Chevron is a high stress, dangerous, work environment. - Operator Chevron Employee Review

3.0
2 Feb 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pay and retirement benefits are as high as one would expect from a large oil company. Two weeks of vacation for the first five years.

Cons

The rotating 12 hour shifts are hard to deal with especially when you add in all the overtime you have to work. I worked 60-72 hours per week on average for 3 years. Seniority dominates the culture at Chevron.

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5.0
13 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Friendly and helpful. Good people

Cons

People are very competitive and nervous about their job

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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