Vantaggi
For the Most part, ONEOK has been a solid place to work. Pro employee. Good work/life balance. Good benefits. Generally good people to work around. These things still remain. You can move your way up and seek leadership opportunities. Success is about buying into the existing leaderships ideas and ways of leading. If you want to go up, buy into existing leaders ways of doing things, and tread lightly on challenging.
Svantaggi
Typical corporate politics you will deal with at most large companies. Pay is much lower than competitors, however the company never has layoffs. ONEOK has fallen in line with the other Fortune 500 companies. Satisfying the largest shareholders who are yelling about equity and improving diversity. At times, promotions occur that are head scratchers, and it’s clear to all that it’s about a diversity goal. Not sure if it’s good or bad for the business. Time will tell. Company wide employee surveys yearly, little comes from them. With the new Magellan merger, it’s definitely an odd time. For years, we went out of our way to purposefully stay away from crude and refined products because of the lack of stability in those markets.