Well its been said over and over but it was confirmed to me today. They are stripping away all redundancies. Down Mid and Up.....no longer separate for support functions that are redundant i.e. Staff functions. Only one group. All of the upstreams capabilities fiefdoms are GONE baby. I have to laugh, when we got the emails confirming the ROM I could not get into the Fing building the next day. Everyone got scared and actually came to work!
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I agree dude lol
This is a very complicated case, Anonymous 115185. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Luckily I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, limber. This Bush-league psyche-out stuff. Laughable, man – ha ha!
I did not pay for the MBA. I got a full fellowship. I will say it does open doors. And for me I had no true business education so I loved it! When I was going through the process I also looked at other schools. Indiana and Brigham Young are top notch schools at a fraction of the cost. MIT and CMU are top 5 programs and offer a ton of financial aid compared to the rest of the heavy hitters. I do think it would have been worth the cost if I paid out of pocket because headhunter call and call and call. So landing the next job or jumping industries is much easier with it. Also I truly can run financials on projects better than most Business Analysts. And I am not a brilliant guy. I work hard. Now I have met some brilliant people at Stanford and Wharton so I know the difference lol. Oh and I know Chevron does not care. My manager and my managers boss said I have a great technical background and I should hang around some of the longer term Chevron people to get a better understanding of the business side. They have no clue what my background is?
The Dude is dangerous He offered me a blowjob for an extra weeks vacation. He was serious. The Dude, just go to work and don't worry about blow jobs or this bulletin board. You'er lame and not funny. But for the rest of you he does swallow.
@Anonymous115130 That's costly. Sounds like it was worth it experienced wise. Do you think you'll break even on the opportunity cost?
Yeah? Well, like, that's just your opinion, man.
Glad I checked the thread. About Wharton. Wharton was a no brainer for me. I went of a full fellowship. Wharton will target a certain skill set outside fianace. MOST PEOPLE THERE END UP ON THE STREET WORKING FOR A LARGE FINANCIAL FIRM (well over 50%) and secondly marketing. To balance it out they bring in people from other disciplines on fellowships because cost benefit is just not there for most other endeavors. So I graduated from Stanford with a mechanical engineering degree on a football scholarship and after graduation worked in the nuclear industry on more efficient thermophysical heat transfer in nuclear reactors. The reason I bring this up, Wharton risk management program wanted a person that played a team sport in college, worked in a highly technical field with a technical degree, had no formal business education, a solid career progression, good GMAT scores and most importantly did not want to pursue finance. That was me! For two years at Wharton it costs just under $200,000 dollars to go to Wharton!! Also I felt inadequate many times because of the caliber of student there. There are other GREAT MBA programs that do not ass rape you with $98,000 a year tuition lol. BUT, my God, was the education great. I worked very closely with Professor Thomas Donaldson on risk, ethics and leadership. Only Wharton, Harvard get a Profs like this I must admit. And I must say it truly changed how I look at the World. The sad part is everything I learned and am passionate about CHEVRON does not get! In fact they do the opposite. I will be out of here in the upcoming months. Oh and here are several 2 minute vids from Prof Donaldson. How would Chevron look if they consulted and followed his lead???? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL30EAAAB4ECB5941E I hope this answered your question.
Yeah there's a reason they started with Alpha. So they could run through the Greek alphabet all the way to project Omega. Project Beta is ramping up for 2016.
Guys, get real, the 25% reduction is only the beginning. Projec Alpha scope is for 3 years so it is evident the company is going to go through a series of org reviews several times. Hence the lack of info on comp. packs and more likely, the lack of them at all. Second, the 25% is only a reference number, some groups will see less reduction on their head count but some others, as already happened in AMBU and CCR, and more likely ETC and HES will see more. Once thing is certain, no org will be let untouched; these kind of re-org efforts are too vast and too complex to let fiefdoms hanging out there. Besides, for what I understand, the company's break-even threshold for most MCPs is $60/barrel, and forecasts say it is heading lower during the next 18 months or so, even if the Iran deal does not go through. So, even if you do no believe in forecasters hang out tight and best of luck to you all.
i'm think wharton isn't worth it at chevron. look at everyone on our senior executive leadership team.
there are very few big name schools among them in their resumes. almost none. it's all pretty mediocre.
@Anonymous114949 was Wharton worth it?
100 BCG people running alpha. that's your 2016 reduction in opex right now
What would ya say ya do here?
Yes leadership is not engaged. It is one thing to keep the final outcome confidential it is a total different thing when everyone is just sitting around waiting and no one has talked to anyone about what is wrong and how to increase efficiencies. As everyone has said already, it will be like throwing darts to staff the new organization.
I don't think the original post is exaggerated. I think we all know that this is a big company and politics will be played. But I do think Most, not all, departments will get a 25% reduction. Ask yourself this, If you were in charge would it be 25% or more? As the one post said you have on SME and 5 leaches. These leaches for the most part were appointed a position because of relationships not knowledge or results in their career. This has led to extremely foggy direction and no accountability. I would think all of us can see that. Now seeing it and actually implementing the cuts are two different things. My Ahhh Haa button went off when I attended graduate school. We had to read "Up the Organization". My ego got the best of me and was pissed off I am at Wharton and have to read about a guy that ran a Rent a care business. It is my mainstay still. Its about management engagement and wiping out complexities and how you do that is by actually working with the guy turning the wrench. During these reorgs no one is asking the guy turning the wrench or the front line supervisor in fact. It's a cloisterd bunch of suits that are out of touch to begin with shaping an organization by a consultant that is out of touch. This will never ever lead to a good outcome. Have you ever seen management truly engage and fix anything???? At Chevron I mean???? I have once. Great manager...but they move him every two years! FLAWED.
