Company was fantastic, however my supervisor should have have been a manager due to her lack of social skills.
Pros
Compensation is fantastic, people are superb, travel opportunities are available, lots of room for growth within the organization, many opportunities for learning. There was a free gym at our building. Petrotechs (Engineers, Geologists & Geophysicists) have it the best.
Cons
Personal experience with my supervisor were not good. She lacked the finesse to deal with people and therefore dragged down the morale of our group. She was smart, but not people savvy. Deadlines are strict and many hours were spent working in the evening and weekends in the summer of all times. Perfection is expected with little room for error. I found the executive management gave a lot of lip service when it came to OH&S without walking the talk. Found the organization to be very very conservative, little freedom to express yourself as an individual. To prove my point about conservative workplace, during the Obama and McCain race, Chevron backed McCain on his bid. Enough said.
