I’ve only been here 5 years. I work directly with/answer to people who have — wait for it — never worked ANYWHERE else and they’re 25+ years deep and when I tell you it’s nearly impossible to get them to evolve into a space that ACTUALLY eliminates silos and makes work more efficient AND effective….they’re gatekeepers, and quite frankly they’re in my way. Not having experience outside of one single company is no longer the flex yall think it is. The tunnel vision and kool-aid drinking (lawd). Why are we doing reorgs if nothing is going to change other than “doing more with less”. This place pays well, sure, but they pay well enough to make you forget you've moved around laterally for years, screaming into the abyss about process improvements that would genuinely streamline things.
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Something changed this time. In Shale and Tight they moved people randomly and left people to figure out what their jobs even are. Wasn’t this bad a cluster the last three times.
Correct, OP. In my years with Chevron nothing ever changed in management style or process other than the banners and buzzwords. Chevron's fascination with promoting from within has always been its shortcoming, preventing it from bringing in fresh ideas (recent college grads are about as insightful as asking your 10-yr-old where to go to eat) and people who are willing to take risks. Also that Chevron's inward-looking management, devoid of tangible accomplishments, garner no respect outside of Chevron.
Good question. Maybe one the clapping seals at the Town Hall Meeting can answer that question.