You mean, coitus?
Wondering, MILF is short for "Management I'd Like to Friend." You can send nominations to HR, but do it anonymously (other managers might get jealous).
For every SME, there are 4 useless managers, business analysts, behavior change managers and "IT" folks trying to take credit for doing nothing. Maybe they will fire the SME and keep the useless ones. A behavior change manager basically makes pretty slides and makes clear stuff muddy. These guys get paid approx. 0.5 million a year.
Well if they are getting rid of people, they can go ahead and get rid of that faggot flag they were flying a few weeks back.
I got to tell you, I thought the blacks in Baltimore were bad, but turns out they're nothing compared to these fags you got in San Francisco.
— Kenny Powers Season 1 Episode 1, 01:43
Did someone say there's a MILF network?? Where do I conjoin?
they already know what's going to happen for sure, but the org structure isn't one that results in all UC fiefdoms getting cut. The original post is quite exaggerated...
Let me add my 2 cents. I saw and heard evidence that they're not getting rid of all contractors and consultants. They're definitely reducing them but some of them will stay while they kick out employees! Chevron has been at the layoffs quietly for the most part. If you track headcount you'll notice that names have been disappearing for months gradually. The company doesn't want the media attention, it's our job to make sure they get the attention.
Sorry, don't mean to be silly but what's milf?
No large company decides on major decisions like layoffs in a two week period. It was decided months ago, the DRB is just a formality and a little tweaking. The idio are running around butt kissing and being quiet, hoping the ROM will bypass them when in reality upper management already knows where you stand. Bunch of naive idiots you're in for some real drama.
Man. I hope the pendulum swings back. I've never worked at such a bass ackwards place in my life. I like the money so I guess I just deal. Not much I can do. I'm just a low PSG minion/pawn's pawn.
Lol at MILF network. And yes we do have some dummies. Also the majors bench mark but don't fool yourself nothing comes clise to the dysfunction of Chevron. Not even close.
The secret sauce that is needed is accountability. For performance, behaviors etc. There is none and this is the outcome. Total chaos.
When the Chevoronoids go to another buisness they are in for a rude awakening. They have to start with showing up!
And I will reiterate. Dude that sats its h oing to the DRB. F*** dude, you are the problem. You are blind. To not recognize the mass layoff is not decided two weeks prior to it happening??? Your as brilliant as a bag of hammers. I better be nice you are on your way to senior management.
Yay for unfettered access to our colleague's computer networks.
The people who work for Chevron are IDIOTS. They think they hid the org charts, but yes, some of us got a look. People, 90% of this crap was decided months ago. The reason it takes long is because of Hr, legal, etc. Most support is going away, including engineers, geoscientists, etc. At least 25% headcount cut in ETC alone. Start getting another job! Don't assume you're getting severance either. A few people got it already but most of you won't. If you're a kiss up support boy with little people skills who has 10-15 years & claims everything is not your job they're not sending you away with a package. They're keeping you to do all the work while they send a few under 5 year employees home for cheaper, even if they're better than you. Better get ready for a good fing!
Unfortunately no milf network
Most of the dead weight is pretty common among the big oil companies that benchmark. They look at each others' org structure and re-calibrate every few years. Chevron slower at making changes than most. It's a California corporation so everyone's feelings are considered. West Coasters in charge. I was told they have people networks for every creed, color, disposition...you name it, they got it!
+1 on the dead weight
you gotta admit there's a ton of dead weight in the company...
Lol at going to the DRB. The f***ing is the one driving consolidation because they were told to follow BCG. Do you really think they don't have a final plan two weeks away from execution????? WTF???? You just have to read this.
https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/energy_and_environment_killing_complexity_monster/
The poster is correct. They are combining the three functions into one centralized function. This decision was made awhile back. This also follows what BCG openly talks about . They are running the ROM. Just Google BCG upstream oil and gas. You can wait till the 24th if it makes it less stressful. I will be mimicking the theme of this bulletin board. It will be screwed up. There is no strategic plan on picking the right people. A monkey knows this redundancy is going away. A Monkey can make an org chart. The hard part is mapping critical work flow, support needed for the work flow. Once support roles are dentified then key experience, education, skill set can be identified. This is not done and won't be done in this ROM. AGAIN BCG forced Org charts on the enterprise and by God they will fill them with no plan on how to properly staff.
Yeah the org structure I saw was missing hr
This is simply not true because I know several people involved with the alpha study, and while their decisions are not finalized -- their inputs went into what the DRB will ultimately decide on. This is very very far from the truth. Not sure if the original poster was just trolling or what...
Far out.
So CBRES stays? :(
Hey....It's Friday so let's not post BS....no org charts are out there except fake ones! The secrets will be kept until the 23rd....you can put that in the bank.
CBRES? Duh, your all gone from the cubicle debacle 10 years ago and the 3-year/$30 MM elevator and escalator destruction. Geeeeez