I remember when you could move up the ladder and have a family life. That hasn't been true for a while now. Now, if you want to advance your career, you can forget about having a personal life. Evenings, weekends, holidays...everything is fair game. Chevron has changed so much and it's all for the worse.
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One of my friends is married to an Exxon manager in Baytown. She is often on the phone 7 PM to 10 PM + on weeknights.
@kpa, same here. 10 years since hiring in, no promotions. I think the strategy is that Chevron offers external hires what they're worth on the open market, then sits on their promotions and raises until you sink back to what the "average" Chevron lifer earns.
As a mid career hire I’ve been astonished by: 1) how ridiculously hard it is to get promoted here for the average employee; 2) how nonsensical the compensation structure is (seriously, why does an arbitrary CO point have anything to do with TEAM compensation adjustments); 3) how little being a high/low performer matters to 1 & 2, and generally how little actual accountability there is.
I can’t be promoted for years under this structure, and I’m being prevented from entering the PDC by my managers (“too valued”). Really the rationale approach is to coast - which I’m happy to report I’ve been doing for 6 months or so. My boss is a hipot, and I’m sure moving onto something new in 12 months, so I’ll just coffee badge until then.
Same for me (in regards to OP), it’s been this way since 2019 or so for me. Company won’t let go employees that do not pull weight. I’ve reached my limit, but still very much enjoy my job and all in all this is a great company.
I think long commutes and late hours make this worse. My time international was not as bad as when I was working in the US, time and family wise. I may have worked more overseas, but my life was easier.
I really don't know anyone working evenings, weekends and holidays. I'm in a global role and when I do, I compensate with days off.