Working at Chevron in Richmond, CA: 15 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Richmond, CA Area

"great company. They laying people off due to the Covad. Excellent team and many systems to work on."

"This review is specifically for my team at RTC, not the company as a whole. My boss and team are great to work with and we have a very easy time working with each other. We are very chill. And I feel that I was pretty well paid for my work. Skills that would be advantageous to the team are good logic comprehension in terms of coding, especially knowledge of Python, as well as knowledge of geophysics, though physics in general is beneficial for the job."

"I’ve worked for Chevron for just over a year. Great company, excellent pay and benefits. Good opportunity for advancement."

"I have worked at Chevron since November of 2015. It is a great company that really takes care of its operators. The pay and the work schedules are great."

"Great company to work for. I worked at Chevron for 12 years."

What do you like about working at Chevron?

"Great work environment, knowledgeable coworkers, great benefits."

What don't you like about working at Chevron?

"Boring work projects, not as challenging as I would have liked."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give more challenging projects."

What do you like about working at Chevron?

"Diversity of project disciplines."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing, Very well managed."

What do you like about working at Chevron?

"The benefits were great. The pay was very competitive. In some divisions, there are a good number of opportunities to advance."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself, hope for the best."

What don't you like about working at Chevron?

"Non-management personnel are kept in the dark about decisions that will have a profound effect on them, until management feels it is the best time to inform employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More transparency please!"

"Chevron was great, just not my ambitions."

What do you like about working at Chevron?

"The academic and hands-on experience that I gained. The challenge of learning something new asap and being able to apply it to meet crucial deadlines."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The main tip I would give would be to advise somebody not to be afraid to constantly submit new ideas that may better the labs, and that even as a new employee, they can provide an important perspective that may otherwise be missing."

What don't you like about working at Chevron?

"That my scientific knowledge was limited so much. I wish that I was placed on an alternative energy team so that I could constantly learn and provide new ideas and perspectives."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management had some problems misunderstanding the science they were managing, and I'd advise them to schedule a meeting once a week for their subordinates to explain what they did, how they did it, and why it was important to do so."

"I was a subcontractor."

What do you like about working at Chevron?

"High tech company, stable career."

What do you like about working at Chevron?

"Stable."

What don't you like about working at Chevron?

"No freedom to write my text books."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Good management."

What don't you like about working at Chevron?

"It is very political, racist."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Solve cultural problem."