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Productive and serious workplace
Production Shift Manager (Current Employee), Secunda (South Africa) – May 14, 2012
Pros: free meals for unplanned overtime
Cons: production workers has no schedule lunch or breaks
Helpfully friendly co-workers who are customer focused.People are knowledgeable about the work and world events.
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Bakkie – October 23, 2012

Great company 2 work for.Good remuneration packages.Good allowances eg housing, Transport, Medical etc.lot of opportunities if you want to grow,

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Working during shutdown.
Mechanical technician (Current Employee), Secunda, Mpumalanga – May 20, 2013
Pros: free food, gifts and overtime.
Cons: injuries and negative people
Arriving at work at 05:30 to take work handover from night shift.
First thing you find is night shift work was not finnished. Now you need to plan for your day shift work and night shift work that was not finished.
Need to always stay positive even in difficult time that will help even your staff to try their best to do work for you. Remind them of – more... the target day and motivate them as to why we are here.
What I have learned is that soem peolple are will try to take a step backwards just because they need more overtime. The more they stay on job the more overtime they are getting. Now as a technician you need to check artisans work hourly and keep records and check you schedule if your works day is still under controll. The most enjoyable part of job is when mission is complete and everything is according to schedule. – less
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i have high technical capability and and always interested in learning a few skills.
Process foreman. (Current Employee), Sasol,Sasolburg. – May 19, 2013
Pros: training
Cons: everyday at work.
I am always finding new ways of making the day worth while at work,by learning all knew skills and things as i have the previlage of being close to most of the OEM documents.I also act as a mentor and support leader to my co-workers as to assist in having common objectives and also to learn from them.The hardest part of my Job is only when i have to – more... discipline people that you know have the ability to change if correctly inspired or supported,and i do it in the sake of the policy and the power trusted in me.I enjoy being at work when we are technically solving real plant issues and learning from the experienced. – less
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Driver (Current Employee), Mpumalanga – May 10, 2013
Cons: long hours
Being a driver at sasol is a great experience ive ever had in life, and the company is doing great
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Learning and fun place
Rigging and Slinging (Former Employee), Secunda, Mpumalanga – May 5, 2013
Pros: friendly environment
Cons: i worked on a very dangerous site almost everyday, but received proper training when i joined the company. this is not really a con in my books.
I learned a lot from my colleagues, my seniors and about all the different sites on Sasol. I believe i am equiped for any company i will join next.
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Working Environment and Productive
Belt Operator (Former Employee), Secunda Mpumalanga – May 4, 2013
Pros: free transport
Cons: no day offs
The first day I got to the underground coal mine was simple amazing. I learned to operate machines that i have never seen before. The kind of management that i had was very supportive and willing to assist in growing our work capabilities. My co-workers were also supportive and willing to work in unity to easily complete tasks given. The hardest part – more... of the job was with on the fixing of the Belt and combining it to ease the smooth transportation of coals. The most enjoyable part of the job was when I was communicating Safety Rules and procedures in the working environment or site. – less
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Productive and caring firm to work for
Secretary (Current Employee), Secunda Mpumalanga – April 30, 2013
Pros: warm jackets in wintertime, recognitions when reach goals
Cons: long hours
Sasol always take their personell needs in their hands.
My experience of Sasol is that every person that works for sasol is not only a number.
Always caring and see to ones needs.
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Productive and most interesting working environment.
Analyst Software Asset Manager (Current Employee), Sasolburg, Freestate – April 4, 2013
Pros: started to study towards a better future
Cons: i am on contract and there is a slight possibility of becoming an permanent employee.
A typical day at work would be a busy day doing all my tasks and keeping the end users satisfied with our services. I have built up a huge amount of knowledge towards software and IT technology that I enjoy mostly. My Management is very professional and fair towards all the employees. I enjoy working with my co-workers they are willing to assist when – more... needed and supports me with every task I take on. The most hard or frustrating part of my work is processes that’s not laid out to all the Departments we are working with and it makes the time span for a request and or task much longer that needed. I mostly enjoy my work (all aspects) it interesting and I learn a new thing about technology every day. – less
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i am an energetic, analytic and able to see bigger picture of the organisational processes
Manager HR Diversity and Talent (Current Employee), Secunda – April 2, 2013
Pros: educating, empowering, research
Cons: monotonous job, less energetic co-workers
very productive, achievement oriented, looking at the bigger picture of organisational success, relationship building, facilitation and presentation
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the work place is making me grow
Mechanical Technicisn (Current Employee), Secunda, Mpumalanga – March 28, 2013
Pros: 1hour
Cons: 13 hours
insasol a technician give Technical Suport to the Mechanical Foreman, we run maintenenca where neccesary. manage the asset management module. run with the MOC procidure.

i have learned a lot when it comes to Technical issuess.

