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What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working at Worley Alaska was some of the people on the ground, many of them were sharp, direct, and genuinely good at their jobs. That said, the overall culture felt very old school and male dominated. Leadership choices, particularly in HSE after 2025, were disappointing and created a strong pick me atmosphere where women often seemed overlooked or undervalued.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part of working at Worley was leadership that seemed more focused on self promotion than on actually leading people. Decisions often felt personal rather than fair, including a three day in office policy that clearly favored certain employees while requiring others to drive more than 150 miles one way in the name of “building culture.” Leaders talked a lot about safety, yet expected people to make exhausting commutes that did not feel reasonable or respectful. Overall, the leadership team needs much better alignment and consistency in how they treat their people.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment and culture, particularly within HSE, often felt driven by leaders who avoided accountability rather than modeled it. Meeting times shifted constantly, priorities changed around leadership convenience, and decisions tended to center on individuals instead of the team. There was a clear gap between talking about strong leadership and actually practicing it. Overall, the Alaska Worley group has a lot of room to grow in becoming more collaborative, consistent, and genuinely team focused.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day at Worley was busy but chaotic, filled with meetings that constantly moved or popped up at the last minute, pulling you away from focused work and forcing you to pivot over and over. Expectations were often unclear, so you ended up figuring things out on your own or bending to whatever leadership wanted that day instead of following a consistent process.

On top of that, the new shift to being in the office three days a week feels completely unreasonable and morale is low because of it. The office setup crams grown adults into tiny cubbies stacked right on top of each other like animals in a shelter, which makes it even harder to concentrate or feel respected.

There were moments of real collaboration with smart, capable coworkers, but those were regularly overshadowed by disorganization, shifting priorities, and leadership dynamics that made everything far more complicated than it needed to be.

Based on experience working with the Commercial Specialty Department (CSD).  

This company seeks volume over quality, I worked for a GA firm that was purchased by Worley who slowly changed our workload from that of high quality clients to low paying volume based clients.  It is unfortunate that business development has steered the company in this direction.  I was seeking to be a large loss / General Adjuster and I quickly found out that Worley as a company dwells in the small loss, volume based claims.

Most employees are now hired on as 1099s even though they advertise as having a GA staff, they simply have a couple GAs review files that the 1099s produce.  

Seldom was my hard work or high earnings acknowledged by management.  It was always "you need to put more time in" or "we need you to bill more hours".  Working at Worley is a way of life, not a job.  There is little balance between work and life outside of work.  I went on several unpaid vacations and was told that it would be a good time to catch up on work.  These guys are relentless.

You can make a good living if you put in the hours but the bad thing is that there are no raises, no opportunities for advancement and a highly changing work schedule.  I worked in this industry for 10+ years and have never received a raise, they define glass ceiling.  The money you can make is based soley off of the amount of claims coming in and if marketing or business development are not bringing the claims in then you don't work.

I know i have been pretty sour in my review here, but there is one good thing about this company.  If you know the industry and are between jobs, you can get a temporary position here at Worley and make decent money while you look for another place to work.

Overall this company is like a revolving door, people are coming and going all the time.  It's a great prospect for newcomers to the industry but supports no long term growth.  New Adjusters will find a good place to earn a living and after a few years realize that they will be stuck at the starting point for the entirety of their career at Worley.

Based on my experience with Worley Co. there was manipulation from start.  Hired employees not meeting requirements for on boarding process but give the job. Not having certifications or being certified by State Farm.  Not having require license for but giving the job as require by other firms.  Mangers not being transparent with information so that all employees have equal chance to gain information or position and experience.  Manger will place unqualified person in positions to fail or to give more money with out experience then try to train.  Even after reported to upper management at Worley head of wrong doing even management will be release or fired for telling the truth about what going on with treatment of employees.  Unequal treatment based on friendship not the ability to perform the job duties.

What I learned:

Worley Co. in a Louisiana based company that is not professional and brings that thinking into a professional environment. 

Management:

Not trained properly to manage large groups of various personalities with out being "caught up" in subordinate lives and affairs.

Co Workers:

From all types of back grounds, from ex felons to professional career back grounds.

Hardest Part of the job:

Getting proper training to preform job duties.  You will have to go to another firm or Adjuster company to get what you need to be valued asset.  Worley will not allow for you to do so unless your in the "Good Ol Boy" network.  If your in the system you will not have to work as hard people not in the "Good Ol boy" System.  Not ideal company for professional thinking insurances adjuster.

The most enjoyable part of the job:

Able to network with leading firms in the industry.

If you don't want to work everyday..that's right..everyday, than this job is not for you. 

It's Catastrophe work. I am insurance adjuster, so I crave this type of thing all the time. 

Once again, you work everyday till the job gets done. It's hard work, it's real work, but for me it's worth it. 

If you're the type of person that's up in everybody else's business or you're ultimately extraverted, I don't recommend this type of work. 
A certain reservation is necessary to work as an adjuster. If you have a sales personality, this may not be for you. You are dealing with people that lost their homes or vehicles. They don't want to hear some cheery voice on the phone; you also need to be articulate. If you have been accused of not speaking clearly, once again, this is not for you. If you have been accused of not communicating well at work, this is not for you. Communication is a must. And if you are speaking, you need to be concise and to the point. Not a jerk, but to the point and get back to work. 
This is typically not a 'fun' job for everyone. There can be a lot to it. 


