.................and never have I felt unnecessary until now. The way the jobs are written, I do not see how anyone can be fully qualified for them.
I finally understand what it means to be "Dead Wood". I just hope that I burn brightly in someone's campfire after I am cut away.
Good luck to all!!
A D&C person with a HS degree is like the smartest retard in the Special Olympics.
The last 3 posts are from losers. And @2aav thinks his GED is the Giant Ennomous Dick (he really doesn't have). Lol at you fools.
Hahaha. Won't get over PSG 22 without a degree? You guys on this site crack me up. I guess I better tell all those guys with HS educations in D&C that they are getting bumped back from 24's and 25's to 22's. The amount of stupidity on this site is amazing. As far as the jobs go you can throw everything out the window. Chevron is going back to being good company. I'm so ready for this to be over and we get back to operating like Chevron is capable of. Either get on the bus and get with the program or click that little green EOI button.
Kiss my sweet brown a@s goodbye, I am sick of the big egos and small dic$. I am so above those fcuks. Adios Felizia.
Like @GjYrBji-2zgc, I cheat at everything I do, hav a fake degree and proud of it. I am a PSG 23 and I sucked you know what to get it. I also am a liberal democrat and will vote for Sanders to make sure that I can get as much of I can of what someone else has earned while I sit on my lazy ass. I play candy crush most of the time at work. I don't care about these layoffs because I will just cheat myself into another position.
I have a GED only and my salary is at 145K.
So much for a College Degree!!
I entered Chevron 16 years ago with a Bachelor Degree (I won't say which), I purchased online along with transcripts of my grades. It got me in the door and working in my degreed field. Today my PSG is over 23 and I'm well regarded by my peers in management. So much for a piece of paper. It's the person, their skills, ambition and their persona that matters. That alone opens all the doors anywhere you go.
You won't get promoted to the majority of decent positions at ANY company in ANY industry with out the proper college degree, and/or professional certification. That's not just Chevron. It's not so much the degree itself, but the fact that you have the self respect, determination, diligence and perseverance to complete the steps and make the personal sacrifices for that period of your life to obtain the degree. That says a lot about the individual. Don't get me wrong, there are many people just as qualified or more qualified for the same position as those with college degrees but it is much more difficult for employers to identify those candidates. And some companies have a degree in that field as a prerequisite for that position, as their policy. Don't make it seem like it's specific to Chevron.
I agree on the degree. I believe a job is about performance. But Chevron does think differently. You won't get promoted above a 22 PG for most positions unless you have that degree. I guess most did not get the memo on this?
Yes, I have 10 degrees, that's why I'm here trolling the layoffs site! LMAO... 2gfa is correct. Don't count on your fictitious degrees OR your tremendously self-regarded as so valuable experience and most of all, your over-bloated ego's to get you a job. Welcome to the real world, kiddies. The guy looking to hire you at Chevron or anywhere else simply doesn't give a shit about anything except for the one position that he or she needs you for. Being over-qualified is just as bad as being under-qualified.
@2bxd, let me set you straight. It's your superiors who will decide who goes and who stays. You can convince yourself that the people with the most experience will not be cut. But truth be told, we are entering harvest season. This is the time when those you've stepped on, disrespected, insulted, made jokes about or shafted will now exact their toll on you. Some very experienced people wIll be given jobs, but there will also be very experienced people who don't deserve to stay that will be tossed out.
It is hilarious that you guys think that holding a degree is all that matters. I have a degree (actually 3 degrees) and other then them getting me through the door in this industry, it's useless. I became good at what I do by learning from the people that had years in this industry. Majority of them did not have a degree. If you think that you have a one up because of a degree, you will probably be very disappointed. When it gets down to the nutcuttin, you can damn well bet that Chevron is going to keep the person with the most experience. If we want to operate lean and mean, we better have people that know what they are doing.
@GjYrBji-1ryk nobody comes here to get schooled by some dumbass like you. Keep your hatred to your miserable self. Only an idiot like you tries to determine people's characters and label them (millennial, deadwood, etc.) just by reading a few words on a message board. You're truly a simple person. You're welcome.
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Worst company you ever worked? Really? How many companies are we talking about her? What a tool.
I picked my 4 jobs too....
1) Retire and go fishing
2) Retire and go hunting
3) Retire and go traveling
4) Retire and go doing anything I want
Not necessarily in any particular order. May all of you get to do these things one day on your own terms. Good luck.
The whole process is a sham. My advice - check the box and find a company that is well respected. A lot of deadwood incompetent people in management. That will never change at cvx. Worst company I have ever worked for.
@GjYrBji-1dcq when you work on your resume after you get shit-canned, just make sure that all of your sentences are "Well-constructed" and you'll have no problems !! LOL
You use t he word "One", way too often in your forth bullet point. I also wonder if you mean that qualifications are "Implied" by those who have degrees, or inferred by those who read about the degrees? I cannot tell if you used the word incorrectly or not, because the sentence is not well constructed.
