Chevron reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(5,680 total reviews)
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Mike Wirth

55% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Chevron has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,680 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chevron employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Feb 10, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Good when oil is expensive. Friendly people, safer operations compared to other companies in industry, good pay and benefits.

Cons

Terrible when oil is cheap. You hear about layoffs every day, ten times a day, you barely hear about anything but layoffs. Layoffs in business unites, layoffs in corporate units. Layoffs in October, layoffs in April, more layoffs coming in the fall. The only question is when do they stop offering severance packages. The company is gradually getting rid of everything related to the actual oil business and becoming a financial institution managing risk and assets.

3.0
Sep 6, 2015

Just Okay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Good benefits, excellent matching 401k, pension -Supports volunteer work -Everyone is extremely nice and abrasive behavior is frowned upon -Approachable management -Best culture compared to other oil majors

Cons

-Low compensation compared to competitors -Difficult to get promotions unless more senior members leave or you are willing to constantly one around to different groups -Career development is almost nonexistent -Not really a leader in oil and gas more of a follower despite what management says or would like you to believe -Lack of a clear business strategy and inability to manage downturns as well as the other oil majors -Workers are a bit too nice to the point where it conflicts with executing for the greater good for the business -Layoffs but upper management is mostly untouched. Is that fair?

2.0
Sep 2, 2015

Going in circles

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large oil company with a lot of hard working people, good benefits, and work flexibility

Cons

The current downturn due to the oil price is slowly revealing the inability of management to have a vision or even a plan. External consulting firms were hired to manage lay-off (yes, exactly like in the movie "Office space") and management levels are left untouched. The current pulse is of a ship that is slowly sinking and everyone will just live through that. Not a good place to be right now.

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