The reorg has dragged on so long, and conditions have gotten so bad, that some of us almost hope to be let go, and feel no relief when we aren’t. Clearly, nobody at the top gives two sh--s about how this drawn-out anxiety is grinding us down. On a personal level alone, it’s brutal. It’s beyond exhausting. This state of mind leadership has driven us to is not normal, nor is it healthy.
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It should be crystal-clear that Chevron has no intention of keeping those hired in the last ten years around for a 60+ retirement. You are a mercenary, once your usefulness has been drained you will be laid off or strongly encouraged to "take your career in another direction". Work for yourself, not for Chevron.
If you haven’t been cut yet, your time will come. Chevron has a systematic pattern of using layoffs to cut earned retirement short. It saves them a lot of money. They get many years of the best years out of their workers and then they cut them loose when they’re old. The younger people know that it’s much better to job hop every five years, earn as much as they can during their productive years, use their money to grow their wealth, and not believe anybody who tries to lure them with a false pension. Chevron has proven itself to not be loyal to their employees who have remained with the company and have given them the best of themselves. Being someone with nothing but good reviews for many years and then getting chopped off as Chevron continues to steep in this culture of not being loyal to its employees new hires will only use them until they have enough experience to bump themselves up into a better job. And I say bravo to them. The days of being a company man or woman and staying with a company until retirement are dead, just like the American dream. Pensions are just the carrot that they use to get people to sign up. Younger workers know that pensions can and will be cut off so there is no point to staying with the company. I truly hope that someone will form a class action lawsuit against Chevron and reveal them to the public so that no young person wastes their time investing too much of themselves into this company.
@b9 2026. You must be new here.
One thing is for sure, we don't need people who say they are just "surviving" remaining employed here.
@aw a viable path of advancement within the company for those of us in the US. Writing is on the wall and if you talk to anyone at Exxon it’s clear that more and more leaders will be from India, including Indian expats brought here to the US.
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I would like to know the timeframe of the next reorg / layoff, so people can make plans over that timeframe and not be surprised when the axe falls again.
I can pass on raises
@aw for those staying, you know the Oz behind the Curtain and that everything is a mismanagement of resources still with a management that values being buddies over making good decisions. Pass the buck, pass the buck . I don’t see a change in leadership, do you?!
Free HJs on Friday
What would make it better for the people remaining? I'm not trying to be sarcastic but what would it take to be ok with everything at this point? Would a raise help? And if so, how much of a raise? Let's speak in realistic terms, of course.