Thread regarding Chevron Corp. layoffs

@dlmv, I know you’re trying to be funny here, but just you said, one thing I really miss about the office was those larger handicapped bathroom stalls. I’d use it all the time, especially on my work Fridays, when half the other workers were off. Taking a good dump in a roomy and peaceful bathroom is one of life’s simple pleasures.

So basically you are saying that you deserved to be let go and that's why you are completely at home right here on this layoffs site. At least you're honest!

For those who complain about Houston, just find a job somewhere else that you like. What a miserable existence you must lead if you hate where you live but just do it for the money.

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I did plenty of nights sleeping on the carpeted floor under the glowing light of the local refinery flare. When I got hungry there was the vending machine for a microwave cheeseburger and chips. Then off to home at 4 am to slam down a beer, eat a frozen pizza, and get an hour of sleep. Then do it all over again. This was all before technology was present to work from home. You guys have it made now.

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Socially lazy was referring to not wanting the water cooler talk at the office. If you can develop that kind of bonding remotely with people you don’t know all the power to you. The new vision which includes significant remote work is really going to strain the system so just be patient until it gets going. Last year was a pilot which apparently worked out. The scale-up of this new vision will have problems that need to be worked out.

I personally believe we should be back in the office and live there. The company should bring in comfortable cots so that you can be at your desk at all times. Leave the cafeterias open 24/7 and it will almost be like being on a wonderful cruise that will never end. Like I've always said you aren't really working until you have slept at work and worked 7 days straight. All those lazy snowflake teddy bears whining about needing time with family and rest are ruining this country. We live for the company so if you ain't willing to start living at the office then you need to git on out of here since you don't deserve the good times of working until you can barely stand! I tell people the company comes first then your religion and family. Git all them snowflakes out of her so the real workers can take over!

Very entertaining post. Humor is getting difficult to find on this site these days.

I'm just curious why talking remotely is socially lazy? I know this concept didn't exist after we won ww2, but that's how the modern world can interact globally and locally.
Many companies and organizations thrive with remote work, and we proved that for over a year. Going through a brutal transformation.
And with that...requires work AND communication. I guess some people will sit at home and watch Tucker Carlson and not communicate, but they should be fired.

I think your social skills were lacking if you don’t know how to politely bow out of water cooler talk. You must be a real pleasure to work with.

I disagree, I interact with people constantly remotely. When you have a global company, how can you have "water cooler talk" with people in Manila??

Just because you don't get to do lunch with da boys doesn't mean you are socially lazy. I can teach you how zoom or teams works if you weren't born when technology was skyrocketing.

My friend, it is social laziness more than work laziness.

I disagree with those who deem people as lazy, if they think remote work is preferred. I work harder and get more done because I'm not having to deal with "water cooler talk" . Less distractions and I can communicate so well through teams.
We need to break the old fashion culture of drivin' on in, gettin' that job duuuun and never seeing your families. That doesn't make you hard working, it's not hours away or sitting in a cubical all day, using a public bathroom. It's what you produce at the end of the day and how you benefit the company. Who cares where your at while doing that? Do you really need a manager breathing down your neck to get work done? If so you're not a professional. Professionals can work wherever and comfortably so, they don't need an office to get away from the Mr. Or Mrs.
That boomer style culture needs to be crucified if Chevron wants to evolve in all aspects.
Offer flexibility with remote work and get with the times! We proved for over a year we can easily sustain operations by doing so!!

If you was one of those fired or rather laid off and took the package five years ago you are one of the lucky ones who got to move on with you life. No one was actually fired.

There were budget to get your equipment, namely monitors and even ergo chair. For the high power computing all you need is access to blades , so no physical hardware other than your laptop is needed. The company pays almost half of your personal cellphone bill if you have no company phone and half of your internet. Chevron is a great company.

Hard work is Popcorn spending all day on this site after being fired five years ago!!

You obviously don’t understand what “hard work” means. It doesn’t mean it is necessarily difficult but means you are diligent and put in the effort to get an exceptional product done ahead of the due date. As a hard worker you would also go beyond what you are told to do. That is what hard work is. Maybe you are too young to understand because you grew up in the era where everyone gets a trophy just for doing a mediocre job.

"Work is hard" only true for a person who don't know what he is doing. He doesn't understand how others are doing it so well stress-free. Hint: People you call "lazy" are just using their brains. You have one too, try using it and it won't be so hard for you.

Just curious about one item. How did the company handle specialized hardware that people needed during the pandemic. Many G&G and RE types need very large monitors to effectively do their work. They also need workstations that are high powered compared to a common PC desktop. It seems like the most efficient hardware deployment would be done in the office and not at home.

Too bad if you are too lazy to come in or now come up will all sorts of ridiculous reasons like the last poster because you've been spoiled and pampered like a pathetic child during a pandemic. A job is a job. Work is hard. Don't like it, quit. Plenty of others are looking for work now, so don't get all full of yourselves. "I don't like to commute" ain't gonna fly. Just a thought.

Like others havw said before me retaining and recruiting talent will be a major issue. Ive talked with quite a few people who have said they will be leaving Chevron if we go back to the old days of full time work in the office. People have worked fine for over a year already at home and gotten. Cutting out the commutes has been huge. For me I've worked more if anything so its not lazy wanting to work from home as its completely possible. Not everyone is kicking back watching TV. Everyone in my area are working hard and getting a lot done. With teams spread out all over the world being in the office doesn't necessarily make sense for everyone so some flexibility should be given or a hybrid approach of a few days in the office and a few at home to make Chevron more attractive for the future.

