Curious if those that were laid off are being contacted by their past CVX colleagues to help answer questions or direct them in ways to find the answers? If yes, do you answer and help?
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@hlsn, yes, young lady, you are below him. Sorry dear. It's obvious by your pathetic jealousy and incessant whining, lol.
Ranking above me @hiqz? No, son. I assure you have that all wrong.
@akhi, and yet still ranking above you, which is pretty sad. Sorry about that, pal.
Just as I thought @agau. Thanks for confirming your station in life.
@9anm, then I would suggest that you reply to the one whom you envy the earnings of so much, not me, I'm low paid and penniless, lol!
No, it’s the other way around, dreamer. Your wishful thinking is apparent and you're embarrassing yourself. Do yourself a favor and give it a rest.
Your jealousy is apparent and you're embarrassing yourself. Do yourself a favor and give it a rest.
Agree! @7fec flatters himself too much.
There's no reason for any of you to be envious of your coworkers who earn more than you. Remember there are a wide range of compensation levels here at CVX and everyone plays a role in the process and is an integral component of the machine. The numbers quoted below are not unusual at all. Don't forget also, Jealousy is the Sincerest form of Flattery.
@7fec, Keep trying to impress us. We don’t buy your BS story. No wonder you were let go, and rightly so.
I get about one call a week plus or minus since I EOI'd. But that's normal for most, below average for some.
You engineers are so hot when you bicker!
@6gjx, Eh, ...no. I had a similar number for me to remain on board for a while. Hate to disappoint you but maybe you didn't work hard enough, were at a lower tier to begin with, or have trouble with negotiating. C'est la vie. No sense in stressing over it.
@5ekj, you overshot your credibility factor. The $30k figure proposed by the poster you mentioned is more realistic of something the company would accept if the 60 day job requirements warranted.
@4hrt, Big mistake and your joke backfired. I was paid $75k for roughly the same amount of easy extra time.
I made it know that when I was laid-off dont call me unless you have a consultant contract that spells out I will NOT be held liable for any decisions, advice, etc. Being a registered engineer in Texas, any advice or work I give, if not supervised by me, could cost me dearly. Needless to say, I have heard nothing from anyone ... that suits me just fine!
If I was laid off then asked to stay on I would charge a consultant fee!
I was really looking forward to putting in my final two weeks when I was asked to stay on for 60 more days to finish up a project and do some turnover work with a contract employee. Jokingly I threw out a $30,000 number and was shocked and delighted two days later that they took me seriously. They extended by last day on the payroll and privately agreed on the $30k bonus as extra severance pay.
I’ve heard first hand of this happening. I would help most colleagues a little bit as a personal courtesy if they asked. However, the mess of an asset I left behind was far too great for one or two people to solve - the result of decades of mismanagement and neglect.
My manager asked me to stay on for two weeks after my last day from being laid off in order to finish my project. He said no one else could finish it. So I did. I cared about my project. I cared about Chevron, my teammates, and being a part of something I felt was bigger than myself. I must have really been caught up in it all, or brainwashed, because I am so relieved now to be separated from the whole Chevron entity. The comments on here reflect an overall poor environment, and I'm reminded of my own up and down journey with the company. Life is short. Pour your heart and soul into something meaningful, that can't be robbed from you.
Yeah I was asked to stay 6 more months to transition my skills and I said FU LOL
The first time they called to ask me questions and to seek some guidance after having been laid off only a week before, I told them I’m now a self-employed consultant and available for hire. I asked them for their email address so I could send them my standard contract, terms and fee schedule. I never heard back from them since. I guess they got the message.
Yes, they call me to tell me how great their new employer is and why didn’t they jump ship a long time ago. Come join us!
Eat Me, I am right there with you.... for you selected EOI or where left standing Chevron had decided that your knowledge / experience was not needed.... Chevron loss.... Chevron has to s— it up!!
Do not give info to anyone for any reason. That is their tough luck. If people are asking you for answers to problems that they do not know how to solve, then obviously the wrong person was laid off. End of story. Life is tough. It is tougher when you are stupid.
Yeah, why not help a friend/colleague when they ask? I hear periodically from them still a few years post-retirement.
Of course, the flip side– I ignored inquiries from "bad manager" who asked for info. I gave him full access to all my email client/business unit "issue" electronic files. I felt that was enough of a transition for him once I retired.
They wanted my contact information before my last day and I conveniently forgot to send it to them.
Yes, I was contacted by former co-workers once a week for two months after I was laid off. I finally had to put an end to that by telling them to figure it out from here on out. The company got rid of me and kept them, so go figure it out yourselves.
If you are well connected it is easy to return on contract, I know quite a few people doing it now and I the past. One guy did it mostly for the free business class travel.
Yes & Yes
Yes, from all over the world, 4 years later.
who cares
Calling for help or giving help once out of company is not Chevron way! Anyone who does it is pathetic.