Does Indian Oil pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Indian Oil employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Indian Oil. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Indian Oil?

66% of Indian Oil employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Indian Oil 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Indian Oil?

Assistant Manager (150) , Manager (74) , Intern (56) , Officer (40) , Operations Officer (39) , Internship (38) , Production Engineer (33) , Engineer (29) , Project Engineer (24) , Summer Intern (23) , Senior Manager (22) , Vocational Trainee (21) , Apprentice (19) , General Manager (19) , Mechanical Engineer (19)

What are the pros of working at Indian Oil according to real employee reviews?

"good work life balance here" ((in 131 reviews)); "Flexible in working load and good salary" ((in 123 reviews)); "Good job security and perks" ((in 91 reviews)); "Pay and package is good." ((in 62 reviews)); "Work culture good and interest with industrial experts" ((in 61 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Indian Oil according to real employee reviews?

"management should be good enough" ((in 29 reviews)); "Hectic, late working hours, mgmt is rude sometimes, less leaves, no job satisfaction" ((in 16 reviews)); "Office politics is very rampant" ((in 10 reviews)); "Too much politics." ((in 5 reviews)); "Extremely uncooperative and arrogant senior management." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Indian Oil layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Indian Oil layoffs and their outlook for job security at Indian Oil in 2026.

Indian Oil reviews

3.9

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,476 total reviews)

Shri R S Butola

67% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Indian Oil has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,476 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Indian Oil employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews

4.0

Oct 5, 2023

Work Experience at IOCL

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company provides you a lot of autonomy The compensation is good The Growth opportunities are great A long term career can be planned there

Cons

Growth is slow Work culture is hectic

2.0

Sep 25, 2023

Worst management and work environment

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best company for absent minded people.

Cons

1. Non existent work life balance 2. Stagnant pay 3. Saturdays working 4. In some profiles every other Sundays are also working days. 5. Remote locations 6. No allowance for night shift/ rotating shift duties. 7. Extended hours working and minimal overtime rates, Rs. 250 for 2 hrs overtime, 900 for 4 hours etc. 8. Arm twisting by senior management to get the work done by junior officers by hook or by crook. 9. Contractualisation now even at officer level. 10. Promotion policy highly detrimental for new joinees. Biased towards middle and senior management.

5.0

Dec 26, 2022

Very good company

Technician apprentice

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Over all good in providing services to employees

Cons

Located at very congusted area

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