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Amen my brother, RTO is also cutting into my side gig BIG time! I was doing an unprecedented level of sales during WFH because I could focus 100% of my time on my dedicated customer base. My Chevron gig is just funny money. beer and my sports car addiction. You know, since I don't really do anything to earn it, WFH and all, it's like free money. I hate to lose that. No lie here.
Don't like RTO. I started a real estate business in my "spare time" while WFH, it was great only giving Chevron 4 hours a day so I could focus on building my business the rest of the time. Best thing that could happen now is that I can get the EOI and collect pay and benefits for another six months to a year while I do real estate.
Unless you have a well in backyard, how much oil do you produce WFH? Get your a** back to office!
I like WFH because most of the time I don't have to do anything and no one realizes that they are paying me a lot to do virtually nothing that could be done by almost anyone and part time. Anyone who is telling you different is lying. Enough of the BS excuses. You should try out for Broadway with all the disingenuous drama on this thread.
All I do is slack messages and zoom meetings
It’s getting ridiculous how all the spaces with closed doors are always full and the open spaces are empty. we’re forced to come in but we’re on calls all day anyway. frustrating when you do need a private space and you can’t find any. best to just take the calls from home.
not to worry- when we’re all booted out one way or another, we can move to a company that accepts wfh. always a silver lining.
@cj+1 team building activities? You must be in MCBU where they have event coordinators!!!
Surprising perk of WFH, was my graying hair mostly reverted back to the color of my younger days. May pass for a 40ish old now, might prove helpful come ROM season.
You are all going back, that’s it…..move on!
Stop being a bi-ch. show up or leave. No skin off my back.
I think a hybrid model works well. Tues to Thurs in office. Mon and Fri at home. Gives balance of connection with workers face to face and some focus time on Mon and Fris. The whole we work better together as a reason to bring people into office full time is a load of cr-p. You can't say we work better together than offshore work to India on a totally different time zone to US and other BU's.
Do you guys seriously have no other form of social media other than a layoff site to chat about non-layoff topics?
Something I don’t think we brought up yet in this thread and that may feel divisive is that there is a real difference of opinion on this subject if you have kids (particularly young ones) or not. There also are some distinctions based on socio-economic factors: do you live in a tiny apartment that lacks adequate space for a home office or do you have a guest bedroom or even your own proper home office. These factors affect productivity and one’s preference for WFH vs. office. I’m not suggesting that one is right and the other is wrong. Having the flexibility of choice, without the ridiculous constraint of an attendance dashboard that treats us like children, would offer a better solution to boost individual productivity.
First, I want you to know that I’m just as guilty of enjoying the comforts of home—who doesn’t like a comfy chair and the option to make lunch whenever you want? But trust me when I say, after all the virtual meetings, there’s something truly refreshing about getting back to the office. It’s not just about the workspace; it’s about the energy that comes from being together.
Plus, let’s be real: it’s a lot easier to focus when you’ve separated your work environment from home, even if just for the daily commute.
I’m not here to downplay the benefits of remote work. It had its perks, but we should recognize its limits too.
Trust me, there’s a reason companies are rebounding with RTO initiatives.
Every time I’m in the office, I get stuck by this guy who plays the radio (with commercials) on his computer. When he leaves to smoke, his computer locks and the music switches from his monitor to his laptop and plays loud enough to hear 50 feet away. I close his door, but it’s still super loud. I just love collaborating.
We’ve been back since February 2022. The company has performed terribly since then. There is zero connection between “collaboration” and results. None.
Well it was fun while it lasted. We got to sleep in late, skip the commute, skip the mindless chatter in the office, get our work done in 4 hours rather than spending 8 or 9 in the office, and in general be mentally healthy and have a bonafide work/life balance. Unfortunately, companies are falling in line like lemmings at the cliff and ending WFH. It was fun while it lasted...
I am an introvert and loved pandemic times because I finally got uninterrupted time to concentrate without interruptions and was so much more productive.
Now that we are back in the office, in unassigned open workstations, there are days that I wish I could yell at the top of my lungs, can everyone just shut the hellup and stop interrupting me every five minutes???? Alas, that behavior is not deemed to be collaborative or represent OneTeam. 😂
So I quietly seethe and wish my inconsiderate and loud neighbors a bad case of laryngitis. What else can I do?
