Human Energy - until it's not - HES Chevron Employee Review

4.0
20 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

salary, benefits, work-life balance, bonuses, perks. Huge company so many different management styles existing within each opco. Some progressive and supportive of your career objectives, diversity, etc, some still have the good ol boy routine going. Used to be great at moving around from one job/opco to another. Seems like it's been slashed due to downturn. Downsizing and budget cuts are hurting everything.

Cons

HR usually is useless. You have to make your own way, don't trust them to have your back. PDC process has become a joke. They became so top-heavy in the 2010-2015 years, now they are (or the ee's are) paying for it. Take a look at ExxonMobil: NO layoffs!! Makes you wonder what the heck the VP's were thinking.

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5.0
24 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lots of resources, great people

Cons

Can feel siloed at your role

4.0
26 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people at Chevron are great and overall it's a pretty good company - decent benefits and company culture. The 9/80 work schedule is a great perk. It has struggled to stay competitive with other big employers in California though.

Cons

Leadership has become increasingly out of touch, with regular re-organizations, lay-offs, and offshoring of support/operation functions disrupting day-to-day work and making processes even more slow and bureaucratic. Overall most employees are still wonderful to work with, but the constant leadership mantra of "do more with less" and removal of flexible/hybrid work has definitely reduced morale and made Chevron just another job, whereas it used to be a genuinely enjoyable place to work.

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