Plains Midstream?

[2.2vtec]

Has anyone here worked for this company or know anyone who works at Plains?

How do they like it?

[Alterac]

Yea, I work for Plains, and a couple others do.

What department you looking for?

[DJ_NAV]

u guys have a slurpee machine and a cheese machine at work???
thats awesome if u do

[icecreamvan]

Do they short change you due to the quarterly bonuses? Does that mean that you have 4 performance reviews a year?

[2.2vtec]

Originally posted by Alterac
Yea, I work for Plains, and a couple others do.

What department you looking for?

We get free slurpees, drinks, nachos + cheese, popcorn, capichino machines, etc.

Sounds good. A friend of mine got a job in the accounting side, I think Crudes or LPG..how's the work enviroment and corporate culture

[Alterac]

Yea, we have a slurpee machine (2 flavors) and a cheese machine. lol..

Well here is the run down:

Work Environment/Corp Culture:
- Will not be short of work to do. hah.
- Employees are friendly, and younger
- Like every place, tons of office politics and bs.


Overall its a good place to work if you have a good manager.

The 4 performance reviews would basically be your quarterly bonus's. Most people get 10% (for basically just doing a good job). Generally this is the meeting where they let you know your bonus, and then let you know what you could do to improve it, etc.

Raises and Salary seem to get reviewed yearly. Cost of Living increase yearly.

[topmade]

Originally posted by Alterac
Yea, we have a slurpee machine (2 flavors) and a cheese machine. lol..

Well here is the run down:

Work Environment/Corp Culture:
- Will not be short of work to do. hah.
- Employees are friendly, and younger
- Like every place, tons of office politics and bs.


Overall its a good place to work if you have a good manager.

The 4 performance reviews would basically be your quarterly bonus's. Most people get 10% (for basically just doing a good job). Generally this is the meeting where they let you know your bonus, and then let you know what you could do to improve it, etc.

Raises and Salary seem to get reviewed yearly. Cost of Living increase yearly.

Strawberry/Banana smoothie FTMFW!! I drink like 4 of these things a day

[icecreamvan]

10% of annual salary each quarter?? So that's 40% if you stay for the entire year, or am I reading this wrong?

Cheese machine mmmmmm.....

[Mythorp]

They have the best benefits I have seen at an O&G company that I have seen so far. Great company to work for! It is a busy environment because they are ever expanding.

Yes, the free stuff is also very good. Free pop, juice, slurpee's, popcorn, assortment of fruit (Tuesday's)...etc.

Bottom line is, if you get a chance to work for this company, you won't regret it.

[Alterac]

Sorry, the 10% is split up quartery.

So basically, if you get 10% each quarter it adds up to 10% of your salary.

10% / 4 = 2.5% per quarter.

[nickyh]

I have wondered myself about Plains, most people I talk to say Plains is run like a sweat shop.

I have seen a few jobs pop up for there, I work in the crude marketing accounting side of the O&G Business - but have been hesitant from what others in my industry have told me about them.

Would be curious to find out more myself.

[topmade]

Couldn't tell you much about accounting since me, Alterac and Mythorp are the IT nerds here, Alterac being the biggest nerd of all time. But accounting by nature is a bit of a sweat shop since there are always monthly deadlines to meet. Overall it is a good company, benefits are probably better then most companies, and don't forget about the free slurpees, popcorn and nacho & cheese machine

[icecreamvan]

Can I presume that the women there have a lot of...how do you say...junk in the trunk due to the perks?

[snowboard]

You guys hiring drafters? lol

im disgustingly slow at work, i despise having nothign to do.

[Alterac]

Originally posted by icecreamvan
Can I presume that the women there have a lot of...how do you say...junk in the trunk due to the perks?

Actually, Quite the oposite, most of the lady's here are pretty.

[BlkMaxima]

Is this the Plains near Ramsey?

[in*10*se]

plains is in the "seven restolounge" building. across the street from chicago steak house and the former cowboys.

i audit these guys. can't say much but, lets just say, if you're entry level, you're laughing in terms of work load.
If you're management level... you're working loads. especially in accounting.

just my 2cents.

[BlkMaxima]

Originally posted by in*10*se
plains is in the "seven restolounge" building. across the street from chicago steak house and the former cowboys.

i audit these guys. can't say much but, lets just say, if you're entry level, you're laughing in terms of work load.
If you're management level... you're working loads. especially in accounting.

just my 2cents.

Oh, lol I was thinking of a completely different company.

[icecreamvan]

Originally posted by in*10*se
plains is in the "seven restolounge" building. across the street from chicago steak house and the former cowboys.

i audit these guys. can't say much but, lets just say, if you're entry level, you're laughing in terms of work load.
If you're management level... you're working loads. especially in accounting.

just my 2cents.

Did you audit their "talent"?

[2.2vtec]

Anyone here know anything about the accounting side of things over there?