Pros
I have worked for chevron for most of my adult life. Chevron is a great company to work for, but has its challenges like every other work place. Benefits are good, pay is good, and the schedule I work is great when properly staffed (if not there is forced overtime). The company offers a lot of opportunities to advance, but you really have to look and go hard after the opportunities. There are good incentives like educational reimbursement.
Cons
It's is a difficult environment to navigate. The top end is to heavy with management and needs to be thinned out. The focus is on cost which is understandable as it is a business, but that does interfere in a large amount of cases preventing us from spending what is needed for reliability. I guess the best way to put it is tripping over dollars to save dimes. Most businesses have the same problem though.