They are attempting to move roles/workflows to the ENGINE that have been difficult to recruit for due to lack of competitive pay and talent pools in the US. In India, the talent pools are very small to non existent, with multiple companies pursuing... — read more 

Who’s ready for a lot of words with no substance while they tell us how important we are as they plan to get rid of as many of us as they can Can’t Wait!

With offshoring paths will become even narrower. Chevron became just another temp job company.

I’ll preface by saying this is my first job out of undergrad so i don’t have anything else to compare it to, but i genuinely refuse to believe the people at the top of a company this size are THIS incompetent. It has to just be a charade right? Am i... — read more 

Or is he an AI avatar programmed by the EAI team at BK.l and MN's command?

Let's get the discussion going! Rev your ENGINEs!

Work ethic is very important. Unfortunately, a common definition of work ethic involves sacrificing quality of life to pump out as much work as possible. These maniacs overshadow other individuals that still produce high quality work but in lesser... — read more 

I remember when you could move up the ladder and have a family life. That hasn't been true for a while now. Now, if you want to advance your career, you can forget about having a personal life. Evenings, weekends, holidays...everything is fair game... — read more 

We were told, not what low value work to offshore, but change mindset to, why can't the offshore centers do? It is getting hopeless in the company, offshore problems cleared by soon to go staff, yet ELT are only focused on short term gains

I’ll just leave this here for your reading pleasure https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephaniesarkis/2019/10/27/senior-executives-are-more-likely-to-be-psychopaths/

The CIP bonus gets usually gets paid out in early March from my memory. When is the earliest you could leave and still get your CIP bonus paid out? If you left in January or February would you still get your CIP bonus paid out?

Recent PMP email sites EB as the one asking/dictating how we should work the remainder of the year; coupled with her "hidden" layoff message, certainly seems she is looking to fill MW's shoes.

With layoffs coming, offshoring trends, and competent hard workers these days being significantly less valued than sleazy bullsh-tters, what’s the point? I’m working towards nothing really, so why put in any extra effort? Why bother? I’m mid-career... — read more 

Well looks like they officially announced layoffs per EB’s sneaky verbiage in the video. And so it begins……

"In a significant gesture, CEO Makoto Uchida has agreed to cut his monthly pay in half." https://www.autoblog.com/news/nissan-cuts-9000-jobs-slashes-ceos-pay-amid-struggling-sales#comments How much would cvx save if executive pay was cut? I was... — read more 

Just imagine how much money that would save us.

A simpler idea we could copy from CEOs in the tech sector (simpler than Agile!): “Amazon CEO Andy Jassy hates bureaucracy so much he’s planning to increase the ratio of employees to manages”. Everyone off a direct line of sight from Sr. Management to... — read more 

Thoughts on LC?

Is there going to be any reorg or Chevron layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Pay is not bad. My team is actually very good with some exceptionally competent people, who are neither arrogant nor unwilling to assist and pass on skills and knowledge. But the culture has been increasingly toxic due to layoffs and offshoring... — read more 

Save the date

What documentation should we all be collecting to protect ourselves?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chevron-sent-record-7-7-094200506.html Chevron richly rewards its shareholders.

Are we in the calm before The Email hits? What’s in the rumor mill?

Where do you see the main impact, how about morale and productivity

I’m currently with another company, and I want to change jobs. Chevron is one the options on the table. Not much of an improvement compared to my current job in terms of pay, but I figured it’s time for change. What’s the culture? Work-life balance?... — read more 

Is chevron Going to close more biodiesel plants across the country?

We just finished a meeting about the ways that ENGINE and the Land department can collaborate. At least one land liaison to be placed in India with posting coming before year end. It’s starting…

cvx roughly made $14.43 billion net profit this year. Interest rate reductions are expected. Leadership still wants to perform massive layoffs. Mergers result in less jobs, less choices, and higher prices. Mergers need rejected. Can't compete... — read more 

Writing has been on the wall for quite a while. Engine, restructuring, more offshoring on the side. I expect a lot of layoffs to come our way, and I don’t want to be here when sh-t hits the fan. I think it will be worse than ever before, and it will... — read more 

She confirmed layoffs are coming, and the details will be released in the next few months.

If you’re still holding onto the idea that CVX leadership has your best interest at heart, it’s time to let that go. And it's not just here. No matter the company, it’s all the same. The harder you work, you keep making someone else richer. The truth... — read more 

Guys I do not want tk rant but I want to have this thread tk help each other on navigating the change. We all know our offers are confidential and this is the only place that we can seek advice from others nnoynmously. We know we can ask lawyer... — read more 

The PDC for FE and OPs is over. What a joke! People being put in the wrong job (being shortlisted for jobs they are not qualified for while not being shorlisted for jobs which they are). There are more must moves & priority moves than there are... — read more 

In theory any of our jobs can be offshored but some are less likely than others. What sorts of rolls should I be looking to move into to be safer? I'm guessing field operations, managemant support, and HR. Other thoughts?

Given that it takes 2ish years to judge the success of a reorg, and that it probably takes 18 months to plan something like Engine - the failure of the 2020 reorgs must’ve been immediately recognized at high levels. But what I find myself wondering... — read more 

Chevron Corp. indicated potential U.S. job cuts as part of a new cost-cutting plan. The $3 billion in targeted “structural” cost savings will come from asset sales, the use of new technology and workflow changes, Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth... — read more 

How did she do? Anyone watched her?

Seen it in Exxon, when the CEO says structural, he means layoffs. That’s the code word in us analyst community. He needs to show reduction like Exxon did. Exxon went from 74000 employees to 62000, and also grew in cheap countries by 5000. That’s... — read more