Just received the severance package Fedex release letter, from the Dec 8 ROM group. They include the age/title demographics at the end. Interesting observation.
Within facilities/ops engineering:
-Nobody under age 35 was laid off.
-There are 42 engineers under age 35, in this group.
I get it, CVX is trying to save money. You have to focus cutting the most expensive, typically older employees. But, not everyone under 35 was worth keeping. Seems they got a free pass this time...
The company being run by under 35s? Time to sell the shares before things start blowing up.
Disagree with the poster below, saying the Dec 21 group will show more youth layoffs. I know very few people that were laid off during that final ROM. As the original poster said, there were 42 staff under age 35 in their group, none were laid off. I suspect there will be a very small portion of the Dec 21 group laid off, at all.
But the young hate working for Chevron - see this Millennial commenting here (no jeans mommy): @EZagbXk
Regarding the previous comment about the original comment... you say the December 12 layoffs will now compensate by firing a vast number of younger demographic to make up for the initial layoffs that had the older (high PSG) employees getting their walking papers. Well, maybe so. But in my experience, the company will add younger employees to the layoff lists to create the statistical balance needed, but before the clock strikes twelve, a fair number of them will be pulled back and offered internal jobs, bypassing any PDC hurdles. The Chevron Way in action.
Regarding the original comment, the December 8 layoff group contains mostly high-PSG folks, so the ages are going to be higher. The December 21 layoff group will reveal that the cuts extend deep into younger demographics as well.
I'm truly sorry to hear you were laid off. No matter the age of the person, getting laid off is a blow to the gut. Your younger age gives you a better chance of starting over, whereas to the older employee, it is very different. Good luck to you in your future endeavors.
A lot of young people in my group including me were let go. Our group had more young people to begin with though.
Yes, I would. It's called Integrity. As long as my older employees get up every morning and put in a full day's work that is productive to the business, I'd certainly keep that employee on the payroll. In fact, I'd try to keep every employee, old and young, so long as they are useful.
Call it discrimination but this is just business, why should any company keep old age overpaid staff on payroll with 6 weeks vacation+pension and medical liabilities? Would you, if you were running a business?
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In my case, back in February, the demographics report had about half the group in the 50+ age bracket. There were a few folks sprinkled in that we're in their 30s and early 40s. But I found out later on, after sending my signed severance papers in, that half of the folks in their 30s and 40s were offered internal jobs with no PDC hurdles to go through. That's the Chevron Way for you. Pure unhanded maneuvers from the start.