But we all thank you for taking time out of your day to write and attempt to insult us.
Incompetent people are in closed jobs. I know because I trained some of these people. In some cases, It's jobs for friends, lapdogs and ass kissers. The process is not always transparent. Some managers will pick their favorites.
Let's get a few things straight, fellow deadwood, millennials and respectable self-made career wannabes.
Don't lie on your resume, unless you are that much of a loser that you want/have to.
The so -called "illiteracy" or trivial spelling errors, on any forms/applications/job descriptions are not because their producers were illiterate, but most likely from admin. or the TA types that were charged with that task. Your manager or the department manager did not type that him/herself.
To graduate from an accredited university, freshman English is required. If you did not take it, you do not know it. Feel free to make fun of those who earned and received such certifications at your own peril. Making fun of those who worked hard at their education, set a goal, and achieved it is not a good start for a peon without any degree whatsoever trying to find a job in any industry even with years of experience. Without any degree you are in a tough situation,
There is much useless and misleading info. and qualifications inferred by holding many college degrees, but not near as much as that manifested by one without one who ridicules one who has achieved more.
Get over yourselves.
You're welcome.
Don't worry. I know for a fact that during Alpha, my useless "manager" could not come up with any words of her own, so she copied and pasted people's resumes (along with the incorporated lies) into the job descriptions. Given the level of competency demonstrated by the average team lead/ manager in CVX, I wouldn't be surprised if the rest did the same.
That's great but the posting for my job was written after I updated my GO-400 so they match exactly: yours does t so your manager didn't care to make sure it was aligned with your GO400...so he/she is open to other (perhaps less qualified) applicants.
The duties I perform in my current job exceed what is listed as key job responsibilities in the GO400. Many of us know the longer we do our jobs, we start performing duties and important tasks that fail to be updated in the GO400.
That means the posting matches someone else's GO400
That's not a good sign for you.
As I read thru my job description I was impressed at how amazing I was.
I have been doing this job for 10 years and I'm not sure what some of the acronyms and Buzzwords meant in that description.
@qlr, you are a perceptive person. You analyze and think outside the box. The grammar and misspellings are an indication of the unimportance given to the task. Most jobs are already slated to a specific person they have in mind. The posting process is only a "check the box" process for Chevron to avoid legal trip hazards.
CONGRATULATIONS!!, that's my plan B.
it is unbelievable how many spelling errors are in the job description and requirements. They appear to have been written on the go or as an afterthought. Even job titles are incomplete or misspelled.
Thank you for your kind words. It is nice to see there are some on this site who actually care for others. I sincerely hope that you are right about my chances, but it is pretty hard to have hope right now. I will be at retirement age right about the time that oil prices rebound, so your advice on that would be spot on.
As to your grammar comment, not all Chevron employees are functionally illiterate. Usually it is just the ones with degrees. We high school drop outs get to do all of the writing for them so they look smarter than they actually are.
Chevron and most other companies are lofty when writing their job posting descriptions. The purpose is to recruit the very best talent. But it also allows the company to be subjective when selecting a candidate. Another reason for lofty job descriptions is because it's written by the hiring manager or supervisor for the job position. These managers want to appear to their bosses that they manage complex job positions and personnel, therefore trying to validate their own positions. It's just human nature to want to embellish themselves, especially in these times if cutbacks. Supervisors aren't vulnerable from being cut too. In any case, as a person applying for a job, try your best to demonstrate every criteria posted in the job posting, sell yourselves on other skills or talents that add value if you fall a bit short of the posted requirements. And most of all, start networking to secure the best job prospects.
Many of the position summaries are written to align exactly with the skills and qualifications of the person currently in that position. It will be very difficult to take someone's job unless their manager wants to replace them. Work your network to find positions that are truly open and won't be immediately filled by the person currently in that role.
Position summaries are always written that way, so don't be discouraged. A candidate does not have to meet 100% of the job description to be qualified. Work ethic and other experience you bring to the table go a long way, even if you find yourself outside of Chevron. And if you do end up outside of Chevron, speaking as someone who was laid off many years ago by another company in one of the industry downturns, consider it a blessing in disguise that will lead you to new and better things. I know that being laid off actually helped my career because it freed me up to pursue what I really wanted to do. Sure, it took awhile to accomplish what I wanted, but the journey began as soon as I got axed, and I am forever grateful that they axed me. You will burn bright!
Amen my fellow dead branch. You will prevail my buddy!
The fact that you have a conscience means that you'll likely stay... Because a conscience is also typically associated with quality work products. After you retain your job, the key will be to remember this feeling and leave when oil prices are nice again.
You're also able to write using proper grammar. Sure you work at cvx?
Bji - stay strong and push yourself each day. If you are cut, look for opportunities that surround you. I am now working for myself and my family loves it. Salary is already about half but.... we see potential. I am the new boss.