no good words or thoughts that come to mind right now.

Cons

None, other than satisfying to them. With obvious clarity that the process was not fairly and properly thought through, no definite feedback or resolution has been passed since it started on 1 November 2012! What positive action can come from Retrenchments? Throughout the year glamorously painted emails are being sent forth of good profits, smaller companies are being bought over in SA for an astronomical amount of money, but when it comes to having an option to save 173 staffmembers, company organograms and structure is pinned up to bring highlight to the Global aspect of things saying: sorry, you are actually a different company called WorleyParsons RSA...

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Massive Project Scale: Worley handles multibillion dollar capital projects. If you want exposure to massive EPC work, this is the place. You get to lead complex, large scale infrastructure and energy developments that actually move the needle globally. Technical Bench Strength: As a PM, you are only as good as your technical team. Worley has a incredibly deep roster of subject matter experts across civil, structural, mechanical, and piping disciplines. You will have serious engineering talent backing up your project delivery. The Energy Pivot: They are heavily transitioning toward sustainability and green energy infrastructure. It is a fantastic place to build your resume in sustainable engineering while still utilizing traditional oil and gas, offshore, or pipeline expertise. Global Mobility: Because they operate worldwide, there is excellent opportunity to travel or relocate for different assignments if that is something you want to pursue. Structured Delivery Systems: They have highly mature stage gate delivery processes. You are never flying blind; they have the rigorous systems in place to manage risk, procurement, environmental compliance, and contract administration effectively.

Cons

The Project Cycle Risk: Because Worley operates as a massive EPC firm, your job security is often directly tied to your current billable project. When a large scale project winds down, you need to have your next landing spot already lined up. If the company pipeline is dry, you can end up on the bench, and prolonged bench time always carries the risk of layoffs. The Constant Hustle for the Next Win: To avoid that bench time and ensure seamless work for their teams when a project ends, project managers and leadership have to be incredibly aggressive with proposals and bidding. It creates a high pressure environment where you are often executing your current massive project while simultaneously burning the midnight oil to win the next contract just to keep your engineers and staff utilized.

2.0
5 June 2026
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Great to get more experience in different areas

Cons

Completely project based. They don’t let you change on overhead even for 1 hr. It means if you can’t change on the project, they don’t pay you. So many people are full time but they don’t receive the full salary. No one tells you that when they want to hire you. There is no work/life balance

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