I've given my life for this company and you all should be thankful Chevron has even given you the privilege of working for them.
How about you all stop spreading anonymous negativity and gossip and start being thankful for the opportunities Chevron has given you.
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There is not question that posts on this site are full of false info, but that said all the major moves (like layoffs, bonus numbers, etc.) seems to be posted here before officially announced. So yes everything with several grains of salt but sill not always “wrong”.
Sorry, OP 'old timer'. You fell for that 'do good for the company and the company will do good for you' BS. Times have changed. We change jobs, cars, houses, cities, spouses whenever we want.
The informed are taking actions aligned with their understanding of the information they have received. However, there is a wealth of misleading information in circulation. One can find information that covers the entire spectrum of validity, position, perspective and source. Anyone who is truly certain about the information they choose to believe, whether pro or anti should be very cautious. Best to remain skeptical on both sides of these issues. Lies and half truths surround us all. Agendas are at play and honest facts are hard to determine. Those who are uncertain and choosing to protect themselves are no more or less virtuous than those who trust and do what they believe is best. Humanity is being played and the gamers have a plan for all.
Spreading negativity like the constant anti vax nonsense? Yes, old timer I agree.
But they’re making me get a shot! 😢
The words “given my life for this company” are some of the saddest ever written on this site.
OP: "I've given my life for this company...". That was your mistake. You should have learned about 12 layoffs ago that the company has no interest in you or your hard work, only if you turn a profit, or only if you're a high-p-t or relative of management.
@3cri+1eaLb31O I never understand people other than Executives and the rich fighting to basically have a system that hoses over the middle class and average worker.
Cone off campus with us older men and I'll give you a service recognition....
Old timer, your experience working at Chevron is very different from someone in the first 10 years of their career right now. You probably have the sweet pension. The better health benefits. More advancement opportunities and less diversity BS to worry about. Less global pressure to ki-l our industry. Less frequent major reorganizations. More company expansion/growth. Good pay relative to competitors.
Your experience in decades ago is not the experience employees are having today.
We live in a Capitalist country, Get used to it or leave.
Don’t expect me to be a cheerleader for Chevron. I worked hard during my 27 years, put a lot of pipe in the ground, and they put me out to pasture without even a handshake. Not complaining, as I have all the money I need at this point, but I am not drinking the happy face coolaid either.
Yes, OP, as an 'old-timer' you had loyalty to the company because they had loyalty to you (that is, few if any layoffs). That all changed in the mid- and late-80's when the first batch of Harvard and Wharton consultants came in and advised management that the only way you could save (maintain) incompetent management was to place the blame on the employees and lay them off to save profits (now, the dividend). The rest, as they say, is history. Don't ever, ever 'thank' the company for your job. You earned it, you earn your continued paycheck by the work you do. It's a mutual agreement - you can choose to leave the company, and they can choose to lay you off. That's it - strictly business. Your loyalty is to your family, not your job.
@1qvl take your co---e bs elsewhere
Things have gotten much worse in the corporate world for the younger generations. Higher workloads for stagnant wages and much less work life balance. Its time to push for better conditions since the company doesn't care about us at all!
The compensation and workload in your time are way different in today’s environment at this company. It’s getting worse and worse every day. How competitive it is for promotion in your time? Do you need an advance degree to become a Supervisor or Manager? It also depends the location where you work. Cost of living in San Ramon and Houston are very different and we get pay the same PSG salary.
Just go enjoy some man time over at the off campus site. "The company" really loves you over there.
The attitude of be thankful for whatever the rich give you attitude is what's gotten this country into the mess its in now. Chevron is better than most but they will lay you off in a heartbeat if they could. We need to push for better treatment and better job security. Layoffs should not be the only lever MW knows how to pull.
You can always love your job…but never love your company because you never know when your company “will stop loving you”
Thank you for this post. There are to many angry people on this site that really should grow up or quit. Working is a contract and Chevron offers a very good one. My experience has been 90% positive and the 10% it wasn't was usually my own doing.
95 and 5 comment good one. Overall, Chevron has been big blessing and the combo of 401k and pension lump sum I'm very thankful for. No job is perfect, that's why it's a job. Old timers like (not that old) still remember "dad's" getting factory jobs at Campbell Soup, Proctor and Gamble, etc and thinking they were in fat city for benes and putting food on table. Now, shift is 'fulfillment'; yeah ok, but work is still work and what you make of it....
@hzp, I'm thankful as I sit here drinking my wonderfully aged single malt scotch on Chevron's nickel as you and the rest of the butthurt panty-waists on this site work to pay for it then whine and complain about the hand that feeds them, lol.
you can be thankful but CVX might not be thankful to you. how much do you think thankful is worth to the coy? a high stock price is what’s considered “thankful” to cvx. get real, boomer
I’m 95% grateful and 5% negative on Chevron and my long career with the company. Since there’s always room for improvement, I prefer to disclose the small negative side on this forum, so that others can learn from it. I also prefer to post my negatives on this site with the distant hope someone within the Chevron hierarchy will make a change for the better.
Completely agreed