Working at Chevron never felt like this before. Every day feels like an uphill battle with no end in sight. By the end of the day, I'm exhausted both mentally and physically. I don't know if it's the recent constant threat of layoffs (at least before we'd have layoffs and that'd be it for a while) or the growing toxicity or whatever. I'm just completely drained and I'm not sure how to keep doing this without breaking.
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Don’t forget that Chevron has an EAP you can call. You also have mental health benefits through Chevron if you want to talk to someone to help you through this difficult time. I’ve used them before and they’re really great. although they are probably going away too.
@ct+1jrtg29zw contractors are hired on contracts to complete certain projects. They are aware when they take those jobs. Chevron employees have gone to get degrees or worked their way out of contract work into the company and are expecting more longevity. These aren’t jobs they’re careers
You need to lower your ‘give a sh!t meter’
The fear here is the knowledge that once they’ve pushed you out, you’re probably done unless you’re young enough to still filling out patches of pyubic hair.
Who knew I’d be washed at 40 after full rides to undergrad AND grad school, and promotions every 2.5 years on average. I am fully gobsmacked.
Think of all the contractors over the years, coming and going not knowing if they would have a job. Also keeping Chevron moving forward as there employees sat back getting paid massive amounts of coin. Jobs come and go this is the world we live in.
It’s OK, just do what Mike says, stay focused and work safe. It’ll all be over soon and don’t worry, we’ll be set to win in any environment for sure this time.
I am all backed up myself. completely. I may try some all-bran or oatmeal.
Find something outside of work to focus on. I know it’s tough and this su-ks for everyone but at this point there really isn’t anything you can do work-wise but wait to learn your fate. Get through your work day as best you can and then have things outside of work that you look forward to. Some low-cost options: call a friend, stream a new Netflix show, read a book, cook a new recipe, volunteer, walk 10,000 steps a day, paint a picture, listen to an elder in your life tell you a story, watch a child in your life do something they enjoy, declutter a closet, etc. Good luck and remember that whatever happens, life is more than your job and you will be ok.
@b9: so sorry to hear this. Wish i could help or give good advice, but I’m in the same boat. I try to take it one day at a time and be grateful for everything else!
I feel the same way. I feel distracted. Im struggling to focus. I try not to think about things but my body is showing signs of physical distress. My shoulders hurt , I’m extremely sleepy , I’m having digestive issues . My blood pressure is up. The mental health campaign doesn’t help at all. The only thing that would help me is if the told me what are my chances of landing a job. Also if the AEOI was ongoing throughout this . Let us tap out
Yeah it’s really depressing
I'm in a similar boat. I have plenty of work to do and can often just pump through it to "control what I can control"
But then I see friends and colleagues booted out and discarded without a second thought and I also have very difficult days.
I have found going for walks after work and taking lunch breaks help but it's not always easy and I often feel dead inside.
@am, Amen my butthurt brethren. I am the one splashing around in the canoe with no paddle. Pray for me.
The only reason there has ever been to work here is the money, we all know we get paid exceptionally well. The question each of us must ask is, is it worth it? What will change if your mental state improves and what will change if your financial state declines to a lower level? Keep in mind that you should consider your family's perspective- is it about you or the money?
The stress and anxiety you infer is palpable everywhere at CVX right now. Everyone I talk with about this feels exactly the same. It's a huge ask of employees to go through such a long, burdensome and tiring process for the sake of maybe keeping our jobs. Historically, CVX has been a good place to work and has paid us exceptionally well. I, for one, would like to stay. So, before some of you chime in and suggest quitting, it's never that simple. We all have commitments, lives and many of us need this job to keep the lights on.
"We are not all in the same kayak/boat. We are all in the same storm. Some are on super-yachts. Some have just the one oar."
I hear you my butthurt brother. We are all in the same kayak.
I hear you. Productivity and morale is beyond dead and the dragging out of this process is horrible. In SR, half of the office is gone already or checked out. Sad times yall.
Leave. There are countless millions of happy people in the world that do not work at Chevron. You have options!
Don’t run to semiconductors. I’m in the same boat. Constantly overwhelmed/overworked, physically sore and tired. Breaking down in mind and body, with no end in sight.
With retirement still decades away, but also being decades out of school, I am part of the ‘in-the-middle’ that is most probably relegated some low rung of the UBI scale for having hoarded much of the capital I did earn, but with no real value or skills to contribute to a world run by code and robots.
A swan dive from a tall building gets more and more enticing.
Find a new job. Nothing is worth the mental and physical health problems you talk about.