A few of our groups going to unassigned. How's it working for those already doing? Office does not look full anyways so wondering if there has ever been a case where you don't find a good place to work?

Looks like PL is replacing JK, very sad situation for JK. BH from CNE moving into CSAT. BH not being replaced - sounds like they gave her scope to the CCUS guy, the external hire? Not sure what to make of all of this. I guess CNE is being slowed... — read more 

Interesting podcast on this subject. Young people want to be in the office to get the in-person interaction. Mid-career people want to do more remote work due to family obligations. A hybrid schedule—three days a week in the office—seems to be the... — read more 

Chevron has hired Ellis to develop AI for seismic interpretation and earth modeling. Supposedly, it can do in a week what would take a team of earth scientists the better part of a year.

Anyone ever receive a counter offer? Wondering how to handle if I do receive it.

The announcement seemed very sudden. What happened here?

For all the chatter around layoffs coming, I'm yet to see anything materialize to date?

While looking around at the company, there are overruns at TCO, fines in California, permitting constraints in RBU, assets sales in CBU, ABU can’t get it together, all while management looks to MCBU to bail out the company. Where is our incentive to... — read more 

BB elects to retire and replaced with external hire with an extensive (impressive?) resume in Fortune 50 companies.

Working hard used to mean something here. Knowing how to do your job well used to mean something. Having experience used to mean something. Today, if you are not part of one of the cliques (mostly consisting of a-s-kissers and yes-men), you can... — read more 

God I’m gonna enjoy this. This is what competent looks like fam. https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Exxon-Is-Sure-It-Has-Right-Of-First-Refusal-In-Spat-Over-Guyana-Oil-Assets.html

Revenge is a dish best served cold … After Chevron swoop away Unocal from Cnooc. https://worldoil.com/news/2024/3/21/cnooc-joins-exxonmobil-in-chevron-dispute-over-oil-rich-guyana-reports-profit-decrease-as-production-grows/

"CDFW documented over 70 oil spills between 2018 and 2023 in Kern County attributable to Chevron, which accounted for more than 446,600 gallons (10,633 barrels) of oil spilled, according to the report..". Chevron has reported they are "discontent... — read more 

Did anyone else see the Workplace post from a Finance Houston colleague who has been laid off? While writing such a post on Workplace might not have been the best move, what he described about the constant stress, anxiety & depression caused by the... — read more 

CVX Market Cap: ~300 Billion$ CVX Current Oil Production ~ 3 Million BBL/day HESS Market Cap: ~ 45 Billion$ We are Paying ~ 60 Billion$ HESS Current Out Production ~ 300K BB/day We are paying 20% of our Company value to buy 10% of Equivalent... — read more 

YTD Return: CVX: 4.26 % XOM: 12.17 % Source: MarketWatch.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Who's Next ? How about the board of directors. Check their resumes. Ever hear of Maximizing ShareHolder Return ? All shareholders hear about... — read more 

If EB is tainted by FGP, does that make NH the default MW successor? Is JG even still in the running? Is MW going to be around for the next 10 years until the next class of C-Suite material matriculates? May be a good indicator of where the ax is... — read more 

https://thepostmillennial.com/climate-activists-disrupt-chevron-dei-presentation-to-accuse-ceo-of-mass-mu---r-over-fossil-fuels

It is expected the FGP to cost extra 1.5 Billion on top of the expected 47 Billion cost. What a mess, how can this project be financially viable after over 10 billion $ cost over run and more than 3 years of delay and counting?

https://www.gbnews.com/news/us/eco-protesters-storm-stage-confront-chevron-boss https://events.catalyst.org/event/d799d78a-c2aa-4e81-999d-7e4fe8c596d2/websitePage:fde54330-4d93-4135-bdd8-73c573eb1624

This is a good company and a good job. If you're not happy here, you won't be happy anywhere.

I'm not sure what happened in the last five years or so. I see so many people glamorizing overworking. Like it's a badge of honor if you pull 70+ hour weeks or miss your kid's birthday because of work. When did this become a thing? Working here once... — read more 

What would these attorneys do if there was an oil company walk out? How would they conduct their biological diversity work without electricity, heat, and WiFi… Verify for yourself: “We work at every level, from international climate negotiations to... — read more 

Are there others within the company who have felt that their career progression hit a roadblock after becoming parents (specifically moms), and if so, how have they navigated or overcome this challenge? Seems like the norm is to simply brush women... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-signals-potential-counter-offer-hesss-guyana-assets-2024-03-06/

Boeing was a once great company that was highly respected and had high quality work until a culture of cost cutting and obsession with the stock price over all other things has put the company in the spot it is in today. That same culture seems to be... — read more 

I am an Engineer with a CSP and a PE and when I think about the acquisition of Noble by Chevron it feels like it happened just yesterday. Initially, it was a promising prospect for me, presenting exciting opportunities within a larger company... — read more 

HR training this year has there being many less EE I guess it makes sense if people are doing well they will want things like raises.

The unhealthy work environment is destroying my mental health. Instead of getting better - after all, our results are improving - the situation keeps getting worse every month. I know my team is far from the only one having to go through this. How do... — read more 

I am expecting all the "I can WFH forever" folks to leave in March shortly after the CIP. Anyone seen it already or doing it yourself? MKW loves it, no need for severance!

For those in higher up circles, what is management doing or saying to address the morale problem? The trust issue was asked to MW and it was alluded its all due to WFH. Everyone knows this isn't true. Do they even care?

I’m at 5years service this summer after joining post graduation as a petrotech. I’ve decided I have made a mistake joining Chev. This is not a “bad” company - it is just a company that doesn’t work for me into the future. The company has many... — read more 

I heard that HR is being looked at for discrimination in PDC's, can that be right? What good is it having HR representation in our PDC's when they are the ones discriminating? I also thought that PDC's were for helping employees grow, not layoffs. ... — read more 

Chevron Renewable Energy Group is “indefinitely idling” its biodiesel plants in Ralston and Madison, Wisconsin How much of the REG business is impacted? # of employees?

Any tips for leave of absence? I am at my wits end. My manager is making things unbearable. The PDC cant come soon enough but sounds like its no better in other functions. This dashboard on in office is just the last straw. (Yes I am compliant, Yes I... — read more 

The PBS Frontline episode "Easy Money" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpMLAQbSYAw) provides some solid insights into why Chevron finds itself in its current position (this is not a political post, as neither the Democrat nor Republican... — read more 

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/companies-ai-snoop-employees-messages-report?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook

Exxon: “We owe it to our investors and partners to consider our pre-emption rights in place under our Joint Operating Agreement to ensure we preserve our right to realize the significant value we’ve created and are entitled to in the Guyana... — read more