Oh, and let’s not forget about team building activities. Why? Just, why? I want to show up, do my job, and then get the he-l out without spending one more minute than I have to making small talk. It is so draining to keep putting up a facade for the sake of not seeming even weirder than I am perceived to be simply because I am quiet and prefer solitude to group gatherings. This is how my brain is wired.
It genuinely feels like a form of torture for those of us who are extreme introverts to have to participate in what feel like forced human interactions. So much for valuing our differences; it is and will always be an extrovert’s world.
SETH Bino if you want to play along.
"We work better together"
"When we are together, amazing things happen"
"Mentorship is better in person"
"Building relationships is critical to the Chevron way"
“I understand people don't like commuting, but are you really crying because your employer wants you to come in to work?”
No, I’m annoyed because my employer is telling me I have to come into an office and do my work there in a noisy, uncomfortable office where it’s harder to focus and get things done.
I’m not being asked to come into work. I can work from wherever. I’m being asked to come into an office. Being in an office is not the same as working, and work is not only done in an office.
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I agree with you. I go to the office and people bother me. I get more work done at home but I play the game and RTO.
I am an introverted n@rccisist but I still like going to the office because it helps.
I go in everyday. Mostly just to get out of my house. That being said, there is zero benefit to me being in office vs out of it. The meetings I attend generally are a mix of teams and in-person. It is more distracting as people come by every 5 minutes to ask about the weather or how my kids are doing. It isn’t like I’m improving relationships for my career, because unless you are an upward mentor or a young, female (usually both) you don’t get face time with your PDR or other managers…. So what is the point of forcing people to go back unless they want to?
I understand people don't like commuting, but are you really crying because your employer wants you to come in to work?
Be serious, that is like the most basic part of having a job.
Showing up to work is literally the least any employee can do.
I’m social by nature and enjoy seeing and talking to others. While I’m pi---d I have to deal with traffic, I’ll be happy in that I’ll engage with others in person during the work day. Not a popular opinion, but I’d be okay with RTO.
Let’s not
It is what it is, just come to the office and work. Heads up IT folks, Idgaf if you have an “assign” seat, I’m taking it if I’m there first.
That’s a nice pro-RTO post written by chatGPT.
Better coffee? Laughable. Cvx coffee has always been and will always be sh-t. Get out of here troll.
Good confirmation of troll posters here. I wonder if they are either hired by Chevron to counter negative culture or by foreign intelligence who seek to sow chaos and infighting?
Also you a troll we don't use slack nor zoom
good ideas come through self reflection and alone time working from home. current mix of working from home vs. office strikes the right balance. the continuous empty chit chat, text wall power points, and shallow faff is what got us here.
Look, I get it. The whole “Return to Office” (RTO) thing is about as popular as a flat tire at a road trip. But let’s step back and think this through: RTO at Chevron isn’t some corporate conspiracy to ruin your personal time—it’s a move designed to make us all better. Seriously.
First, let’s talk about the magic of human interaction. I know, shocking, right? Being around real people, not just Zoom boxes, can spark ideas that are way more creative than anything you’d come up with in your pajamas while chugging cold coffee. At the office, you get face-to-face conversations that are way more productive than the “quick question” emails you send at 2 a.m.
And yes, it may feel like your commute is stealing your soul a bit, but hear me out: coming to the office means we can build relationships that go beyond Slack messages. There’s something about the “water cooler” moments—whether it’s a casual chat about the latest oil prices or complaining about the coffee machine—that helps us work as a team. More connection, more collaboration, more innovation. Basically, when we’re all together in the same room, we’re like a well-oiled machine (pun intended), ready to tackle the tough stuff.
Now, for those of us who were getting too comfortable working from home, let’s be honest: it was starting to feel like we were living in a hamster wheel—just rolling in place. RTO gives us a chance to break free from that and actually level up. We’ll get more done, we’ll share more ideas, and yeah, we might even get a little more done in a shorter amount of time. Plus, we can finally stop pretending our Wi-Fi is great when it’s actually just a sad, buffering mess.
Bottom line? Coming back to the office at Chevron isn’t about "big brother" breathing down your neck. It’s about creating a culture that’s more collaborative, more connected, and, yes, more efficient. It’s a chance to improve, grow, and make the company—and ourselves—better. So, let’s put the “fun” back in “functional workplace” and see where this takes us. If anything, we might just get better coffee out of it.