So much process with little measurable benefit - Architect Chevron Employee Review

4.0
May 13, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, especially as you stay on. People are friendly and helpful. There are a lot of opportunities outside of the current position you have. People are very loyal and generations stay on and work there. 9/80 work schedule is really great from a work-life balance perspective.

Cons

People move up or on after only a couple of years at a position, meaning no one really talks a long-term vision of any "department". There is no clear delineation on who owns what from a Business Unit/Central Team perspective, leading to a lot of duplicate work being done and a lot of people feeling like their toes are being stepped on. In general, processes (specifically in IT) don't change, even though there is no evidence that the current processes work. IT is viewed as a 2nd class citizen by the business. But, the view is warranted as IT is not adapting quickly to more agile development methodologies and takes a long time produce deliverables. Typical big-company issues.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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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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