As long you mind your business, don't overstep your ground, don't try to act like a boss, know your place, do as instructed, you may just work out; but you have to know what you are doing. Once again, this is for people in the insurance field. This is not something you can just do all of a sudden. I've seen people break down, I've seen people lose their temper in the middle of a work day, many have anxiety attacks or get homesick. I've seen some off the wall things with this type of work. Once again, it's not for everyone. You may think you want to travel, but may never have actually travelled before. Once again, you work everyday. But I love it. 

I'm ready to go back out into the CAT field all over again.

Todays process automation technology is a fantastic experience. Communication speeds in the world class tradition of process information on data highways both copper and fiber with crystal clear plant graphics is a welcomed technology advancement for the entire planet. Research and development of exotic material selection for trim and types of valves and  final control elements really allow much more band width for scaling production and set point controls. System performance with tuned modes of controls straight proportional band to integral and derivative feed forward and feedback signal contours and trending with historical graphs and data base operation logs for review during and after process upsets or startups serve the ability of age old process improvements and market yield excel companies to their targets.

The improvements and explanations of industrial facilities protection from loss of production border on the very least you can do is implement the national code requirements. Beyond those significant advisory panels of PHD engineers and leadership from all industry are the life protection for your co-workers and yourself as well heritage and protection of the environment.

A typical day is about meeting new people, a new client, a new system, a new deadline, attending a meeting, or rescheduling a meeting, and creating your own resources to make your job easier.  There are policies, procedures and regulations to guide you. Reading up on this and following the guidelines will make work 88% easier to and will assure compliance. 

The opportunities for advancement is in your own hands.  Show initiative, work hard, and don't be afraid to push back when needed.  If you do, make sure you have a plan of action and justify your reasons.  

If layoffs happen, you will see it coming months in advance which gives you the opportunity to prepare your next move.  The next move can also mean finding a position on a different project in another state or country.  Be flexible and opportunistic and you can have the chance to travel most of the world.

With the new your younger engineers, they need to be made aware that this is a great place to work for.  Some more experienced engineers or managers might not be nurturing towards a younger generation, but this is where advise from the elders will truly pay off.  Listen to the positive input and learn to work with the diverse group of people.  

Morning donuts, bagels, treats will score you points.

Excellent company to work for if you are interested in becoming a Claims Adjuster.  I had never used Settle Assist or Xactimate 28 prior to working a catastrophe for Worley.  It was truly a great experience!   Because I worked for Worley after a major disaster (Hurricane Irma), everything was done at a fast pace.  I had to learn 2 new computer programs and implement what I learned immediately!  However, not only were the Team Leads helpful and patient in teaching people that had NEVER done inspections before, but other Worley employees that previously worked catastrophes(some of them were Licensed Adjusters) were helpful to the newbies as well.  For me, the most difficult part of the job was navigating the roads and detours afer  the hurricane.  Many of the roads were cut off due to fallen trees and debris.   While inspecting properties, I really enjoyed helping and meeting people from all walks of life.   Less than 1 month after this Worley assignment ended, I took a Pre-Licensing course, passed it and received my first All-Lines Adjuster License as well as became Xactimate 28 Certified.  I guess you could say that "I got the Inspector/Adjuster Fever" after completing that Worley Assignment!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Close to home, regular pay check. If your in the click, you'll be better off. Benefits insurance etc are available.  Do have vacation. Personal time off available 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management is difficult to work with. Too many supervisors and upper level management are elevated to positions by buddy system instead of experience; this leads to disrespect, cussing, threats of termination. Even witnessed physical and verbal confrontations from heads of departments 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment would be what you would expect at a chemical plant. Culture good among employees. SUCKS as far as Foreman, supervisors and management are concerned. IDK about other locations, just Kingsport Plant

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Go in get butt chewing most of time. Whole crew. Get threatened to be fired if tool room doesn't have tools, or safety equipment for that matter; and you just asked for specific tools or equipment. Employee asked for harness and lanyard, supervisor (in safety meeting of all places with safety supervisor there) was told any 1 ask about harness again I'll personally take your butt  to the gate.

My first job out of college.  Initial interview was pretty laid back, managers were helpful getting me started on my job.  Pay was pretty good for someone with no experience.  All you had to know was basic knowledge of AutoCAD and the rest you learned on the job.  Coworkers were nice and helpful.  Had all the benefits you'd expect: 401k match, health, vision, dental, PTO.  They were also really accommodating with my schedule, you can request a modified schedule if needed (example: under 40 hours).  Great job to gain experience.  

Only con I can think of is that there isn't really a clear path for progression.  After a while you kind of get stuck doing the same job. Performance reviews weren't really prioritized and was never really given an idea if we were going to get raises.  And because we were in the oil/industry, work can have it's highs and lows, so there's no 100% guarantee for job security.  Many people got layed off/furloughed when work got scarce.

But overall it's a great place to work, flexible, good people to work with, and decent pay.

WorleyParsons appears not to have a good on-going marketing group as there always seems to be lack of work.

A typical workday consists of developing client engineering documents for construction of major equipment.  Most of the work is done on computer and there is little travel opportunity unless it's a large money contract project.

I learned lots of additional computer skills and how an engineering process works and develops a final construction product.

Management is laid low and interacts primarily at weekly meetings with the client.  Since there were few employee reviews and few raises/promotions, it was hard to tell where you stood in the company.

Workplace culture was basically every man for himself as far as finding steady work.  People were friendly, but protective of the work they had and often seemed standoffish on interaction with projects.  There seemed to be little employee loyalty as they came and left the company regularly.

Hardest part of the job was trying to figure out canned computer programs and the engineering process without in-house training seasons or employee orientation.

Most enjoyable part of the job was the travel when it was available.  Pay and benefits were excellent.

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