Dear Chevron HR - We (Noble employees) got an email this week saying future staffing decisions will be made by “teams comprised of Noble and Chevron”. Presumably this means our managers. While this may seem like reasonable idea, I’d offer a word of caution: specifically, Noble has been a complete clusterf–k for 2 years.
Sure, the 2020 has been weird for all of us. But, what you may not know, is that Noble has had 2 re-orgs in 12 months. This means, at best, most managers have had their jobs for a year. Most are 6 weeks. I’ve had 4 bosses in the last 12 months (1 was qualified, 2 under qualified, 1 WTF). I’ve had 3 job titles in that year. The last re-org had positions in our team that were literally made up, because our upper management thought it was how it worked. I’ve never had a performance review in the years I’ve worked here. I haven’t met my current boss in person. And, sadly, our team isn’t the exception. It’s the norm.
Rest assured, the managers are going to seem confident about what they know. Noble has a rich tradition of no accountability and hubris in management. But, I’d suggest asking how long they’ve been in their respective positions, and looking at their resumes, prior listening to much they say. You’ll find an alarming number aren’t qualified for their roles, and a majority will have been in that job for weeks.
Good luck.