I really hated having to wait most of Thursday for my appointment with HR and a manager. The entire experience really sucked and there was no empathy. No explanation either ... I know I was more than qualified for my job as well as the three other... — read more 

I am getting a bit tired of all the folks posting how after 30+ good years they are so happy to be laid off with a year of severnce and that they can't wait to kick back and enjoy retirement. Most of us who were laid off are probably in there 40s and... — read more 

Pretty quiet on the message board today. This is probably the first layoff for most of the people who were cut on Thursday. This is the 2nd wave, the first being last fall. There is a 3rd planned for later this year. Not everyone let go has 30 plus... — read more 

In the GOMBU they had to bring very high educated professionals from other states and countries because they couldn't find a local smart one whit in the city to do the job. Now, they are offering the jobs to locals that are "friends" of the managers... — read more 

Chevron had to make room for the 334 H1B visa workers they hired who are making an avg of $125k. http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=CHEVRON+CORPORATION&job=&city=&year=All

I was fortunate enough to make the cut and stay employed after the ROM selection! After34 years with Chevron I am thankful to keep my job. I understand why those who were left standing are mad, disappointed, etc.,, Chevron provides a great pay and... — read more 

After 25 years with CVX, I was totally Chevronized, and my family too. Initially I felt betrayed and confused. Slowly I came to realize that CVX treated me quite well after all i.e. above average pay, good health and other benefits, international... — read more 

I was "let out" in 2003... yes.. 13 years ago.. at age 50... WITHOUT a 4 year degree.... scary times... but... it was ME... I was in charge of my future... took 10 months off intentionally... time to heal my head... get CVX out of my blood... best... — read more 

After all, look at dear leader Watson soldiering-on after taking a 15% pay-cut last year. While driving the company into the ground, making bad decisions, laying -off thousands, ruining careers and lives, he only took home $22MM. This year he might... — read more 

https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/4dqrn0/getting_laid_off_by_chevron_ama/

And I thought of all the bad luck And the struggles we went through And how I lost my job and you lost billions of dollars. What are those voices outside love's open door, Make us throw off our contentment And beg for something more? I'm learning to... — read more 

Friends, family and this message board help with the emotional and psychological pain, but you are basically on your own. What are you going to do? Sit on your butt and spend severance pay until the industry picks up in 1-2 years? Move back home with... — read more 

Mine was great! I rode Harley up to Yankees in Carlos, Tx and had lunch. Talked to some retirees there, great weather, enjoyed the ride. I believe I can get used to this

What is on your mind today?

I don't think was enough money that I recive what to do when this happen. ??

When is your last day? Mine is May 23rd. But I am hearing that people who worked at 9525 have a last day of June 13. They are receiving an extra paycheck because more than 50 people were laid off at that location. However, shouldn't all of SJVBU... — read more 

I know many guys who received job offers yesterday who could barely pass CVX well control nor hardly even knew how to use Excel. These are the same guys CVX decided to keep to run their $1MM/day operations. The whole D&C group is a joke. It's full of... — read more 

I heard an HR rep working for Chevron Bakersfield talking about yesterday's layoff. He elaborated on how each person took 20 min, and how hard it was to layoff so many people in such a short time. How professional is it for an HR person to be... — read more 

I posted this in another thread, but.... check with your state, most will pay for you to go back to school for up to 24 months. You'll draw unemployment and get free school. Not a bad deal. Just take this as what it is, a opportunity your never going... — read more 

WHAT DO YALL THINK? SINK OR SWIM!?

After going through this ROM process, I have concluded that this musical chair ROM process is flawed as well. Prefer the traditional way of letting people go that most other companies do, instead of having everyone apply for the job. Everyone who was... — read more 

Hope it stays for a while. That's good news for those of us taking or being forced to take the package based on our own decisions, or not, and also for those who get to keep their jobs. Just trying to add a little positive tone to balance out all of... — read more 

Who says that life stops after leaving an employer? You may twist this situation into an opportunity to do better things and reinvent yourself, at any age. If you did not see it coming (and this goes to the ones that stayed) and did not work on your... — read more 

Midland. Here I come!!! Got my first choice, and feeling really good right now.

Any expats or contractors in Kazakhstan getting the ax?

I work for PRC for an offsite MCP in Houston. For our specific project, you were informed via email from boss if you were "awarded" your current position, sent a webex meeting with HR if you were to be let go, and many other had not heard a word one... — read more 

Expats are the low hanging fruit. No one is safe, Green badges and Blue badges are getting cut. I'll be glad when this is all over so the one's that are left, possibly not me, can pick up the pieces and get back to business. This is a HUGE... — read more 

I need some help here - can someone recommend a really good and, most importantly, very aggressive Whistleblower Lawyer here in Houston. Cannot disclose much here but in short, I would need an investigator and an attorney to support my case - I think... — read more 

I've been an expat contractor for Chevron internationally for almost 25 years. I always took home twice the salary that my Chevron supervisor did, and I never had to do anybody's PMP, even though many company staff had a dotted line reporting to me... — read more