Because Boston Consulting Group bills by the hour.
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The ROMs are complex and drawn out so that people are worried and turn on each other and work extra hard to impress their manager. Also, it is a process to look "fair" while they get away with firing older employees and other Title VII protected minorities.
It's because we employ more liberals than our peers.
They like to pull off the band aid slowly. Besides it takes so many people to make one decision.
It's The Chevron Way and We Lead at its best.
This process is unacceptable. First they want your input to alpha, only problem is that many selected to participate just sealed their own layoff. Then they draw this crap out when they already know the answers. THEY are the ones who are inefficient.
Distraction is true. I wonder if Chevron realizes how every ROM cuts productivity by at least 50% for the duration? You would think they would accelerate the process to reduce costs.
The company is diligently working to make sure they are making the right decisions while avoiding lawsuits - class action in particular. You can probably count on 60 days of continued 'distraction' while the business units go through the ROM process. Then, historically, if you are not placed in a job - another six weeks of 'redeployment' time as an employee.
The cash flow situation right now may change the way the company executes as apposed to previous cut backs.