It’s disheartening to see so many people left standing without a hint of empathy from their selection reps or teams. Some didn’t even receive a simple goodbye or well wish. It’s a harsh reminder that, for many, you only matter when you’re useful to them in that specific moment.
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I did not notice the energy business is booming under Trump…. Can you provide some facts to prove that?
@c0 It’s normal for an O&G company to go through cutbacks, reorganizations and layoffs every 5 years or during times when oil prices and profits are relatively low. That’s just how it’s been and how it is for all O&G companies — this process will never change.
Y'all have to many expectation of an employer. The only expectation is that I work and they pay me - until either of us wants to. It's pretty empathetic that we've had all this time to prepare and severance is nothing like any of my buddy's have gotten
I would agree that most of the decisions generally "make sense" (although no process is perfect and there were a few great people walked out the door).
The failure is how long it took for Chevron to get to this step. Good performers were forced to worry and jockey for jobs for WAY too long. Trust was allowed to erode, day by day. Business decision making was allowed to slow to a crawl.
What bo-m? A complete fantasy.
@bv Personally, I do not believe the people laid-off in this round was botched. At least among the people in MCBU geology, I believe the correct people were chosen to stay and go for the roles that were available.
This is not normal behavior for an American fortune 100 company to layoff so many people and rehire and repeat the cycle every 5 years. Your family will never have stability working for this company. My advise is to find another job while the energy sector is booming under Trump
Read the recent post on linked in by Kirk Ness former Chevron board of directors and originator of employee network back in 1991 and it tells you how a sick and warped person (Kirk Ness) can destroy this company. I suggest all recent graduates to refrain from joining this twisted company. You can do better
CVX is like a supertanker underway - when you fall off the stern, the wake quickly closes and it’s like you were never on board or known to have existed.
Culture is who you hire. Who you fire. What you promote. And what you punish.
Chevron has historically failed on the hiring (over hiring), promotion (social preference vs. functional/commercial excellence), and punishment (lack thereof).
Why should it be any surprise that they also botched this round of firing (at least as relates to the long-drawn out process).
"It's a lesson for everyone. The earlier in your career you learn this the better. The company owes you nothing and you own them nothing. Collect your paycheck and live a happy life."
Yeah, but companies spent an inordinate amount of time and money to get employees to feel as though they belong and are part of something bigger than themselves. Chevron is like that with their "Human Energy" campaign, employee resource groups, volunteerism, social outings and so on. All are designed to create engagement and loyalty. If you want to succeed while at CVX or any other company, you become a part of things. So while I do agree with you, breaking up with a company after decades (sometimes) isn't so cut and dry; it's hard on folks, so let's show some compassion on those forced to move on.
Umm, this is not a family hardware store it is a massive corporation with an army of HR staff and attorneys. Grow up.
Going to the office on Thursday was surreal. The floor I am on was vacant, I would conclude the contractors were told to work from home because there was not a contractor to be seen. They were not all off work because of Juneteenth holiday because they were Indian not African American. The chevron managers had enough forethought to tell the contractors to stay home but not tell the employees who was staying and who was being left standing.
It is funny when the ELT has parties to celebrate them leaving the company and they hide the layoff of the average employee. So much for “Human energy” and all that cr@p….
I took the AEOI and I didn’t even get a message from my manager.
I was directed to contact with an HRBP I’ve never heard of before.
Not the company I started with 20 years ago. But that’s ok.
Hearing all the chat about ‘culture’ is pretty funny. The company won’t just turn into a nice place to be. The culture today is the culture that’s here to stay
They’re keeping it a big secret, we don’t even know who has a job or who has been left standing
There's a person that had the same job as me who was left standing. Our role was completely axed altogether. She tried to talk to me before her exit and I did my best to not say much at all because it wasn't a bittersweet goodbye and I don't wish her well. The person was down right mean to everyone she came in contact with because trying to be the best among peers was more important to her than working as a team. Ain't nobody gonna miss her.
On the other hand, there were other genuinely nice people that I also saw let go and saying goodbye to them was difficult and I truly feel for some of them.
That aspect is nothing unique about Chevron, it's not only every O&G corporation, it's every other large company. Get used to it. Not sure why so many of you think it's such a "thing".
Very very sad. When a boss is more worried about knowledge transfer than the wellbeing of the human that just got laid off. Something is backwards with this place.
It's a lesson for everyone. The earlier in your career you learn this the better. The company owes you nothing and you own them nothing. Collect your paycheck and live a happy life.