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Although I am a seasoned professional in my field, I had virtually no training when I started this job, nor was I assigned a mentor at Buckeye Partners. I was put in charge of comprehensive procedures, which involved long-term planning and a flawed, manual system for tracking. It was inevitable that mistakes were made, and I was blamed due to constantly changing information, managers not communicating, and an antiquated Excel sheet as the tracking device. I was told that others in the department had made the director of my department aware of this before they resigned. My director was just as unfamiliar with the processes I was in charge of as I was. I later learned that the team I was a part of experiences a very high turnover rate, and now I understand why. 
 
Additionally, I was tasked with complex inquiries. At the time, there were three other team members with more knowledge and experience in the company, and I felt like I was the least qualified to manage this task, setting me up for failure.

I was also assigned complicated issues that required an understanding of the organizational structure and the company. I begged for an Org Chart only to be laughed at. Again, I unfortunately did not receive any support from my director, just criticism, regardless of my efforts and successful outcomes. 

When I received my 6-month review, I was criticized for all aspects of my work. It’s important to note that management tends to chastise employees rather than offer praise. Don't have any expectations of receiving commendation, and you will not suffer disappointment. I did not sign my review because it was inaccurate and unfair, which made my boss resent me.

I left the company, which provided a strong sense of relief!

My first few years were great, plenty of capital for new projects, management support for organic growth. Poor management decisions led to that capital completely drying up and put the company in a tight spot.  With the acquisition by IFM, it remains to be seen how the new renewable strategic initiatives will mesh with the legacy organization. 

Very smart group.  Lean organization, so everyone is expected to pull their own weight and more.  The pay is solid, but its a challenge to make material improvement in salary y-o-y.  The management structure is unclear which leads to confusion regarding responsibilities.  

Phenomenal benefits, the company really invests in you and wants you at your best.  

Overall I enjoyed my time there, but mostly due to my coworkers rather than the company as a whole.  

Great people, work environment and culture. Offer training and career development.  Team environment and the chance to work with great people.  Great job security and industry.  Challenging work and great day to day.  Managment was a great team.  Opportunity to do a good amount of field work and not be tied down to a desk or stuck in a cube farm.  Good salary, bonuses, benefits and career development and opportunity for advancement.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good benefits, plenty of room for professional growth.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The amount they expect out of you with little to no training that directly relates to your role. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
In my experience, the people were great to work with, but management is completely disconnected with the workforce. Environment was nice if you like solitude, or only limited interaction.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful. Never knew what was going to transpire, break, need attention. I spent most of my days reacting, regardless how proactive they told us we were or needed to be.

Buckeye Partners is a very diverse and inclusive company with multiple divisions to advance career-wise. 
At this company I’ve gained an exceptional amount of knowledge and experience within the logistical, medical, technical and administrative fields. 
There is regular CBT training administered to keep employees to keep their knowledge refreshed in order to project the level of professionalism that buckeye exhibits. 

The salaries are also very decent and highly competitive with other industrial institution similar to Buckeye. 

Generally anyone can thrive at this company once they have the right mindset and discipline. 

This is a great little company.  They have super VPs and great EA's!  I recommend they weed out one person, who is too elderly for her Senior Executive Admin position. Other than that... the company is great place to work! Sadly I found no mentoring from upper management. However, I did seek it through other great workers. I learned new programs and found new ways to improve my goals and job performance. BPLP also has some great leaders that I admired and respected. The employees are hard-working talented people. I enjoyed working along with them as a team player and as my service to them each day.

There can be long days/weekends depending on your job but you are compensated for it with the operations level.  I have learned a lot and have been exposed to a lot of good people!   Management doesn’t promote and development plans for advancement are non-existent.   Workplace culture is has changed a lot with the different changes in upper management.  The hardest part of the job is at times you can be tasked with so many different jobs responsibilities outside of your normal work load.  

The people at Buckeye are top notch.....from the CEO to the mailroom clerk. The people are kind and respectful and it is a fun environment. I have worked for several different managers over the years and you see how the company has invested in management training over those years. I believe there is an entrepreneurial feel here at Buckeye.  I work for the best manager in all of my career and believe Buckeye is definitely the best place to work. 

Major lack of leadership and direction. Don't expect to trust anyone you work with. Employees only care for their own personal gain and will stab you in the back for a $0.05 raise. Claims safety culture yet has no real policy or procedures for most tasks. Training is an absolute joke and practicaly non-existent. Company would rather save a buck than make sure you have the right tools to do your job or proper PPE. Money is ok but not worth the stress and hostility. Avoid this company at all costs.

Overall, Buckeye has great benefits, and above average retirement contributions.  Time off is good.  Since being taken back private, the culture has steeply declined.  The field is micromanaged, and many tasks add no value to the real operation of the company.  Promotions are hard to come by unless you are willing to relocate to a corporate office, even those positions advertised as hybrid.    Overall morale has declined, the field is short staffed (intentionally so it seems) making it a less desirable place to be.  

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