This place is a he-l hole of poor decisions and sh-----g on good workers. This place can get sc--wed. Any good workers should go where they are valued and can feel worthy. I'm looking for jobs and it is tough, no doubt... I think I am going to consider a significant pay cut to find a job I am happier at. Any advice for making a transition to less pay less difficult and more sustainable? Thank you..
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S4Gb_MQAyM
Watch RM talk about the Human Side of Human Resources. She talks about authentic leadership. Really??? Look what she did to Chevron and the disastrous culture she left as a legacy. She lacked self-confidence so she destroyed others- that was the reality of her psychological safety approach. She is right about one thing in the video; nobody has had anything nice to say about her to their family.
They are fixing the culture by having the gm of culture roll out a psychological safety website because if they say the words enough, surely they will come true.
Culture change is coming! Now that RM is gone, MG and the mean girl club is in charge of HR! They will fix this company for sure! Just wait, they are just distracted on cutting HR by 20% right now but they will fix culture once Chevron is competitive with Exxon. Maybe when rehiring positions it will matter because it becomes apparent the cuts are going too deep and Engine doesn’t fix anything other than lead to the biggest cultural issues! This is exhausting and pointless, let the bonfires begin, focus will never be on doing what’s right or needed. The Board and ELT need to wake up. Copy catting other business models is weak, especially when you allow the companies future to be led by consultants suggestions and guidance. Aren’t the top leaders supposed to be the smartest and brightest minds in the industry? They seem more like place holders than leaders.
I worry about the upvotes and downvotes because it is manipulated by Chevron Management.
I saw what Chevron did in Ecuador and Venezuela. I know what you guys do.
No, you are more likely the MW A$$ kisser if you are worried about the up or down votes on an anonymous website and have nothing better to do with your life. My guess is that you will be left standing if you fall into that category.
Counting upvotes and downvotes is not childish, if you are one of MW's ash kissers. They need to uphold the Chevron's "good name" for the share holders.
@fw+1jrynydeh painting the entire workforce as having been in the slow lane for years is insulting to those of us in Operations and Maintenance who work our a**es off keeping platforms, plants and wells running. Obviously you are an office jockey who wouldn't know what hard work was if it punched you in the face.
@m2+1
Coming here to insult other’s posts is trollish behavior too. Apparently you DO have the time to read the posts you don’t agree with and thus are not a “serious Chevron employee” as you mention. Counting upvotes and downvotes is childish. The votes mean nothing.
@m5+1jrynydeh
I work for Chevron and I have never called a Chevron employee a basement dweller. I respect the people work with, I believe Chevron hires some of the most intelligent people I have ever worked with. After we get a job, the management expects too little of people and does not allow the majority of the people to maximize their potential. This may be one reason why the ELT is hiring employees in India, because they are willing to lower the expectations of the employees and pay a lower wage to get less from the employees.
@m3 That's more like an immature post by some insulting child with no clue and no internet savvy who embarrasses Chevron and calls us a bunch of mommies basement dwellers. He's projecting........ he likely does not work for chevron himself. Don't be so naïve.
@j2+1jrynydeh
Your post received 6 down votes and your comment was in support of Chevron employees. That means there are people on this board who are not Chevron employees that are down voting posts.
These folks should get a life, why would you troll a layoff website if you don't work at Chevron? WOW!!!
Whenever my comments are not popular I always claim that it's Chevron HR team or bots or some surreptitious team of paid agents of some sort conspiring to discredit me. That's a good go-to when my comments are just useless snowflake rants with no substance and most serious employees have no time for and don't care to read. I doubt anyone really believes that, though.
I think it is funny how Chevron has their own team of posters masquerading as
Typical Chevron Employees" doing MW's work. Watch the huge swing in votes when you post something negative about the Chevron party line.
They want you to believe that you were paid well but you were lazy and the reason the company tanked. Management is absolved.
They should be playing video games in their parents basement....
I think it is funny how some of the people who psot negative comments about Chevron employees are on this board because if they worked at Chevron they would not criticize the people as much as they do. Why would someone who does not work at Chevron waste their time on this layoff board?
They should be playing video games in their parents basement....
Use ChatGPT like the below post, that way you don't have to think or have any skills.
Sort of like today's CVX employees.
The easy, simple and effective change most likely to improve our performance is to strictly implement pay for performance for the execs and position advancement based on competency for all. Take all other considerations off the table. Accomplish your responsibilities with excellence or get replaced, demoted or released. Make more money for the corporation. improve efficiencies, move the metrics forward and you get raises and promotions. This company could benefit from using a bit more hard-nosed approach across the board. From the mailroom to the boardroom, achieve your goals and be highly productive or be gone.
Case in point, RM was finally removed, has the culture in HR, the absolute worst function in the company improved?
@ff, "moving into the slow lane"? That's hysterical. The entire staff has been in the slow lane for years. Hence the upcoming layoffs.
Since the layoff was announced, I relaxed and moved into the slow lane. Why do anything else???? . Anybody they ask me to train will be rewarded.
dn, you embarrassing little troll. You su-k.
Life is so much better post Chevron. There are companies that have great culture where you can feel valued without constant fear of layoffs. When interviewing, ask the right questions, look up company reviews.
Stop putting a price tag on your mental health. Chevron su-ks now and is so not worth the sacrifice.
I agree with OP. There is one particular cr-ppy leader who puts good workers down in front of others to make herself look better, makes impractical decisions that don’t work well in the field, is inconsistent in decision making, is hardly ever available, is constantly sent to “leadership training”. This person demonstrates some of the poorest leadership skills ever seen. She’ll probably be the next CEO. It’s depressing.
The problem IS the people. Buh-bye!
" The problem with Chevron is the people"
ID--T.
The ELT is changing the culture by moving the jobs to India. India is a culture change in the direction of less commitment to the employees. They want to implement standard procedures where the staff can be replaced easier like standard parts in the "Cotton gin". This will keep wages lower and less 30 year retirees....
There are plenty of good jobs out there. The challenge with Chevron (insular thinking, atrophied skills) isn't specific to just the organizational architecture. It also applies to the people.
Market perception is that Chevron employees are lazy and lack commercial/operational skills. The onus is on you to prove to the hiring manager that this doesn't apply. Continuing education, differentiated skills, side projects, etc. are ways to show that.
Culture is set by leadership. CVX needs an overhaul at the top.
Just jumped ship. I'm considerably happier. Wishing you the best.
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