Limited advancement - Research Engineer Chevron Employee Review

2.0
Oct 13, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Ethical company. Big emphasis in doing things the right way. Interesting technical challenges Good benefits.

Cons

Technical people face a glass ceiling. It is clear that chances to advance beyond a certain level are restricted. Senior technical experts or even well respected X-technical people don't seem to be put into leadership roles that would be logical. Job selection is more based on management than actual contributions. If management likes you then no matter how big the screwup you are rewarded. For the rest-nothing.

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

great pay, decent schedule, work is overall rewarding

Cons

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4.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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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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