I’m shocked, but somehow not surprised, how little preplanning occurred for this reorg. They are literally making this up on the fly, and basic details havent been worked through yet. Unbelievable.
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Idk why my post saying the org chart isn’t finalized got downvoted. I helped send the current state for my function to MCK very recently.
If you’ve participated in these hunger games before you can surely see it’s about to get much worse. I’m hanging on as long as I can to get more years of service in preparation for severance that is imminent. Guess I’ll level up now by learning to speak Hindi.
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No, the timeline as they have published will take on schedule. The announcements for who is in the first wave will be made by early March and then the people in scope for Phase 1 will begin applying for jobs in the April timeframe with selections in by early June and implementation by July 1. After the dust settles, they will start with the PDC and Phase 2. Reduction in workforce is handled like a project at Chevron, methodical and scheduled. If you are retained, the next 1+ years will be unsettling as the new org gets established. But at least you will have a job and you should focus on learning as much as possible. Chevron is no longer the life long employer that it once was. But there are not really any life long employers in the US anymore.
Are you saying the timeline of events that they've put out for us is going to get delayed and pushed back? I've never been through a Chevron reorg so I'm seeking clarification here. Isn't it more likely that they have a plan in place and just haven't told us about it yet since they've already rolled out their timeline?
They will get the new org locked down by summer and start the process hoping to complete first wave by Turkey day. Do good work in the meantime!
i have a concept of a plan
The standard oil prayer song of Chevron Executive
"Oh God please help me not sc--w up again"
What’s even more shocking is how long it has taken them to get to this stage. Fire McKinsey. Fire ES and the whole project team. Chevron is embarrassing
Saying this goat roping has been planned well in advance makes it worse. It's not the big flex you think it is.
They have planned it long ago!! Come on you think they just roll the dice…throw the darts? No…it’s precise and coordinated and they love to make it appear unplanned!
The org chart is not finalized, probably not even drafted. MCK received the current org charts sometime in the last two weeks. They’re cooking up their recommendations, but it will take months to get through the steering committees.
Ahhh- I remember the Noble days, when a fleet of cars would show up, you’d get called to a conference room, and that was that. Cold. Brutal. Efficient.
L Noble reorgs and layoffs, though frequent, were a lot faster. Are all Chevrons reorgs and layoffs excruciatingly slow and usually last 6 months?
I keep hearing abysmal rumors about ENGINE's difficulties in recruiting. The latest is that Chevron wants them in-office full-time and Bengaluru's awful commutes makes this unacceptable to people. Competitors aren't requiring this and Chevron doesn't offer enough money to get skilled people to spend hours in traffic.
Honestly I'd prefer them to do smaller quicker reorgs than these grandiose gestures to shareholders that drag on for months and destroy morale.
Whats really left for CVX in the US besides sh---y midland and colorado? Time to get out.
It’s been in the works for 8 months. You just were not involved
If I didn’t know any better, I’d think Elon was in charge of org design, not McKinsey.
It wouldn't be the Chevron way if we didn't overcomplicate and waste time planning how to lay people off despite doing it every 3-4 years.
Are you new to the industry?
Look at it like this. The longer they take is another payday!
It’s not just the org design. Timing is totally up in the air. Selection process is totally unknown. All of it is just a giant shrug emoji.
Confirmed that org design is not yet complete. Wish they took this seriously.