the management is good

co- workers are supportive

dealing with people who undermine you is the hardest part of the job
you – more... get an oppotunity to learn what happens on different fields, like welding – less
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Enjoyment of serving customers, Having great team work with my coleages
Forecourt Attendant (Former Employee), Cape Town, Blue Downs Hindle Road – March 8, 2013
Pros: free lunch at night shifts sometimes
Cons: working night shifts is a bit dangerous
Sasol is one of the busiest Mall "Blue Downs Hindle".
Improved my customer service skills.
I have gained well experience to deal with customers fairly and kindly to improve the company's profit.
Management treats its employees well and strict to do the job.
The hardest part of the job was when you have overloaded the customers car with the petrol then – more... you have to pay it by yourself.
I enjoyed meeting new people and dealing with different customers each and every day at work . – less
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Productive workplace with team players
Prourement Advisor (Current Employee), Mpumalanga – March 8, 2013
Pros: finishing at one on a friday as the company promotes family time.
Cons: there is none
I enjoy learning new things and meeting new people. My typical day at work includes completing my days work and going beyound my clients expectations. I like to maintain long standing relationships as this makes people loyal. I have learned that nothing should get you down everything is learning experience. At Sasol my co-workers are very helpful and – more... ready to assist and vice versa. Hardest part of the job is getting end users to place and release PR's and the enjoyable part is when you close a deal before the deadline. – less
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Fun Workplace
Roofbolt Operator (Current Employee), Sasolburg – March 3, 2013
Pros: no lunch
Cons: 9 hours
Typical - Go too work and have a Safety Meeting and go
underground.

Learned - I've learned to work together.

Co-Workers - Always fun to work with my Co-Workers.

Hardest part of job - Moving the Machine underground.

Enjoyable part of the job - When my job is 100% and Safe
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hardwoker
instrument artisan (Former Employee), freestate – February 28, 2013
Monday
Instrument maintenance
Team leader
Fun
Not completing given work on time
Doing the job right first time
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productive,company
instrumentation artisan (Current Employee), secunda, Mpumalanga – February 21, 2013
Pros: the salary is good, has a great culture, best job security i know of.
Cons: im far from family
the salary is good, has a great culture, best job security i know of.
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EMPLOYEES NOT HAPPY AT ALL
PROCESS CONTROLLER (Current Employee), SASOLBURG,FREE STATE – February 18, 2013
Cons: delays about promotions
1. AS WE IN THE COMMISIONING TEAM WE STILL STUDYING THE PLANT WE ARE ABOUT TO COMMISION, WE DOING MODULES
2.MOST EQUIPMENT I DIDN'T KNOW AND HOW IMPORTANT ARE THE NQFs
3.MANAGEMENT WANT TO DO RIGHT BUT SOMETHING IS STOPING THEM WHAT I DON'T KNOW
4.MY CO-WORKERS ARE THE BEST TEAM I'VE EVER WORKED AND ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST OF THE BAD SITUATION
5.NOTHING – more... IS TOO HARD FOR A DEDICATED PERSON
6.WORKING WITH THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT ALWAYS MAKES YOU FORGET ABOUT THE PROBLEMS YOU HAVING – less
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Productive
Senior Shift supervisor (Current Employee), Secunda – February 13, 2013
Productive
Being a team player
dealling with other peoples personnal issues
managing others
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productively good, 60 percent people centred, HR management not doing well under business units
Senior mechanical fitter (Current Employee), sasol secunda – February 7, 2013
Pros: not unless is for everyone else
Cons: i have woked up to 16 hrs
typically, like everyone else I have my own best days, avarage and job challenges which makes me happy and feel alife. since I have worked here I have learned a lot about mangement and leadership which makes me feel that I need too put what I have leanerd in action as it is useless to learn something and sit with knowledge. honesty, organisational behavior, – more... work synegy and cross-functional. the colleagues does not get tired of learning new things everyday and we are like friends at work. having autonony over my own work has made me enjoy what I'm doing a lot. – less
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productive
process controller 1 (Current Employee), sasolburg – January 6, 2013
Pros: lots of experience
Cons: lack of progress
shift work 12 h
sampling , plant start up and shutdown.
hydrogen compressor start up and shutdown.
tanfarm.
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Hard work very productive do a lot of plans to increase safety
Acting mine overseer (Former Employee), Secunda Middlebult mine – September 27, 2012
Pros: sleep in my own bed every day
Cons: long long hours slept sometimes on the mine or work plase after long hours of work
Hard work long hours in proto sometimes very dangerous smile on my face to see results end of the month or end of every project big or small Also to see smiles on persons faces after work was done and handed back
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About Sasol

Sasol is an energy and chemicals company. Sasol adds value to coal, oil and gas reserves, using these feedstocks to make liquid – Read more