Great company, currently failing in down oil economy - Anonymous employee Chevron Employee Review

3.0
Mar 1, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Chevron has great pay and benefits and a decent work environment. Nice campus, decent amenities, some good people, excellent safety culture.

Cons

Recent deep slashes were taken in the company in the form of lay-offs and tightening of the proverbial belt in any way possible. There is a definite disconnect between lower-level employees and upper-level management. It seems every year that there is a new approach to how business will be managed and keeping up can be a nightmare. Huge gap to be jumped between lower pay scale grades and higher pay scale grades with no intermediate positions to bridge the gap. This company is entrenched in an old-timers mentality, where if you're part of the in-crowd, you'll sail through positions and advancements with ease and anyone else's hard work to get noticed and advanced goes unrewarded. They are currently doing an excellent job at chasing off their younger talent pool who is seeing the writing on the wall of this fossil fuel company and their fossilized ways of managing business.

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Pros

Paychecks still hit when expected.

Cons

The recent restructuring has fundamentally weakened how the organization operates. Critical workflows that once relied on cross‑functional alignment are now slowed by fragmentation, unclear ownership, and constant handoffs. The company is asking for the same performance with significantly fewer resources and far less structural support. Employee trust has taken a noticeable hit. Messaging from leadership remains upbeat, but it rarely reflects the day‑to‑day reality employees are navigating. The gap between what is said and what is experienced has grown wide enough that many people no longer feel their concerns are being acknowledged, let alone addressed. Workload pressure has intensified across the board. Teams are stretched thin, managers are overwhelmed, and the pace of change has outstripped the systems needed to support it. The result is an environment where people are doing their best despite the structure, not because of it. Chevron has historically been known for stability, collaboration, and thoughtful decision‑making. Those strengths are much harder to see in the current setup. There is still a path back to a healthier culture, but it will require leadership to confront the consequences of the reorganization directly and rebuild transparency, alignment, and trust.

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