Why are most of the decent jobs in HR unplaced? Who in they're right mind would apply for them unless they just got promoted. Please treat us like the rest of the organization.
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It is not better leadership needed by HR.
They simply need Leadership their is absolutely no talent anywhere in the HR upper grades
Why do people post about HR so much on this board? Is it because HR people get paid to downvote negative topics and then get wrapped up and decide to post? That’s the only explanation that would make any sense.
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The bloating in HR numbers was an easy way for SR to alter its diversity numbers without having to find any actually-accomplished diversity hires. If you look at function by function in Chevron, we're really a "separate but equal" company rather than a diverse company.
If anyone thinks that HR is there to help you understand or explain to you how to get the maximum benefit for your situation, you have been living in dreamland. HR is there to protect CVX at all costs and if that means you become collateral damage so be it. If you are thinking about complaining about your job and HR will help you, stop. You are wasting your time. Your time is better spent looking for another assignment or job.
And a layer who spends all day posting tributes to herself on Linked In
HR should be looking to hire their diverse talent from within the ranks. Their are so many highly qualified hourly employees and brilliant non-degreed folks who actually DO THE WORK of the self glorified so called leaders.
I heard from a "diversity hire" from another oil company that the HR function at Chevron is the biggest of the oil majors by a huge percentage. SMH
There is a layer of people who do the work, a layer to talk about the work being done and a layer to take credit for the work. I'm not wrong.
I remember in the 2015 purge, a co-worker who was "retiring" asked our HR BP how much vacation time they had left, and did they have to take it or could they get paid for it. 2 simple questions. "Let me get back to you" was the answer. Weeks go by, no answer. Call back. "We're still looking into it". A few vague emails thrown in as well. When it came down to their remaining vacation time and retirement date, they informed their boss, "HR can't give me an answer, I'm taking vacation starting tomorrow." (In other words, I'm done.) That was the last we saw of our co-worker. HR never did give them an answer. HR: Chevron's epitome of ineptitude. They can't even do the job they're charged to do.
If you are an experienced hire or asset acquisition you are a second class citizen at chevron and will be the first to get released during any layoffs. Stop drinking the human energy koolaid. You will have a big fall when it happens to you
HR is required for eye candy
This is what happens when you choose a person based only on D&I.
HR spends the majority of its time creating endless, inane, projects for themselves, one right after another. They sit in useless meetings all day with themselves and have little to no time to respond to employee issues. The gals who run HR justify its existence with these endless, silly, projects, while day to day activities (such as assisting the employees that they represent) are just considered as “the wash”. HR at Chevron truly needs a top to bottom overhaul. At a minimum, HR should train its employees on basic HR policy and interpretation. You can literally ask 5 different HR employees a basic policy question and receive 5 totally different answers back.
We honestly need to see more diversity in both the workforce and the management to be more like the diversity of the country. I understand this takes time to recruit, attract and retain people so we can grow the diversity to be more equal. And i understand sensible efforts to accelerate this where we can. What I don’t understand is if you look at the managers that are being selected, it seems every announcement reflects that senior HR and MW as Chevron’s leader in only about about diversity and largely females that are getting promoted into open manager positions. As a female, I know some of us have been talking about this and feeling that MW and HR are promoting more and more people that are not ready these promotions or are not the best person for that job. We need to make progress, but this seems to be so over the top these days and needs to more credibility by pushing but not losing credibility in the selections…..which is unfortunately happening more and more.
Our good old days are basically nostalgia + simpler youth that is irretrievably gone. These are the good old days for the new generation.
Without getting into details that could identify me, my recent experience with my HR BP is that HR doesn’t know what it’s doing. I had a very simple, straightforward question that pertained to info that is well-documented in our policies. I was just looking for confirmation that what I interpreted from the policy language was correct. HR BP gave a completely nonsensical response. I had to consult other colleagues and my old HR BP to get confirmation that I was correct. It is appalling that we have to suffer such egregious levels of incompetence. If I performed my job with this degree of carelessness and ignorance, I would be fired. This is not the HR I experienced when I joined CVX over 30 years ago, sadly. I remember when we had competent and caring HR BPs and managers. That entire function is riddled with incompetence and arrogance now. Make sure you check and re-confirm any information they give you, particularly pertaining to benefits that could have permanent consequences.
When I started with Chevron in 1989 I thought HR was very good and really tried to help employees. Over time they changed (as they began to think they were driving Chevron, and not just a support organization) and became more and more against employees. By the time I retired last year they were actively working against the employees. As a manager I witnessed them work against decisions that were good for the employee and the BU. I have so many first hand experiences where they were terrible for both the employee and the BU. Awful!
@1vbo, in theory, correct. In practice, I think you'll agree we all get more useful (and correct) information from our co-workers. Ask any retiree, and you'll find HR is more of a hindrance than an aid.
Good luck getting paid, having a pension, managing healthcare, or taking time off without hr… smh
There was a time when HR was a minor service group in the company, charged with keeping track of your vacation time, and populated by high school graduates or empty college degrees. Now HR wants to be a major 'influencer' in the company, largely influencing social engineering, not core business. Still populated by high school graduates and empty college degrees. What I chuckle at is the higher-ups in HR who attach about two feet of initials after their names.
HR is their for you. Just tell them what you need. Take your rep to lunch if necessary. They are human!
Its hard to find soulless minions nowadays.
Maybe spelling and grammar skills are required.
90%+ of job are unplaced
This post only proves even more than HR are completely clueless
Don't really care about HR much. I haven't needed them for a couple of years, except for an introduction of a new BP.
What’s with the obsession with/constant posting regarding HR? This feels like the work of 1 very unhappy, very obsessive, person
A former GM who has a lot of clout during PDC / placement meetings told me that those folks who are not qualified for jobs that they apply for get rotated into HR. That is a pretty loaded statement from someone “in the know”. So he knew even back then that HR just has a bunch of people who don’t know what the h*ck they are doing. No high performers in there and they are the folks who have some influence over your career.
HR is downgrading many positions and is top heavy already.
Most HR jobs are unplaced because anyone within a wide range of PSGs could do them.
ABU HR is incompetent!
HR jobs are all seriously over-graded. Just be happy you can hang onto your inflated PSG.
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