Thread regarding Chevron Corp. layoffs

I left Chevron to work elsewhere. Couldn't take the stupidity any more. I earn a little less than before but feel free and can sleep soundly at night. Money alone is not happiness.

This "big crew change" was supposed to decimate the industry 10 years ago. Ten years from now we will still hear people talking about it.

This much is well know from past "cycles". downturn hunker in place and hold your chair and upswing make a push to advance... including switching companies when required. Despite the downturn the "crew change"... accelerated rate of "natural" retires ... continues. I see it two years out still, but I expect Chevron to lose a lot of "best and brightest" when the next upswing happens because they have invested little in employee advancement during the downturn and so hold little loyalty. Here at Chevron we always seem to be planning for yesterday, which makes us flat footed in future. It is really not rocket science folks.

Mof is right. Chevron is now known as a Dilbert cartoon. Rigorous and transparent means "highly disguised process to let corrupt managers keep their jobs and the boot lickers who will do anything to survive.

The PDC process in Chevron was originally borne to be a well-intended practice of promoting and developing the employee's career path. But, as many processes are in Chevron, they seldom hit the mark. To take full advantage of the PDC and advancing yourself with this process, it takes a clear career goal, proper planning (using the Career Development Plan or "CDP"), and periodic consultation with your supervisor and Personnel Development Representative or "PDR". Every discipline has an assigned PDR. Find out who your PDR is and have your supervisor introduce you to this person. The PDC process is something that should work, it's a documented process. But in my experience, it has been less than transparent and sometimes confusing and disjointed. Twice in my career, my PDR was changed immediately right before the PDC cycle started, leaving me in the dark and with a replacement PDR who didn't know jack about me, my capabilities or all the effort I put forth to reach this stage of advancement. In my opinion, if a PDR is representing an employee and they get a new position just before the PDC cycle, they should be obligated to follow through with representing you before the PDC Committees and see the process to its conclusion. Apparently, Chevron doesn't put the adequate importance to this important process.

PDC is a popularity poll. If you are liked and popular and do a lot of networking you will prosper. When I have asked how it actually works - the answers are generally cryptic and vague, but it is "transparent and rigorous" according to supervisors... Most of the PDC decisions in my department of ABU have left us all pretty confused. A lot of good people who survived the cuts are now resigning or being poached by competitors....who will be left ? Just the boot polishers