Wrongful termination by Chevron and now with Hess

Short story: Chevron fired me in 2018 for what I believe were unjust political reasons. During independent arbitration, my lawyers managed to secure three years' worth of pay from Chevron, a substantial seven-figure settlement, and funding for my pension up to a certain amount of points. I haven’t looked back since. Don’t be afraid to take legal action, even if your employment agreement has a non-sue clause; third-party arbitration is still an option and so is the court of law.

Now, here's my dilemma: I’ve been working for Hess since 2022. I’m considering two options: 1) Should I join Chevron in their acquisition of Hess, or 2) Should I cut my losses and move on? Additionally, my legal agreement with Chevron has some restrictions, but since I’m now a Hess employee, it might not apply to me.

What do you think?

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Join Chevron and take em for a ride again if they fire you- opportunity of a lifetime

Move on.

: @sox+1urg5Qoj What else do you know? Any other stories?

Join again! Another settlement could be in your future.

Chevron denial crowd is out in full force. I happen to know some about this lawsuit and have no doubt the issue happened.

just curious how much percentage you paid your lawers? 80%?

How do you know

If this had really happened to you, you would have signed a confidentiality agreement which you just broke. So get ready to return the payment, which, by the way, would have been five figures at most. Ask me how I know..

Only a fool eats what he has thrown up, you had your run with Chevron, asking this question undermines your story and strengthens why chevron fired you

During my time at Chevron, I saw really really bad and damaging cycle between the legal team, HR, and external law firms. It seemed like the internal lawyers were driving the company into unnecessary legal battles, not because it was the best legal or business approach, but to keep themselves and the external law firms busy. Legal and HR worked together to make sure they both appeared busy and stayed employed, often focusing on easy to settle issues but they do not settle. They claimed they were protecting the company, but in reality, they were more interested in protecting their own jobs, even if it hurt the company’s finances and reputation.

A large part of what the internal legal team did seemed to involve sending work to external law firms, likely hoping to land jobs with them after leaving Chevron. This self-serving behavior drove up legal costs for the company. The legal team often pushed for aggressive, intimidating tactics rather than simply following the law. This led to lengthy legal battles that damaged the company’s reputation and often resulted in massive legal fees, poor settlements and for the most part public scandals. When things went wrong, they would place the blame on the advice of external consultants, continuing this harmful cycle. In the end, this approach cost Chevron a lot of money and hurt the company’s image, making its legal representation seem ineffective.

They need a revamp of the whole legal team to be more business competent rather than "fight until he-l freezes" that damaged the company reputation and still not over yet.

Send me your lawyer details ASAP

Some people work for a living, and some people vote for a living and do the types of things you read about from OP here.... tall tale or not.

Sound like a rockstar employee. Goodbye.

I think you’re full of bu!!sh!t

Not betting on HESS - you probably won’t even have to decide

Don’t worry about Hess, nobody is sure whether it will happen or not. You will have enough time to think about these things
Once (if) the deal moves forward.

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