There is no question that the Chevron return, if it even happens, will be hybrid and have a one year or more transition. Management has said openly that work from home has been much more successful than ever imagined and will be a strong component of any future policy. There will be a flexible corporate policy and then individual BU policies subject to local management over ride. Bottom line, if your supervisor wants you in the office you will be there or your career may suffer. Most bosses are happier working from home so odds are good everyone will be doing it.

Why does corporate America have no backbone. Just tell these spoiled professionals that office work full time is the policy and that is that. If you don’t like it you can leave. If you don’t adhere to the policy then you will not have a job. There are plenty of skilled people out there who are recently retired( took voluntary packages) and would love to work now in the office for the company. Corporate America needs to show the lazy ones who is boss.

Good luck trying to recruit and retain talent if CVX goes back to a traditional office environment full time. I work in corp finance and I suspect half of the group would be looking for a new job, especially when other companies are embracing hybrid wfh models. Not a hard decision between wasting 2 hours a day sitting on 680 or spending that time at home with my kids.

I am in HSE and we have lost our ability to function as a team. We need to get back to the office. We need to get our people back in the field. We need to address the HSE problems in MCBU/Midland. We need to address the HSE problems in the Center especially the HSE Operations group. The HSE Operations Group is so large, we cant get anything done. I really like this group but we have put so many leaders that have to show they are Alpha males/females that nothing gets done except to hear each leader brag about how well they are doing and how they are doing more than anyone else. I recommend this team gets broken down into 4 separate groups so things can get done.

WE NEED TO RETURN TO THE OFFICE SO THINGS CAN REALLY GET DONE and there are no smoke and mirrors.

@1wld, we need not feel bad for lazy people like that who want to slack off at home. Cream rises to the top and scum sinks to the bottom.

Poor little woke snowfake baby needs to work from home and can't face others in person without getting anxiety. You poor lil' Thang! We all feel so bad for you!

@1jmv spouse and kids driving you nuts? or do you need to hide behind a team because by yourself your employment is not justified ?

How does 2 days of rest at home followed by 5 days at the office sound? You should get used to working again in a 100% interactive environment. You are not there to be micromanaged but you are there to be part of a real team, not a virtual team. Imagine having an important visitor coming to town to get a tour of the building and actually talk to the engineers doing the work. You would have a problem pulling this act together under work from home. By the way the more important people give little notice and change their plans hourly so you have to be ready with a full team.

Balance is the word. Couple days from home and rest from office should be the ideal. Not every day is productive at office and neither at home. Flexibility is the key to productivity. If something can be done individually from home, fine, if not, do it at the office. Why we have to go to the extremes all the time?

@1wri, Nope, wrong, incorrect, erroneous. Only a few jobs can be done 100% from home IF and only IF the company exercises accountability, which it doesn’t. The majority of the important and critical jobs must be done in an office team setting to attain maximum efficiency. It was like that pre-pandemic and will be that way post-pandemic too. Bring your whining to the office that you prefer to be at home, and before long you’ll get your wish. It will be you only going through the lobby door for the last time.

You can be managed just fine from home. Its called having deliverables and deadlines. You don't have to have someone physically looking over your shoulder. We are professionals and if the company doesn't trust its professionals to work at home then what does that say about their hiring practices? Days of working in the office with managers looking over everyone have been proven unnecessary and an antique. If Chevron wants to compete for top talent it needs to embrace the new work world or people will leave and talent will not be recruited.

@1fsp, if you don’t like being managed or supervised, why don’t you start your own business. But, I bet if your business grows to have or need a number of employees, you wouldn’t trust too much of them working from home all the time, now would you? Now apply that thought to your employer, Chevron, a multi-national Fortune 100 company. Working from home doesn’t allow the company to get full benefit from their employees if they are not properly managed from the office.

Lazy working at home? I've been working just as hard or harder at home and we've cut out the long commutes. Like the other comment that was made we don't need to be on the office for management to watch over us. Management tells us to embrace change and the future. The future is more flexible work schedules and the past is everyone in the office so managers can watch everyone. The last year the company did just fine with everyone working at home so its time for management to embrace change that benefits employees.

With people working with so many teams oversees and the new prevalence of many off hours meetings we should allow more work from home going forward. What's the point of being in the office to do teams calls with people not in your office? The benefits to people's well being outweigh the benefits in those cases. We can move past the days of micromanaging managers watching over people in the office.

That's what I'm talkin' bout! It's about time we've had some common sense and work ethic displayed on this board.

As soon as school is out we will be back.

We better be called back in to the office by June 1. It’s been long enough already.

We need to require that all people come back full time with 9/80. People have been impacted negatively over the last year. Those impacted negatively include those who feel entitled to not have to interact(lazy) and those who have developed severe anxiety from the thought of interacting with people. Virtual meetings do not count as interacting with people. But people do have choices. Come back to work or don’t work for us. If you choose to not work for us you do not get any severance. No exceptions. It is a good thing for you lazy people that I am not running your company.

Better milk the opportunity to work from home while you can. Everything will be back to normal soon enough.

we're all "allowed" to go into the office right now.