What's with everyone taking a MW and leaving it for the next person?

I came here to say don’t worry, it gets worse. Soon management will introduce assigned unassigned seating. 🍿

It’s such a sh-t show! This is how we get better?!?!?!? This is how we beat the competition?!?!?!?! These a-holes torture us for a year with the layoff, surprise us with the return to office 4 days into this circus cr-p of unassigned seating!!!! ... — read more 

How do they plan to control for managers that survive on looking busy rather than been productive and will use the forced ranking to get rid of top performers who naturally tend to eliminate busy work within their teams and also control for managers... — read more 

I am in my forties and have tried all the usual advice, eating better, walking outside, staying active. None of it touches the exhaustion that comes from constant overwork. At some point it stops feeling personal and starts feeling like the job is... — read more 

That's one of this years IT KPIs.

What is your best guess on the CIP factor and your reasoning for your guess. Assuming we find out withing a week.

They are already rethinking unassigned. lol Who could have predicted that

I think Muse's Dead Inside should be Chevron's new theme song especially these lyrics. The leadership and company has no soul left....they are Dead Inside You're free to touch the sky Whilst I am crushed and pulverised Because you need control Now... — read more 

I’m looking at all the people between me and MW on the upstream ladder… 9 layers total. Looking closer, I truly don’t understand how this org chart got approved. MW has (arguably) at least 3 layers of unnecessary management between him and the front... — read more 

Thoughts?

I better see MW and MN in the office tomorrow regardless of the weather because we’re all BETTER TOGETHER!!

We all talk a big game online about bad policies and layoffs, but then we just accept it quietly. No one organizes or pushes back in a real way. That's why management keeps doing whatever they want.

https://cheezburger.com/44086277/team-lead-quits-on-the-spot-after-upper-management-reprimands-him-for-giving-employees-5-out-of-5-on

Chevron’s 2026 vibe reads like a corporate satire that forgot it was supposed to be fiction. Employees are watching leaders cash out stock, “future leaders” quietly plotting their escape routes, forced‑ranking systems dressed up as not‑layoffs, open... — read more 

I am not the OP but I agree, this needs to stay on top. The original is posted multiple times below. With nearly 15,000 views, it is definitely resonating with personnel. You don't have to be in HSE to know exactly what this poster is talking... — read more 

Another round of cuts incoming? https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-plans-finalise-singapore-oil-assets-sale-q1-sources-say-2026-01-21/

Remember it’s not us vs each other. It’s the have vs the have nots, or top vs bottom. The execs don’t have to badge in, they have dedicated offices, they don’t track hours, they negotiate their pay, and the list goes on.

People I expected would be the next generation of leaders in IT are all leaving or appear to be planning their exits even if they appear to be in safe roles. I know some on here don’t care about IT but it’s going to continue to get worse as our best... — read more 

If existing employees want positive change why not give examples of how Chevron violates safety, policies, and procedures that are supposed to protect the work force. We all know if complaints are made to management they are covered up, buried, and... — read more 

Will MW be man enough to answer tough questions from his completely demoralized and angry work force? We all know he's not amd will just take soft ball questions and won't speak about how bad morale is!

I have it on good authority that those with the new forced lowest ranking will be fired at the end of the year. The genius move, is that this isn’t considered a layoff. So no severance is needed. May the odds be ever in your favor

With Mike Wirth having sold off around $80,000,000.00 (public information/verifiable online) of Chevron Stock within the last three months...how many of us believe it is a smart move to wait for the next axe to fall? When our own CEO has lost faith... — read more 

Has anyone heard if there will be an option to express interest again to leave with severance anytime soon? That is with 2 weeks for every year of service?

The Turtle Response • A Harvard Business School study found that face-to-face interaction drops by 70% in open layouts. • This is due to the Turtle Response: when exposed visually from all angles, the amygdala triggers a low-level threat state. •... — read more 

How’d it go for everyone? I heard multiple times, “no, those spaces are for x-x team or person.” No they aren’t. We’re not saving you space b/c you’re special. If we’re doing unassigned, that means you too buddy.

This is so stupid. And it’s only going to get worse when they start upgrading the elevators, which involves shutting down capacity during upgrades. Based on the window progress at 1500 I think we are going to be living in this nightmare until 2028 at... — read more 

6 months into this new org and people still don’t know who is doing what. Continue pushing jobs to engine and watching it fall apart. Leadership silent on the disfunction of it all. I sure hope the current administration f*cake chevron hard on tax... — read more 

As the company continues to take MW after MW on the US employees, what's next? When will thr next MW drop on us?

In some professional environments, a single conflict can escalate quickly, particularly for individuals from marginalized backgrounds. Misunderstandings may be amplified, narratives can be shaped unfairly, and reputations may be impacted by... — read more 

They are wanted about a 30% headcount reduction without having to pay severance.

one google search of forced distribution and differentiated performance gives you thousands of articles about why it doesn’t work and why it’s terrible for morale and collaboration. yet now we’re forcing people to be ranked and PIPed just to fill a... — read more 

Since we need to have open no fixed space working spaces it is critical that we differentiate ourselves from other animals in the kingdom forced into harvesting pens. Let's ask our leaders for Chevron scented candles to at least remove the... — read more 

Now that things have settled down, we are fully focused on cutting costs. That’s all the LT cares about. With all the cost cutting there have got to be layoffs. The question is when? 2026? 2027? How long does it take for layoffs to come to us? ... — read more 

All of these changes have made working at CVX a complete nightmare. I'll be taking my CIP and looking elsewhere. The worst thing is the gas lighting that HMP and Leadership throw at us: "Better together", "We benchmarked against Exxon - they are... — read more 

how come they get one?

Maybe for the cost savings we get a new CEO that is at the Engine? Would save over 30 million a year. Or let AI do the ELT job, cant be any worse that what we have now. We are wasting millions on our ELT now!

I’ve heard anticipation of departures following bonuses this year…and I plan on being one of them. Already have the resignation email drafted, and as soon as that check clears I’m hitting send. Who’s coming with me??

Shared services picking what they want to do, Engine revving up jobs (more job losses y'all), collateral damage, scapegoats removed immediately somewhere in S.E.A. while the head roams around Free-ly

Job market is tough but if we don’t relocate can I apply for unemployment? What are my options? I’ve been looking for awhile but no luck.