Growth available only to a select few - Research Technician Chevron Employee Review

2.0
Mar 26, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Chevron had robust benefits package and flexible work schedules. The 9/80 work schedule was great.

Cons

There seemed to be a big divide between chemists and engineers - chemists got the short end of the stick. Upward mobility was really hard to achieve, even for high performing chemists with bachelors degrees.

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5.0
Mar 13, 2026
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Pros

Friendly and helpful. Good people

Cons

People are very competitive and nervous about their job

4.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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