I keep hearing that a bunch of people is planning to make 2022 their last year at Chevron, is this true? I don't see why anybody would want to leave right now considering that this is still one of the best jobs in the industry, so I would be interested to know people's reasons for this.
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@lyoo, cool story bro, did the lay off leave you with no life as well as no job so you have to troll layoff boards with illusionary tales, since you are bored with no job or life?
At this date, no one is leaving until they get the bonus. End of April we will see if there is a wave (or not). I bet it will be modest.
I got laid off in Dec 2020. I thought that I was well paid at Chevron. Took the package and 7 months off before I started looking for a new job. Got hired on at another large company at about 22% higher than what I was making at Chevron. Now I enjoy the work more, have more control over the projects that I do, enjoy far less of the company BS, and have more income. It worked out well for me and many others, and it can for you too. Sometimes I wish that I’d left Chevron sooner.
@2jyr even your pseudo software engineers will be leaving the company as soon as they hear that our salary increases don't even align with inflation.
Bloomberg says:
"You know you’ve thought about it.
Your boss is Slacking you incessantly. Your inbox is bursting. Your least-favorite colleague is droning on during a Zoom call while you keep hearing stories of the millions of people quitting their jobs in what’s been dubbed “The Great Resignation.”
Should you join them?
A financial adviser once told me that the best investment you can make is in your job. You know the returns you’ll get, and the risks are (hopefully) pretty low. Still, leaving a job can bring with it great rewards, not least among them better pay, better work and hopefully something priceless: happiness.
And now does seem like a pretty good time to quit. Openings are aplenty. Employers are boosting pay and perks for everyone from cab drivers to bankers. (Case in point: One month of work for a cab company in London could fetch you nearly $7,000.) In this context, my colleagues at Bloomberg Opinion have been putting out some really helpful articles on how you can navigate a labor market one economist says has “gone weird.”
One of the most striking pieces of advice: You might want to hurry up. The current hiring bonanza will fade as supply-chain bottlenecks ease, consumers deplete their pandemic-era savings and predictability returns to the economy. That means in the not-so-distant future, workers will lose leverage."
I have no set plans to leave but I will be sending out feelers to my key contacts to see what may be available. If something better pops up I will leave, if not I will stay. The best time to look for a job is when you already have one and the industry is coming out of a down turn.
@1mya Software Engineers at Chevron have no idea what they are missing. You could easily get a fully wfh job with way better benefits and compensation that's double what you currently make at Chevron. This is assuming you're an actual Software Engineer and not one of the famous Chevron pseudo Software Engineers.
If you are in IT, definitely subscribe to job alert on LinkedIn, with so many remote opportunities, you owe it to yourself to look around. Cloud, Data Engineering, Data Science, and integration skills are in high demand, if you are not in those areas of IT, use the PDC to move into those roles to get some exposure first.
I left Chevron earlier in the year after getting recruiter pings weekly, and decided to research the companies I would like to work for. Though there are many opportunities out there, too many choices may not be a good thing, so make sure you research and find the company you want to work for. Best of luck.
@OP It isn’t just Chevron. It’s the entire professional workforce.
Everyone held out to 2022 so that they could get a vacation payout on their way out the door. Some will get something, but many more will get less than they thought, because companies saw this coming and adjusted their policies accordingly. HR departments have also spent the past year prepping for a hiring surge knowing that up to 40% of employees could go walking out the door.
They made me so angry that I am going to stay another 10 years!
Planning on leaving once my CIP is nicely deposited. From what I hear there will be quite a few resignations in March.
Looks like the “dislike” trolls or caravans are on the roll…disliking each comment. Despite your desperate PR efforts, the truth will always prevail.
Recheck your paperwork. CVX 401k doesn't have a vesting period.
I left in November of this year. Chevron IT has radically changed in the 20 years I have been here and not for the better. Its quite clear the future holds further layoffs, outsourcing to contractors and no place for blue badges as time goes on.
I'm thankful for the 20 great years but its time to move off. Being in a place where the tech stack is old, there is no money for training leaves you vulnerable when the next layoffs will happen since no one will want to hire you. IT Leadership is in no position to change anything and Chevron overall is a shrinking company ( check the charts over long term )
It depends on the market, I'm not desperate to leave but I will if I should find the right opportunity. It's been more than 10 years since I actively searched for a new job but the past year in CTC has been incredibly disappointing and I see no reason to believe it will improve.
Yes, time to leave. Chevron recruiters painted a utopian picture which couldn’t be further from the truth. Taking the offer in CTC rather than a BU was a definite mistake. I’m already getting overtures from headhunters, just have to pick the right one for me.
Recent hire here..
Not soon, going to get my 401k vesting period (5 years) and probably stay for 5-10 years overall before I make the move.. for the people who have been here for 15-20 years, I completely see where you are coming from..
Although we may bash on Chevron here and there, some should just be grateful that it gave us a career for the last 15-20 years.. and now its time to move onto bigger and better things
‘One of the best job (markets) in years…’. All the more reason to leave a stagnant, strategically confused company dedicated only to the dividend and promoting high pots and relatives.
job market is looking up
planning to leave in 2022
I am tired of the culture - too much politics, mock D&I, bad leaders, etc. I am leaving next year. Life is too short, I will look for a job where I will be valued based on what I know versus whom I know.
I am heading out. I had planned to work until normal retirement age, but by any measure already have enough coin to retire. I like working, but project stagnation during the transformation and lack of clear interesting future opportunities has made me reconsider hanging around. Life is too short.
I've definitely heard from colleagues who are considering it and will evaluate my options as well at minimum. Primary reasons being compensation and greater work flexibility. Other companies have embraced where Chevron has hesitated or dragged it's feet in this regard.
Best in the industry?
Define best and define what you do in this industry.
There are many different roles and skill sets in O&G and there is more then one definition of best. I assure you for the non female petrotech workers this is not the best. This is the absolute worst it’s been in my 20 yr career as this company has gone woke.