People Need a Fair Earning Wage - Anonymous employee Chevron Employee Review

1.0
Aug 14, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The 9/80 work week was good, but they did not give you any extra money to enjoy the area (poverty level for that area).

Cons

Got a really lowball offer for a manager position in San Ramon, when applying for an application analyst position. It was less than a than an entry fresh out of college graduate with no work experience, which they actually had published in one of their articles. If you have 15 years of experience they should never try to have someone living in poverty requiring multiple jobs just to be able to live in the area, what kind of quality of work do you expect from your employees. Check the toilet paper in the employee restrooms if it is still thin and crumbles up, RUN! The lobby had nice paper for the visitors but once went inside the glass doors there was a huge difference in the amenities.

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Cons

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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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