good work/life balance, good job security - Petroleum Engineer Chevron Employee Review

4.0
Mar 31, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

good work/life balance, good job security many god mentors for young employees management values people good culture a broad project profiles allowing you to work on many different projects

Cons

too many processes sometimes Chevron Way behavior is used as an excuse to whack down people not willing to let employee try different tasks. If you are good at one area, you might need to work on that area for very long

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

great pay, decent schedule, work is overall rewarding

Cons

would like to see 14/14 schedule become the norm

4.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The people at Chevron are great and overall it's a pretty good company - decent benefits and company culture. The 9/80 work schedule is a great perk. It has struggled to stay competitive with other big employers in California though.

Cons

Leadership has become increasingly out of touch, with regular re-organizations, lay-offs, and offshoring of support/operation functions disrupting day-to-day work and making processes even more slow and bureaucratic. Overall most employees are still wonderful to work with, but the constant leadership mantra of "do more with less" and removal of flexible/hybrid work has definitely reduced morale and made Chevron just another job, whereas it used to be a genuinely enjoyable place to work.

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