Thread regarding Chevron Corp. layoffs

@dd ha, the Ramsey plan. Last step: Build wealth and GIVE: Once debt-free and financially secure, focus on growing wealth and being GENEROUS.

Chevron is not on the Ramsey plan, that’s why we never prosper, companies take advantage of us.

@ck that's unfortunate but that's not Chevron's fault. Get on the Ramsey plan and clean up your financial life

@cf Im in debt up to my eyeballs

They pay us SO much money for ultimately SO little stress. It's really unbelievable that people complain this much.

@b2+1jxadpb5y
Neo, take the blue pill....

Hi, I’m new here. Can someone help me link to the printer?

politics are getting worse and worse upwards till the board. can someone ask Mike how he would decrease the negative impact of politics on CVX’s performance, reputation, etc.?

I hear you.

I was supposed to be in a “realignment huddle.” But there’s nothing to align. I disconnected three months ago.
You’re right..this isn’t work anymore. It’s burnout on purpose.
First, they withhold information. You’re expected to complete tasks no one assigns. They said you “should’ve known,” then correct you for following old guidance they never updated. It’s BS.
Feedback that contradicts itself. Meetings where you’re asked questions about meetings you were never invited to.
It feels like they’re punishing us . Shifting deadlines. Just silence from the bosses. Tasks reassigned without notice, then handed back with corrections for errors you didn’t make. Always behind schedule and always under review.

And then, one day, they’ll probably come for you. It’ll be quiet—too quiet. Everyone else seems to know. You hear the boots. Heavy. Fast. Then a guard in plain black shows up at your desk.
He doesn’t speak. He grabs you by the collar, one arm to your desk, the other sweeping your laptop into a sealed crate. You protest—yelling about the policy, process, HR—but he’s already dragging you backward through the hall while your teammates avoid eye contact. He’s known as the torture guy for a reason.

You are gone before the 9:00 meeting starts.
Your calendar is cleared.
Your name disappears from Teams.

By lunch, they’ve posted a job opening for your role.
By Friday, no one remembers you worked here.

@OP our office has “stay determined” in big black font on all the hallway monitors. I wanted to rip them off the wall.

I hope karma works and all those as***les at work have a miserable life at home

@ae, Sure it can, and it's not for you to decide what can or cannot be done. Start your own company. And just a tip, don't hire the entitled types that CVX has recently.

I just can’t comprehend what the management is thinking: a layoff process can’t be lasting this long, it creates all kinds of problems like safety, mental health, and productivity.

No, it's not about belittling anyone. No one does not have compassion for a person who is stressed out and working hard and doing their best. It's the fact that many have been through this countless times, shared that, everyone knows that layoffs are a high probability in this industry and all of a sudden with all that existing knowledge and experience to learn from there are highly compensated so-called professional & educated people who are treating routine layoffs in Oil & gas as if someone is throwing their elderly grandma to the curb in front of a bus. There are plenty of decent paying less-stressful careers and places to work for technical workers and even more for admin, support staff, etc. YOU picked oil & gas. Finance & banking is even worse and more dog-eat-dog. Get over yourselves.

Can we just all agree that layoffs are stressful for everyone no matter their financial situation and that everyone's mental health is being affected without belittling someone for voicing their difficulties? Gosh! It's like we have people at Chevron that relish in other people's misery and try to make it worse rather than being an empathetic human being. Seriously, shame on those that behave that way.

I was thinking the same thing as a5+1. That’s a lot of drama. Great creative writing skills. Get over it. Get back to work. They’re still paying you.

Stop being a crybaby. What keeps you and a lot of people there is the grossly inflated salaries.

You and many others that are upset is due to the face that no one is going to come close to your pay. The gravy train is over!

Not everyone is cut out for corporate life. The higher you go, the nastier the politics. Keep the focus on what is important. Layoffs is a business tool that will always be needed as the business shifts. One reason to keep seeking promotions is that one day you will control a process like this and you will have learned and done it better.

Please seek help from a professional. I know that sounds cliche but the benefits are beyond measure. Talking to my therapist throughout this ordeal has helped me remain levelheaded and positive.

You deserve peace and happiness.