Contract vs Employee - Anonymous employee Chevron Employee Review

4.0
Mar 13, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They are great about taking time off and breaks. Most of the people there are really nice and there isn't a strict dress code.

Cons

As a contractor you are treated really different and some of the employees look down on you. You are also the first one to go even if you are better at the job you are doing than an actual employee Losts of the actual employees don't work a full 40 hours and pass things on the the contractors.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 26, 2026
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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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