Plains All American Pipeline reviews about "management"

- management keeps things in the dark at times

Constant restructuring in management and supervisors

Having worked in several Fortune 500 companies, I found my experience at Plains to be truly astonishing in terms of leadership and culture—and not in a positive way. Despite promoting itself as the “Employer of Choice,” the reality at Plains does not align with that ideal. Leadership often lacked basic management skills, resulting in a fractured team environment with minimal mentorship and support. Decision-making regularly overlooked the insights of subject matter experts (SMEs), often leading to costly mistakes that contradicted the company’s “efficient growth” goals. Leaders sometimes took credit for their team’s contributions after the fact, creating a toxic culture of distrust and disengagement. More troubling, I witnessed leaders unjustly targeting employees, often holding them responsible for issues that stemmed from leadership decisions. In some cases, there was even documentation that confirmed where the real issues originated, but leaders prioritized their own image over transparency, which was incredibly disheartening. Reporting concerns in good faith to HR often led to retaliation instead of solutions, making it difficult to raise issues without fear of repercussion. I found myself in interviews with other companies where I didn’t even need to explain my reasons for leaving Plains. When I mentioned the company by name, it was met with understanding—a clear sign that Plains’ reputation is not as it markets itself. Unfortunately, I would not recommend Plains to anyone looking for a supportive, growth-oriented workplace.

The mid-level management is bad. At least it was from 2015 - 2020.

Big company, sometimes you feel like a small “number employee”

Not a lot of cons. Cameras in the pickups are annoying.

Constant changes to procedures that aren't always communicated very well to everyone, and it also makes training of new controllers difficult. Mandatory meetings that you are required to go to even though 90% of it is rehashing of training we've already went over on the computer and then stretching them out to cover a timeframe even though you could have done the same meeting in half the time. Of course these are little things though. Job is still good

Finding growth within the company and management engagement.

Financial Accounting/Reporting now has to come into the office 4 days a week while the rest of the company only comes in 3 days a week. High pressure and . Results driven rather than accuracy. Toxic management. Changed to PTO bank where as previously there were two banks, one for vacation and one for sick. Previously, employees automatically got 2 weeks sick every year. With the change, everyone lost a week of time off. Unreasonable deadlines.