It is noticeable that morale has never been worse. Perhaps these last layoffs were an eye opener to what kind of company this is?

I left my old company three years ago and I never regretted it. I don't know why so many people complain about Chevron. My experience has been nothing but positive. Other than some layoffs that keep bringing me back here, everything in my work life... — read more 

If Esso is Kodak, what is Chevron? Polaroid? "Exxon Mobil Corp. has failed to recruit new climate-conscious directors and risks going down the path of Eastman Kodak Co. and Blockbuster Video if it doesn’t move away from fossil fuels, CalSTRS Chief... — read more 

The oil and gas industry is on track to discover just 4.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) by the end of 2021, its worst performance in 75 years, according to the research firm Rystad Energy. The shale resource plays have just about ki---d... — read more 

Can HR actually do something useful instead of commenting on new hires linkedin posts for once?!

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Chevron (CVX.N) on Thursday said it was postponing a scheduled January full return to office for its two largest U.S. work sites as the Omicron variant spreads across the United... — read more 

We are an oil company and executive management looks at IT as a unnecessary expense. Hence the recent layoffs of IT and the move to everything Agile and digital. Learn to program or get out. For those of you complaining about returning to work, get... — read more 

Since it won’t be January 3rd, New bets.. place them here…

I have been with Chevron for about 20 years and have approximately $750K in my 401(k) account. I am wondering if that’s about average relative to others. Can you please share your range? Thank you in advance.

There are managers with less than a handful of direct reports who spend 90 percent of their time in meetings that achieve nothing but prepare for the next meeting which is then in preparation for another meeting....you get the picture. What exactly... — read more 

It’s of academic interest for us new employees as the pension benefits are much reduced and most of us will never spend an entire career … … but just curious, if you started out let’s say 1990 and retired 2020 from chevron at say grade 25, what... — read more 

Who is excited to get back in the office? According to MW all the issues at Chevron are due to the pandemic and management seems to think getting back in the office will cure all the issues related to bad morale. We'll see what happens i guess.

Why do you do that? I quit giving a damn years ago, which is when I stopped working my fingers to the bone. Nobody at Chevron cares how hard you work these days. It does nothing for your career. If you know how to nod your head in the affirmative to... — read more 

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-28/the-sec-is-going-too-easy-on-insider-trading this should be interesting if they start to investigate in companies doing stock buyback

Magnitude 4.5 right outside of Midland tonight. Thoughts on how this will affect the future of the Permian?

I thought I would never become what I always despised, a person whose own identity boils down to his job only. The problem is of course work/ life balance. I'm just wondering if you have more or less time here for your life outside of work?

I keep hearing that a bunch of people is planning to make 2022 their last year at Chevron, is this true? I don't see why anybody would want to leave right now considering that this is still one of the best jobs in the industry, so I would be... — read more 

Is it difficult to join Chevron Finance mid-career as a Financial Analyst? I understand the propensity to hire from within. Not sure if an MBA could help get foot in the door. Thank you.

WSJ, which notes unemployment may hit a 70-year low next year. HOT market for employees! "Salaried employees are joining hourly workers in getting hefty raises, thanks to the hot job market and inflationary pressures that are also boosting pay for... — read more 

One thing I have noticed since leaving Texas is that in other states far fewer people work for big companies. Most of our current friends and neighbors work for a small business and quite a few actually own one. If you have any gumption at all... — read more 

Upstream jobs in Texas fell 30% in mid 2020 with the pandemic collapse. They have slowly crept back up to about 85% of pre-pandemic levels. About 25,000 people per year are being hired so it is a great time to be job hunting!

What computers does Chevron give when you start? Just curious, is it a HP notebook?

Well, today is my last day at Chevron and as I look back over the last 12 years, what I have I learned: If you are going to stab someone in the back, make sure you can blame it on someone else. Tell your manager that they are great no matter... — read more 

It seems like there are always a lot of HSE, HR, and IT people on here complaining about their situation. Chevron is still not where it needs to be with OPEX, and surely MW is thinking about the next opportunities. Where do you think it will... — read more 

The new transformation is a huge mistake: One that management will never undo because they all have too much skin in the game of blowing hot air up to the level above. The Chevron Way is terminated. Forget "time to do it right" and focus on the all... — read more 

I don't get how so many people continue to sing praise to Chevron as a great place to work when it hasn't been that for years. I've been trying to find my way out for the past six months because this ridiculousness is not worth it anymore. Why... — read more 

Even though Biden says we won't be like we were in March 2020.. I beg to differ.. Do you guys think we might face another round of layoffs? People within healthcare are saying this is the worst one to exist, and many businesses are delaying being in... — read more 

Sometimes I'm really not in the mood for fake smiles, and fake smiles are often valued here more than skills. If someone asked me which qualities are most desirable here and what is the formula for success at Chevron, I would say 75 percent brown... — read more 

If we have a covid death as a result of a workplace infection will MW’s / leadership CIP be directly impacted? This would be considered an avoidable death? Zero workplace deaths is always a number 1 priority

You have to be political enough to keep your job. You don't work in a vacuum, you work with people and should be part of a team. If you can't get along with your teammates and/or management, then you have a problem and may not be around very... — read more 

We have an overdue change at the tech ventures company. If you read the press release it is vague about what was actually accomplished by TV in the last decade or two. Can anyone think of anything worth noting? I'm not aware of a single truly useful... — read more 

Chevron sent an email out yesterday that Houston is on track to return to the office the week of January 3. In what world are things looking up? Cases are doubling every 2 days, but yeah, totally makes sense to go back now….and let’s make everyone... — read more 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2021/black-executives-american-companies/ I wonder how the top brass is going to react to this story.

Aside from the fact that being a contractor at Chevron is generally not the best thing that can happen to you, I think as a contractor I have never felt worse and more despised by direct hires than I do here. Why so much animosity towards... — read more 

Chevron has gone to $h**. Reviews are worthless. Promotions decided by people who have no knowledge of your success or failures. They don’t care about you or your family. They only care about if you are in their social network. Not about what you... — read more 

WTI stays above $70/BBL = rest easy, no more layoffs in 2022. WTI

Can someone explain to me why many still think that layoffs are based on someone’s job performance? Whoever has survived just one round of layoffs here knows that job performance does not play a big role in deciding whether someone will be on the... — read more 

How is the culture within everyone's office? For example, do they have like Christmas Party's or something along the lines? Or even something to celebrate a teams hard work? (pre-covid) Please don't troll, just genuinely want to hear peoples... — read more 

Anyone planning on living outside Houston and just coming in Tuesday through Thursday?