Thread regarding Chevron Corp. layoffs

Thank you @1fp+1wdbxa1g

To those making derogatory comments about SR based personnel, I hope your comments, along with your names, are made public. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

There are employees who are facing job loss or forced moves who are dealing with very serious home situations with illnesses. You might think right now that you have life all figured out. Just wait until a shitstorm comes your way. Then we’ll see how well you cope.

The job market in Cali is terrible. People have very few choices have some sympathy for those folks ge-z

@xm+1: what’s this 2027/2028 layoff you’re talking about? Is this referring to O&G specifically? Or are you saying layoffs won’t happen till then lol

OP is correct. Chevron doesn't want to pay your move to Houston unless they expect 15-20 years out of you, so if you're over 40, forget about it. Those ear-marked for a Houston move already know about it. The rest will be left with increasingly less satisfying jobs and no career path and surprise! - a 2027-2028 layoff round. When you see the Titanic taking on water, it's time to look for a life boat, not sit back and listen to the band.

Here's a newsflash for y'all: they DO want you to quit, they DON'T care about the employee survey, and based on benchmarking data our attrition rate is too LOW and they prefer a steady stream of new employees and less tenured staff - for the exception of key roles

I was a slacker for 36 years at Chevron. I found that extreme Brown Nosing was where it’s at in the Company to last as long as I did. Retired in 2017.

H1B's? 🤔 see ya, gtfo.

Make yourself an asset and you will go nowhere. Always be developing your skillsets. Too many get too comfortable. Closer to the oil the safer the job is.

It’s about time…

All them IT people in San Ramon, especially the arrogant architects, need to GTFO anyway. Let’s be honest here… if you’re a super good tech person in the Bay Area, you’re not working for Chevron. You’re just a reject that couldn’t get into a top tech company…. Yet these people are always telling the other people how bad they are at coding and architecture.

BYE.

Quit whining. If you don’t like where you work, find another company to work for. I’m sure you’ll find grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

That’s not true! All I ever heard for many years was “people are our most valuable resource”! Which is actually true because you can’t get this done without…..people. At the end of the day it’s just business. I really don’t know of too many employers that would give you months and months to find a job. Most just say goodbye. One of the downsize that I experienced they gave me 2 PDC’s to find a job. It is unfortunate but that is why you become real good at what your skill is while constantly learning new skills and you will always be able to find a job. I wish everyone the best!

@nyx Are you saying that the company needs to maintain an office in CA only to keep those few talented individuals? They cant be replaced?

@mqy looks like I was right about San Ramon just being a bunch of administrative roles that can easily find jobs elsewhere in other industries. Honestly, yall have zero sympathy. Yall are being very dramatic about the changes when you've actually got a lot of options.

I'm like a weeeeeeeeed, Jerry!

@wet+1wdbxa1g
Finance, shipping and many other groups are in San Ramon. We are all on the chopping block.
I get that you are new but research before you comment. You sound pretentious. Sheesh!

HR is primarily in Manila and Buenos Aires

HR is primarily in Houston.

I'm newer to Chevron so apologies for not already knowing, but what types of jobs are in San Ramon? My understanding is it's just HR, IT, and other administrative type jobs. If so, I don't understand all the melodrama surrounding the changes. Just go get another job in a different industry. Job loss su-ks no matter what but at least those types of jobs are transferable to other industries. The people that need to worry are the ones with technical experience that only applies to oil and gas.

When will leadership learn that the good employees have options elsewhere, whereas the slackers will hold on to their seat no matter how you treat them. You get what you cultivate.