It is just a question of exactly when. Just as Chevron was least prepared for this downturn, it is also now most complacent and laid back about staff cutbacks. But it will all catch up soon. There is no free lunch.

Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) has an ominous warning for the oil-field service industry and its investors. When the company peers into its admittedly cloudy crystal ball, it doesn't see oil and gas activity levels in North American land nor pricing... — read more 

Much of this downturn has been driven purely by sentiment, so even once the supply/demand numbers start to balance again the industry will need cheerleaders like this to help sway opinion. As much as the media will try to convince us that this is... — read more 

Just curious if anyone is planning to do this or if it is prohibited due to receiving a severance?

Please note that if you sign the release form, Chevron would pay their portion (as when you were an employee) for 6 months, and it will show on the COBRA form. You also have the option of selecting other health care options (e.g., UHC Option 1, etc.)... — read more 

I expected to get numbers in the mail on what would be paid out.

I received my Open Enrollment booklet in the mail and I checked the Benefits Connection website online, but I don't see anywhere how much Chevron's contribution will be for the PPO Option 2 Plan. Can someone tell me what the contribution is for "You... — read more 

I was laid off from Chevron two weeks ago. I have applied to over 500 job applications in the Houston area. I set up profiles with every oil company in Houston, and have not received one phone call. Here are lists of companies I have applied to in... — read more 

Chevron's Big Foot Platform Pulled Out of Gulf of Mexico Zacks Zacks Equity Research 5 hours ago U.S. energy giant Chevron Corp.’s CVX troubled Big Foot platform has been dragged out of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) back to South Texas even as the company... — read more 

Why does this pmp software suck? It now takes 3x longer to do. Brilliant cost savings.

Hunting camps built, exotic hunting trips, free rifles and shotguns, trips to the king ranch and this weekend at BIG Reds LSU suite to watch the game! Maybe we can go back to Vale for ski lesson;s again! Ahh so many perks so little time...

I was a casualty of ROM 2. The company pays for two more months. Can anyone please tell me if we continue to get laid those tow months if we were to find and start another job elsewhere?

It's unfair that SJVBU let go of geologists that earned their MS but they kept one that never did. Is it that he's favored because he works KR field?

Seems like each year during the boom Chevron kept adding more and more headcount. Rather than adding some work to employees, they hire folks to do 2-3 hours worth of work a day (if that). I mean how many of you truly work more than 4 hours a day?

Happened this morning on the Pacific Santa Ana 200 miles off of Lake Charles.

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BMW, Amazon hold hiring events today Hiring agents for BMW, Amazon and other companies will be looking to fill positions at individual hiring events in three Upstate counties Monday. BMW is hiring production associates during a hiring event in... — read more 

What do we know so far? What groups? What locations? What levels?

If you were left standing and told there was no reason for you to go through open enrollment, THINK again.. Cobra insurance is, will be based on current election, based on your current election, there is a cost difference of cobra based on your... — read more 

Thousands of people in the oil industry in Houston have had their lives put into turmoil. The stress and uncertainty about the future must be incredible. The house, the car, the wife/husband, the children, putting food on the table. You were a good... — read more 

Has anyone found that being laid off from chevron is preventing them from getting hired elsewhere?

So if you are at Lafayette working shelf or Covington working Genesis or Petronius are ya just on the goodbye list and dont participate in the ROM?? It aint like that stuff is gonna get sold tomorrow. Now how in the hell are they gonna handle all... — read more 

if he blamed her demise on every sailor and minor officer on the bridge? Bottom line the only reason the HMS Titanic and the CVX GOMBU won't suffer the same fate is that they ALREADY HAVE. GOM is stuck on the bottom with the same Captain trying to... — read more 

Everyone knows that whatever reduction of the workforce won't solve the Company's cash flow problem. The company needs a major overhaul in upper management who led us into this mess, and we don't see any changes in management coming yet. They can let... — read more 

The man behind the curtain has disappeared. Real leaders step up to the plate during tough times. Where are you, boy? And I really mean…boy! No, Chevron will never move to Houston while this little boy is at the helm, as he doesn't possess the balls... — read more 

CVX Clown car... is that my car pool? Just look at the job titles and ask WTF? What do these folks do to add value to the bottom line? For every action there should be a reaction like - What are you doing to contribute to improved value, reduced... — read more 

Instead of your PSG, how about posting your age if you have been let go.

Thank you Chevron for paying me the last 2 months to be a stay at home mom, catch up on my sleep, learn to cook, workout daily, spend so much more time w my family and not have to wake up at 5am anymore. What else have others been doing that got let... — read more 

This is not a pleasant situation for many. It is an imperfect situation. There is fear. There is loathing. There is arrogance. There is sympathy. There will be more. Life will go on.

Please, contact your HR rep or supervisor. Whatever you do, do NOT come here for real information.

What's the difference if they are not the same. If I have the option of both ETC and ITC?