We had a great thread going with "Exxon ceo - secretary of state!" And lo and behold, it is gone! All the 200+ posts. What a brutal censorship! A layoff board does not have to be talking about layoff all the time. The current and future political... — read more
Dec Lump sum Payout
For the folks who requested a December 1st Lump sum or Annuity payout, has anyone received it ?
Merry Christmas to you all !
Whether you were laid of or not, or simply a troll, I want to wish all of you a merry Christmas. Chances are, if you're on this site then 2016 wasn't so good, myself included. So here's to wishing the best of luck to everyone in 2017. Put the past... — read more
Chevron Announces Sale of Geothermal Operations
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161223005123/en/Chevron-Announces-Sale-Geothermal-Operations
Predictions were taken about a year ago for closing price for Brent on December 31st 4pm Eastern.
So far the closest are: Citibank-55 Me-53 some anonymous poster-46 The losers are cynical laid off employees, JP Morgan Chase, and T Boone Pickens-$18-$150
John Watson on CNBC.......
I used to read about how people on this forum felt about their CEO (or former CEO) and think that can't be right, he seems like a fine business man and then I read this article after Chevron released over 15K employees over the last 18 months. His... — read more
ABU IT Outsourcing
So today I heard that ABU just announced a massive IT outsourcing contract to LTI, with a large offshore component. Most abu IT chevron employees in the department will be made redundant. What do y'all think ? Good / bad / Don't care ?
SJV Bakersfield
What do you know???
Actual Headcount Reduction
Any figures on the actual reduction in headcount from the big shuffle that happened over the last Rom,esp or any other acronym that was used, we had x employees, we now have y, appreciate this might be too sims and the message could be better managed... — read more
voluntary severance
anyone else read the email with great interest?
Pulling Pension lump sum to invest
I got ESP'd half way through 2016. I'm thinking of pulling my lump sum out and investing in some rental property with it. Has anyone pulled their lump sum out? I'm no where close to retirement, I'd just rather get that money working on investments... — read more
Rosebank fiasco
Rosebank project is dead for the tenth time. I've never seen a project lurch from stop to start so many times in my life. More than ten years of indecision. Chevron Europe seems to be lost.
Non OPEC production sharply up, inventory down
Thank you OPEC
Structure Fire at Chevron Park in San Ramon - 12/12/2016 9:37:16 AM
Anybody have any details on this?
Oil Price Isn't The Only Thing That's Dropped
Glass door employees choice for the 50 best places to work had Chevron at number 5 in 2015 and not even on the list for 2016 or 2017. What happened to Human Energy? Ha!!
Retention problems
Losing people left and right! Permian the worst
Another Budget Cut
Chevron announced this morning that E&P will be cut 15% from 2016 levels. Affected areas are Kazakhstan, Australia and the Permian basin. Cuts are necessary due to continued market pressure. You know what will happen next. Good luck, you are going to... — read more
Merger if BU's
It has been confirmed that DWEP and GOM will have some areas combined into one BU
Correct Way To Lay Off
No one likes layoffs and most companies are sensitive to the process – for both the people who are impacted and for the position of the organization. Human Resources does a decent job of providing guidance on the policies and procedures for managers... — read more
Another great example of "The Chevron Way" -- Courtesy of DWEP
Never mind the losses that CVX has been taking (any positive earnings is due to asset liquidations and what not, so let's not debate that), never mind the fact that forced ranking (unfair at best) is shoved down the throats of the slaves, and the 10%... — read more
Did Houston just block FB and Twitter on the CVX network?
Wasting money on HODOERS hats and organic bags and now this definitely isn't helping an already low morale.
Contract operators filling in for laid off operators.
The laid of operators have been gone since March in cymric. These contractors are paid less, but have the same responsibilities as their predecessors. They do lock out tag outs and issue out work permits. As far as I know this is only happening in... — read more
OPEC production cut deal
Start of good times for the industry? Giddy up!
Gorton woes...again
http://oilpro.com/post/28908/chevron-temporarily-halts-production-unit-australia-lng-plant?utm_source=DailyNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_term=2016-11-30&utm_content=Article_7_txt
June 2016 layoffs in Bakersfield, ca
Can anyone tell me if Bakersfeildd employees laid off in June 2016 have or will receive any fraction of their inventive bonuses? What was the typical severance package?
Any news about SASBU Houston office?
Will the Houston office be closed in March? Does everyone need apply jobs in spring ESP or ROM?
Major Layoffs at Saudi Aramco today
Check out the discussion at: https://www.thelayoff.com/saudi-aramco
Almost time for the post Christmas cuts! Welcome Santa Chevron!
Going to be quick this time. Just a couple weeks of deliberation when the date is set and people will be let go.
Lump Sum Payment
If your lump sum payout date is Dec 1st, does Chevron credit the money on the 1st or will it be sometime in the month of December ?
Chevron Layoffs 2017
This is going to be a short note, a very short one - I heard there will be layoffs in our corporate office in San Ramon.
Anyone else sick of the brown nosers who come to work in corporate kneepads?
Glorified b--ch boys/hoes s---ing up to their boss... Where's your dignity?
What is your fondest Chevron memory?
I had quite a few so it is hard to pick a favorite. I worked in one of the European offices for a while and we had a very generous entertainment budget, even for in-house visitors. I remember my boss laughing at an eye-watering dinner bill and then... — read more
Big Foot engineering in the Feed, is now changing their design, after equipment was purchased and installed and commissioned. sounds like Gorgon
since the lost of 6 of the tendons to install the Big Foot project 2015, the Platform has been sitting dock side at Corpus Christi, Texas. Now they have redesigning going on $$$$$ to go back to a water injection system instead of an ESP pump driven... — read more
PZ Dispute
The rumors from Kuwait camp are that there is a resolution coming soon. Any truth to that?
What about those who must do the laying off?
I've had to lay off and transfer staff last year and this year. Business is slow, profit-wise. I got to choose how many and who but my recommendations were scrutinized all the way to the top of the operating company. Nobody takes this lightly and it... — read more
Chevron Federal Credit Union Rates
Appears that Chevron Federal Credit union offers some of the best savings rates for a Brick and Mortar Bank. 0.8 Percent for a Savings Account with at least 2.500 Dollars. Does anyone know of better or even comparable rates ? I know Big national... — read more
Wolfcamp Shale Opinions
What are your thoughts?
Another ROM in spring or...?
Or happy days will be here again? Chevron stock steaming ahead contrary to all the gloom and doom. So may be we are good?
New retiree medial plan enrollment rules
I did receive the Chevron "investing in your health" document awhile back which mentioned the changes in retiree medial plan enrollment rules for retirees and dependents. It said more details would be sent in September however I am not yet on... — read more