Is anybody else on this with me? Layoffs su-k, constant reorgs su-k, but I'm still paid well and I do what I love. I have great teammates and a boss who's one of the rare people who got there through knowledge and experience, and not nepotism or whatever else. Yes, it's not as good as it once was, but it's still better than many other places.
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Look, you can love your job but NEVER love your company because as you can see with these layoffs, your company never really loved you. Later
My wife .laughs at me when I tell her about my work complaints. She says she wishes it was that good where she works and people get half our pay
This is true about a lot of people (still remaining) at Chevron, with these caveats: 1) Keep a low profile. Do your job, but don't brag about it or insist on stellar ratings. In the all-too-frequent layoff rounds, you may be able to hang on to your job for a while by blending into the woodwork. 2) Don't set your expectations too high. It's very unlikely you're going to advance much, title wise or financially. If you're cool with both of those, great! Stick around long enough and you will have a reasonable retirement nest egg. 3) Don't talk politics in the office. No matter what your leaning, you will upset someone in the office who may hold sway over your job. 4) Never, ever question Corporate strategy or policy, at least not publicly.
@OP I am in the same boat as you. I really enjoy the work I do, have a fantastic team and would like to stay on, regardless of how processes and work will be changing. Mind you, I'm in the second wave, so once the dust settles, I may feel differently. For now, though, my preference is to stay on and continue working in the same area/role.
I have wishy washy feelings about everything and I'm having a hard time deciding how I feel about my job. I'm happy to be employed. But I was placed in a job that I didn't apply to or even want. I can't decide if I should feel grateful because I was saved or if I should feel bitter that they might have purposely put me in a job to make me quit so they wouldn't have to pay out severance. It's difficult for me to discern what I feel right now.
@ak proof reading would really do you some good.
Wow someone with common sense and yet your hopes convince your DEI will make no difference. It's what there good at being arrogant. No results no production no actually communication shows the arrogance of DEI. Just like the founder of the DEI Deanna Oppenheimer aka anti-American and accepting fundings from BlackRock Inc and it's government fundings of democrat party. Still think your earn that money by being a social workers? Hahahahaha! Have fun with that!
All the people I liked working were shown the door, and the ones that stayed are the ones I like the least. I have no interesting work because the new model is broken out of the gate. So no, I am basically engaging in presenteeism at this stage to collect a pay check.
Like the money, don't like the "work" (or lack thereof).
About a career. If it is just the job, start a side gig to protect you when the ‘job’ changes. Bad strategy and a lack of opportunities will catch up to your ‘job,’
Mike is that you?