To those who wants to work for Petronas, just keep trying. Its a good company. Especially if you have the passion to contribute to the nation. Petronas pays relatively low compared to industty average (other O&G companies) but in relation to other industries, they are still one of the best.

For those doubting working culture in Petronas, don't take hearsay (from friends etc) on face value. Those who said their friends say working culture is not good, i will ask them they have compared with who? have they experienced working in other companies? Its down to our mentality. If we don't have the drive and motivation, working in other major oil companies wont change who we are. In the end we might quit or not get contracts renewed. Focus on our attitude only and no matter where we will work, we will succeed is my motto.

Petronas suffers in terms of people leaving the company due to relatively low pay but the fact is Petronas is up there fighting with the group outside the Big 4 (Shell, Exxon etc). Staff are mostly young but if you enjoy a challenge, you'll find it satisfying. I am a junior engineer but have been given the trust and freedom to shoulder responsibilities of senior positions. I enjoy it but it ain't easy you know.

And the rumours about promotion and future if you are non bumi are not true. I have a lot of bosses who are non bumi and you will know a good person when you see one. Being bumi doesn't guarantee anything in terms of promotion. Petronas has strict standards for promotion and as many non bumi friends you believe has not progressed because you think they are non bumi, believe me there are as many bumi as well who has not progressed because there are others who performed better and progressed. I have a lot of non bumi bosses who has nothing but positive things to say about Petronas. in a nutshell, i could categorically state that this rumour is not true.

OPI is a good department and plays a major role. They analyse problem and propose tweaks and improvement to increase performance/efficiency. A lot of thinking and brainstorming. If you love problem solving then OPI wont be short of any. I just read that one of the first thing Barrack Obama did was to setup some kind of OPI department in the US for performance improvement. http://leaninsider.productivitypress.com/2...ce-officer.html

All in all, i would have to say that its down to us and i dont know much about other companies but i can assure the challenge is there when working in Petronas.

This post has been edited by bojan: Feb 12 2009, 12:12 AM