Thread regarding Chevron Corp. layoffs

Who cares? I’ve got enough to worry about mine without having to worry about you. You were given a job, so be content with that, you prima donna. You must be single and immature, while I’m married and support a family and have a mortgage to pay. I swear, just you having posted this should give you shame. You sure are selfish, aren’t you?

@8szk+16oaMuwN Did you fail to take your medication today?

You’re at least a PSG 25. Act like one a stop whining about the job you took from someone who deserves it more.

Be thankful you have a job and give it your 100%. I wouldn’t recommend spending too much time planning a move right away as you won’t be focusing on leaving the role better than you found it for the next person and you won’t be performing in that role while you have it. The musical chairs of moving around in Chevron every 18 months is a huge Achilles heel for this org, as people are constantly focusing on their next job and not the one they’re in.

This website is not meant to be your mom. Make a decision, will ya.

This website is not meant to be your mom. Make a decision, will ya.

I was told by an old GOM Drilling Manager: "When moving to a new company or position within your old company, your first day is to start looking for your next position."

You can do any job for 3 years. By then you will be in a different one. Its your attitude about the job and life (it has ups and downs) that needs to be adjusted.

Q1. Should I be bummed about having a job but maybe not my current one?
A1. Completely normal to not feel thrilled to potentially have a job that you think you won't love compared to the one you have. That being said, you have to weigh for yourself if the possibility of being in that job for 1-3 years would be too much to handle mentally or emotionally. I've gotten reorged into short-term jobs that weren't all that great but was able to transfer into long-term jobs that were much better for my personal work satisfaction after about 18 months. One of my personal career goals is to minimize the number of companies I work for (directly at least) across my lifetime.

Q2. Should I just be happy to potentially be getting a job?
A2. Yes. Depending on your function and specialty there will be a lot of excess competition in both the internal and external labor market for the next 2-3 years.

Q3. Or should I take the EOI and find employment elsewhere?
Maybe. If you have a highly marketable skill with a limited supply of workers with that skill then looking elsewhere might be better.

I recommend you contact EAP to get information about professionals you can talk to about your concerns and possible outcomes. Sometimes it helps to just voice your potential plans to a non-biased third party who won't troll you.

My job will no longer exist so no choice there. But there are plenty of jobs as chapter something or other where I can just lounge about reading. Sounds great!

If you are unhappy with the other job, it likely means you have better prospects so you should just EOI. Being in a job you are miserable in s—s and you won’t give it your best which makes it harder to later be moved into a better job internally. If you leave, someone else can keep their job that is ready to give it their best.

If you want a job at Chevron, you should be happy.

Depends on where your at in your career. If you only have a few years take the job. If you have a lot longer I would start looking hard and consider the EOI.

Unless you have a healthy severance coming, take the job, work on your resume, then get another job when times improve. Very, very difficult to find another job right now.

If you feel the need to ask strangers how you should feel, I suggest you leave the company and increase the value of my Chevron stock. Just sayin