No one who has lost their job is deluding themselves into thinking that they are content and happy. It is more that they have accepted the reality of their situation and are adjusting their lifestyles accordingly. Well, at least most people. Sure, there are some who cannot accept what has happened and that is just not a mentally healthy attitude. There will be more employees laid off at Chevron in small numbers here and there as this downturn trough drags on. It is these people, the ones who think they are safe and are somehow superior to the previous laid off employees, who will have the big shock of reality. None of them will see it coming, unlike before.
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I agree with the poster who said that collecting unemployment is fraud and there's no way that I would do that. I'm not that pathetic of a coward loser. There's no secrets to that. It's a fact, it's not opinion that it's fraud and a crime. They leave messages on your phone continuously about it. I definitely wouldn't base it on some pathetic miserable jealous butthurt loser's opinion on this Layoff's forum, that's for sure. Not exactly the most prominent of citizens gathered here, as evidenced by the nature of these posts - LOL!
@NEU9aWZ-8jln, No dear, sorry to burst your little ill-informed empty bubble of a head. It's fraudulent and it's illegal, not to mention dishonest and pathetic if you actually don't need the money, and made the proper life decisions and prepared for the future. The poster below obviously made poor decisions in life and his analysis is fake and he is in denial. I do not envy anyone like that. I am Financially Independent of my own accord, no welfare involved. Read the laws on UI when you get a chance. You don't "pay" for unemployment benefits as you work. You Ex-employers do when you collect. You do not put in a penny. But that's besides the point. To collect without actively seeking employment is a crime, well documented in the UI and Labor department sites:
"Individuals who knowingly collect unemployment insurance (UI) benefits based on false or inaccurate information provided by them when filing their claim or while receiving benefits, are committing fraud. UI fraud and abuse is punishable by law and violators could face a number of serious penalties and consequences."
You sound pathetically envious, 8fiq. I don't know anyone who was able to sit around doing nothing for 30+ years without consequences. Total nonsense on your part. The guy sounds quite honest about things to me. As far as taking full advantage of your law given entitlement (as in "earned") of Cobra medical and state unemployment benefit, IT'S YOURS!!! It's part of your compensation safety net under the law. Only a bone-headed moron would pass it up because he doesn't want to be called a moocher. I guess you're one of those morons?
His accomplishments include being a social parasite and milking the system for unemployment compensation when he wasn't actively seeking employment, which is dishonest and a punishable crime.(don't lie, we know it's true) Other than that, all we know is he sat on his A$$ and collected a paycheck before he was offered an undeserved severance to make sure he saw the door as quickly as possible.
When I retired, I retired. I didn't lie to anyone to commit fraud and collect undeserved welfare/UI like a parasitic leech. I volunteer now because I'm financially independent and love helping people. But that's just me.
8ziy - Thanks for your heartfelt kudos. I appreciate it. Frankly, I'm not interviewing for anymore jobs, so I'll dispense with listing my achievements. No one really would care anyway. It's enough of an achievement for most folks to admit that I lasted 36 years with this company. For better or worse I survived good times and bad times, saw many good colleagues come and go, and I experienced lots of challenges, most with great outcomes and a few not so well. But Chevron was my family and home (away from home). I gave it my all while on the job and it returned to me a wealth of satisfaction and rewards. I'm happily retired now and taking in the "best part" of my life. I hope everyone is able to view life after Chevron in such a way one day. Cheers!
Got to be proud! You have it made. What are your top accomplishments?
8qga - I'm not the guy you are referring to, but I think you are right, because I am another retired ex-CVX who retired with a fat one year serverance last year. I milked the Cobra medical and 6 months of unemployment to the bone and I'm now enjoying my retirement on a healthy annuity and a small stream from my 401 plus getting the government to finally give me something back for a change with my social security. Between traveling, having friends and neighbors over for poolside BBQs and fishing out by the lake house, I like to visit this site and sift through what the latest gossip is and read some of the pettiness posted by some of you losers. Either way, it's something to pass the time with after having spent 36 years with Chevron. It's not easy to just drop everything about my former company, the source of my great retirement that I'm now enjoying immensely. Best of luck to everyone, both who prepared themselves and those who never had a plan.
@NEU9aWZ-6bbz, I hate to disappoint you but there are plenty of "deadwood chaps" still working at Chevron doing a lot of nothing and collecting paychecks. However, the one who posts on this forum routinely and calls out the "deadwood" and "losers" for what they are is long retired and sitting pretty with a fat pension, severance and SS and has nothing but time on her hands. Sorry to burst your little misconception there, fella.
-6bbz, You are so right. Many quality Engineers are being released, obviously higher paid ones, to cut costs. And then there's you, -6bbz. LMAO!!!!
I love the comments from the deadwood chap that is still working for chevron. With the quality engineers being released and nothing but politicians left all that remains is a deadwood c---tail. I would recommend all young graduates to stay away from this company and consider companies with a vision such as Total
That previous reply made no sense.
@1okl, ever considered it's the same person making both posts? You are a sharp one, got management material for sure.
You can't stop it.
Well, I just checked the Chevron website to see what is happening with employment openings. All of these stupid news reports about the big upswing in oil industry hiring does not feel quite right. Probably 95% or more are for field workers, not professionals. Here is what I found for Chevron for all worldwide vacancies. Earth Science - zero, Drilling and Completions - zero, Petroleum Engineering - zero, Facilities Engineering - 3 ( 1 in El Segundo, 2 in Thailand). Not much, but remember, this is Chevron. Home of bloat, endless meetings, diversity and s-xual orientation quotas, friends and family protected employees, etc. This company is not exactly friendly to actual earth science professionals and engineers who actually do the work to find and produce oil and natural gas.
@kvi is right on the money. I would also add "accountability" as part of the plan.
Cut the right folks, keep the right folks, add a couple highly motivated new folks, have more meetings with business partners who are successful and take their advice, and renew focus on what should be the #1 priority- creating profit. It's not too late, and despite what many pessimists believe, the company is posited well to be successful from here on.
That comment is exactly what I would have written. Come to think about it, it is exactly what a thousand different people would have posted here. It's nice to know that I am not alone. Chevron 'lack of work' culture is what it is and will never change no matter how many employees are cut. It is so ingrained (inbred too), that JW leaving tomorrow won't change anything for a long time.
"small numbers here and there" really. Should be 30 percent. The company is fat just collecting paychecks; too many meetings with too many people in the meetings and getting nothing done other than scheduling the next meeting; a lot of unnecessary bureaucracy that needs to be eliminated. "Small numbers here and there". Really.