Chevron reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(5,683 total reviews)
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54% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Chevron has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,683 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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2.0
Aug 10, 2010

Review for El Segundo Refinery

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

An opportunity to meet lots of good people, and develop excellent people skills by working with all types of diverse people.

Cons

There are lots of job opportunites, but mostly for mechanical and process engineers. People are always reacting to problems, versus being proactive. Very difficult to be focused on 1-2 priorities. There are way too many priorities (I can only speak for El Segundo refinery).

3.0
Apr 30, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The top reason for working at Chevron Shipping is probably visibility, which will help you to land satisfactorily into your next position. Also, from a technical perspective, some very interesting tools are made available to you, which can be quite rewarding in terms of adding to one's experience and knowledge. There is no doubt that the company has been able to assemble a large group of very qualified professionals, with which it is very nice to interact on a daily basis. There is frequent mobility amongst those professionals, which propitiates good exchange of experience and information - most managing positions are given to individuals already within the company.

Cons

Excessive workload and too many meetings. Little room is left for individual decision making.

4.0
Oct 15, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Chevron provides a great opportunity for new hires to get a high level of training (on the job and in the classroom) and gain experience in a wide variety of assignments early in a career. Chevron has a very experienced work force that serves as valuable mentors to accelerate your learning. This "aging" work force also means that younger employees will be able to advance their career more quickly as the baby boomers retire. In my 8 years with Chevron, I found that all managers I worked for stood by Chevron's commitment to a work/family balance.

Cons

Since Chevron is an international company, they put a very strong emphasis on being "globally mobile". You have to be willing to follow their "suggestions" about when and where to move in order to stay on "The List" and continue to be quickly promoted. With the energy industry so focused in Houston and a spouse that works for another energy company, we were not mobile. I made the hard decision to leave Chevron because I knew that my career would stall when I refused to move. I can now stay in Houston doing the work I truly enjoy with another company while getting higher pay and no pressure to relocate. Also, although Chevron has improved in recognizing the importance of technical expertise, they still put much more value and emphasis on people who want to pursue a career in management versus a technical career.

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