Politics & CIP Bonuses - Automation Analyst Chevron Employee Review

1.0
Mar 13, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Pay was decent, Benefits were average. 401K matching was good.

Cons

I quit it september 2016. Just found out from HR that unless I worked until Feb 28, 2017 that I would not get any portion of my CIP Bonus. Politics that are played between management and long term employees. So unless you have been with the company for 20+ years expect to get screwed on advancements or moving up the ladder. There are many behind the scenes business dinners that take place. Not all rules apply for the same employees of the same pay level. It is ok for management to deviate from corporate policy but not the ones that work under them, unless you are in their click. IE... driving trucks home, getting job positions, and CIP bonuses. Not sure how my father lasted 30 years.

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Pros

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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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