Company was fantastic, however my supervisor should have have been a manager due to her lack of social skills. - Planning Assistant Chevron Employee Review

4.0
30 May 2011
Recommend
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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.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
24 Feb 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The paycheck still clears (for now, until your role is moved to Bangalore or Manila). ​The 9/80 schedule used to be a perk, but it’s hard to enjoy a Friday off when you spent the previous four days hunting for a desk like a game of musical chairs.

Cons

The RTO Charade: Leadership loves to talk about "collaboration," but the 4-day Return to Office (RTO) is clearly a quiet layoff tactic. They want people to quit so they don’t have to pay severance. The "Invisible" Office: It’s impressive how Mike Wirth can demand everyone be in the building while simultaneously removing the basic infrastructure of a workplace. No assigned desks, no storage, and literally no trash cans. Apparently, "Human Energy" includes carrying your own garbage home and spending 30 minutes every morning wandering the floor looking for a monitor that actually works. Leadership Vacuum: Les Copland is the definition of a CIO "yes man." Instead of standing up for the integrity of the tech stack or the US workforce, he’s overseen the systematic gutting of IT. It’s a race to the bottom to find the cheapest labor possible outside of the US, leaving the remaining domestic staff to clean up the inevitable mess. The War on American Workers: There is a blatant, aggressive push to minimize the American footprint. We are being phased out in favor of massive outsourcing hubs. You aren't a valued engineer here; you’re an overhead cost that Mike Wirth is looking to delete.

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