RM and Dr. P-a winning combo if there ever was one! As usual, too scared to use PollEV. Nothing meaningful or new will be shared. Let me save everyone some time with these predicted sound bites. Maybe we should play canned response bingo. —We are... — read more 

Vaccine mandates by universities and businesses are spreading. Delta variant is spreading like a California wildfire. How many here would take the shot, or shots, and keep that big paycheck or just say no and leave for better places, either... — read more 

CVX this week was the same price as about 2008. What a disaster. Nearly 14 years of no progress in the business. Management furiously spin their wheels chasing ways to goose the stock so their options pay off, but nothing has worked. The industry... — read more 

How long do you think before Triple Crown goes away?

All this digital and agile and other cr-p buzz words will end up in disaster, the monekys who just want to copy others will fail miserably. I agree. However, what's not clear to me is how come they don't see that agile does not work? Everyone... — read more 

United just ordered battery powered 20-seater planes for delivery within five years. By then larger planes will be electric and aviation fuel sales will be done. Chevron needs to move faster.

Anyone else fell just pinned down at the job?

Did anyone else attend the town hall meeting featuring the guy telling us not to be the victims in the current Chevron bad work environment? It seems people like JG and others want to focus on mindset and not playing the victim then actually fixing... — read more 

https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2021/07/chevron-eyes-permanent-shutdown-of-pasadena-texas-fcc They bought the old Crown refinery for $350MM in 2019 from Petrobras. Very familiar with the operation and maintenance and have lots of cost... — read more 

Word on the street is new additions to the board are being vetted and one that guy from Lakewood Baptist church. I find this news shocking and disturbing and hope you do as well.

HR. Where are you? Vacation? Quiet period before mass resignations? Or did the troll just get bored and move on?

When we all return to the office this Fall, I challenge everyone to take note of whether we are actually collaborating or just wasting time going for coffee, gossiping in offices and huddle rooms, taking lunch and going to the bathroom. Will all that... — read more 

With Delta roaming and evidence pointing to far less effectiveness of existing vaccines agsins it, do hou still think we will be in office in the US in September? More deadly variats are emerging and makes me think we might WFH for much longer.

I heard from one of the so-called "Technical" platform managers that due to the blowback of how poorly IT has managed the transformation, the term Digital Platform is now viewed in a negative light by non IT folks in the company. The CDO is... — read more 

Hospitals received north of $100 per injection. How much did Chevron receive? Will they publish all communication between Pfizer, Moderna, J&J, CDC, WHO and HES? Is Chevron sharing their vaccination tracking information with 3rd parties such as... — read more 

When you see the wrong people promoted over and over again, when you see good employees shown the door and lazy good-for-nothings still here, how do you stay motivated to still do your job properly and not just phone it in? I'm at the point when I'm... — read more 

hi all, serious question here. I might have a chance to get transferred to the CBU, my family and I really love Calgary. Although I am afraid of the long term outlook. Literally all advice I heard from colleagues is only great things about CBU, but... — read more 

I can say that I was a bit surprised by the decision of the company to sell Permian assets, after being in the Permian for 100 years. Permian is suddenly so bad or what is all this really about?

With the new subsidies COBRA went from cheap to free. Not a bad deal. We are loving the medical care. Such a deal!

Can someone post the 2021 numbers please. I got an offer for a job in one of the support functions that is apparently a "Psg 23-25" salary compensation band job, I haven't responded yet to the HR person. I would like to know more or less how high I... — read more 

How many people that were laid off over the last year have found a job?

It looks like even brown nosers are no longer safe. A guy who managed to escape every single layoff round so far was fired last week for poor performance. No severance, no nothing. This would not be strange or noteworthy had he not been doing the... — read more 

PSG 19 or 20, but a workhorse.

With all the capacity changes we have plenty conference rooms that could be converted to doggy daycare rooms. I think this would help morale for both human and pet as we prepare to go back to the office.

I keep hearing chatter about some off campus site? What is it and where is it at??

Copy and paste here from Reuters News. (Reuters) -Chevron Corp is looking to sell two collections of conventional oil and gas fields in the Permian Basin valued at more than $1 billion combined, three sources told Reuters. Chevron has retained an... — read more 

Think there will be any drama?

Im in the planning / finance function and have seen abu g&a reducing significantly in 2022 and 23. Any reason why g&a would reduce so drastically year on year? Only thing coming to mind is probably more cuts

This call embodied everything that is wrong in the HR function. Vague, non-answers to questions, over-moderating comments and questions, and presenters who clearly aren’t even onboard with the sunny narrative they are trying to sell. When asked about... — read more 

How much in advance do they know layoffs are coming and who will be affected? My manager, who is one of the good guys, has been encouraging me not so subtly to consider my options the whole last week. I can't figure out what prompted that. Could my... — read more 

I am referring to someone’s post which says that many choose to be silent so as not to be punished. I know a man who was shown the door very quickly because of the opinions he expressed. These were not some controversial opinions that contradicted... — read more 

Has anyone successfully moved to a new chapter post-transformation? For a variety of reasons I'm finding my daily work to be extremely unchallenging, and not allowing me to fully contribute value within my chapter. There are other chapters I think I... — read more 

I am hearing rumblings that Chevron is about to hire a great deal of people for the expected demand that is coming. Now correct me if I’m wrong, but this will just lead to more layoffs in the future?? I mean I have co workers who have said they go to... — read more 

What our layoff overlords think is going to happen: https://www.bcg.com/en-us/press/14june2021-the-next-oil-bo-m-is-coming-and-it-could-be-the-last “ The Postpandemic Market Recovery Is Likely to Lead to the Highest Oil Demand Growth in History... — read more 

If LBs intent is to make sure there is no project function in Chevron she’s certainly on the way to achieving. Only ‘right’ opinion is hers, everyone knows to keep quiet and not contradict her

I always enjoyed giving local management monthly input. Any office still doing this best practice? Success?

Somebody here says something bad about Chevron and everybody bites their head off, because how dare they! Somebody says something positive about Chevron and everybody bites their head off, again, because how dare they! People here are either all... — read more 

Anyone else see that video of MW in a African garb? Instead of focusing on looking "woke" I think he should work on listening to the employees and work on the morals.