How does one inherit a multi-billion dollar chemical company and reduce it to a lemonade stand that recycles..then lays off a thousand (yes a thousand) skilled legacy employees while hanging on to yes-men director level leadership who are just as... — read more 

..cant pay them back. Lays off 600+ so far to print artificial money. Outsources IT to TCS with sub-par knowledge, skillsets, and abilities. The organization eats the people that made it great, rewards and protects thr managerial, director, and vp... — read more 

TCS , the named outsourcing for the core IT infrastructure teams at Lyondebasell, in an effort to reduce cost due to a CEO thats has shamelessly destroyed a vibrant company with unneeded loans, closed plants and a business model that is ridiculously... — read more 

Lyondellbasell has terminated roughly 85% of its IT (or Digital buzzword) staff (originally announced as 100 employees but real numbers are around 300+) that had 8+ years..with the company in an effort by an ex-Shell fool named Kayoor to outsource... — read more 

The new leadership has no clue what they are doing and destroyed the department. Hiring all mid-level execs and firing the workers. This week they are laying off 125ish people and told all IT to stay home until you are told if you have a job. What... — read more 

It layoffs (100 plus) in outsourcing effort to TCS scheduled for announcement October 7th , 2025 No leadership roles will be affected. Leadership roles actually created and filled from external. Padded bonuses from Executive to senior leadership will... — read more 

Horrifically toxic company, especially in IT. They can't seem to get someone good leading IT. The only way to get out of the mess they are in is to start pulling functions back in house. Hire a people centric IT leader and let them do their job... — read more 

It doesn't count as a layoff, but I would basically call it a very perfidious way of managing layoffs - when they want to get rid of you in this company they start to overwhelm you with work that should be done by several people. I just wonder how... — read more 

I am looking to further my career in IT. I’ve researched a few companies with thoughts of putting in applications online. Can anyone give me honest feedback? I’m mainly concerned about attrition, layoffs, culture, employee engagement and career... — read more 

what do you think - what will 2020 bring?

UPDATE: Industry publication Plastics News quoted Jim Guilfoyle, executive vice president of the combined advanced polymer solutions unit, about plant closings, but he declined to comment on specifics, saying only he expected the company to... — read more 

Very stable and very worker oriented. If you are looking for stability lyondellbasell may be for you.

I'm thinking about joining the IT team Any advice from anyone who works there? Anything you like or do not like

LyondellBasell Industries used to be an outstanding employers, but they did have some layoffs and this is not that great - the company is located in Rotterdam and keeps growing - that's what you need in a company, growth, as growth brings in revenue... — read more