Does anyone have first hand information on work environment and culture differences between Antwerp and Rotterdam refineries. If you could choose which site woud you prefer to work at. I may have a choice as to where I end up so looking for any tips.
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Antwerp, any time
Rotterdam is much more stress for engineers
Rotterdam is more open and welcoming than Antwerp. It's also the #1 asset in Europe now.
Both are better than the rest of Europe as far as I'm concerned.
Between the 2 it depends a bit on the group / department. The sites are more or less operated as 1 and some specialties have moved to Rotterdam while others are primarily in Antwerp.
As an "outsider" I think Rotterdam may be the safer bet. Antwerp has very few non-locals and they have a history (albeit dated examples) of tanking outsiders in ranking.
On another note: Rotterdam is having some reorgs following the recent TA (the org chart was frozen prior to that) so things are likely to be in flux until 2025 I reckon. Antwerp had theirs last year so they already moved past that.