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Topic: Chevron moving 800
Bay Area jobs to Texas |
Chevron moving 800
Bay Area jobs to Texas
San Francisco Chronicle, by David R. Baker
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Posted By:Ribicon, 12/21/2012 10:57:49 AM
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| Chevron Corp. will move up to 800 jobs - about a quarter of its current headquarters staff - from the Bay Area to Houston over the next two years but will remain based in San Ramon, the oil company told employees Thursday. The jobs - generally, technical positions dealing with information and advanced energy technologies - are all tied to Chevron´s worldwide oil exploration and production business, much of which is based in Houston. The company reported the shift in an e-mail to its employees Thursday. San Ramon will remain Chevron´s corporate headquarters, the company said. About 3,500 people work at Chevron´s
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
janylou, 12/21/2012 11:12:34 AM (No. 9077751)
CA is hemorrhaging jobs and their answer? Raise taxes! Every once great dim state s fading into history.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Jethro bo, 12/21/2012 11:13:07 AM (No. 9077754)
The good news for thee 800 is they will soon be able to buy hollow point ammunition and over 500 rounds at atime without the Nanny state checking up on them.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Cavallodifiero, 12/21/2012 11:17:14 AM (No. 9077759)
California liberaling itself to death. Soon they will petition Arizona and Nevada to kick in for the California welfare state.
Spread the wealth!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Now or Never, 12/21/2012 11:20:17 AM (No. 9077778)
I love it !
Die California, a slow, writhing, ignominious death.
The former Golden State, an economic giant among the world´s great economies, a land of endless promise.
Well, as with all things it touches,
LIBERALISM has destroyed it.
MERRY CHRISTMAS !
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
roger h. cook,MD, 12/21/2012 11:22:25 AM (No. 9077788)
Why not move them all to Texas?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
ocjim, 12/21/2012 11:22:48 AM (No. 9077793)
800 times (est.)$75,000 = $60M annual payroll leaving town. WTG, California! Again.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Davids918, 12/21/2012 11:23:00 AM (No. 9077794)
And these are jobs that NEVER come back.
Thank the Democrats!
California has MASSIVE natural resources but refuses to tap them, in safe way, to help themselves pay for the state services, personnel and pensions.
Oh, and by tapping those resources it would create additional jobs, and maybe even lower fuel prices for state businesses, which would bring more to the state because it would be a better place to operate.
The state is currently working hard to prevent the fracking operations in the Central Valley where a oil shale deposit larger than Bakken in South Dakota is located.
Why?
The environmentalists don´t want Americans to use oil, or coal, or any other "dirty" fossil fuel.
They don´t have an alternative though.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Safari Man, 12/21/2012 11:28:25 AM (No. 9077814)
Welcome WELCOME!! I hope they move here to The Woodllands, the new center of the oil industry. Exxon is moving everyone here and we love it. Oil people are some of the finest people you´ve ever met.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
grampagasman, 12/21/2012 11:30:52 AM (No. 9077821)
If it was´t for family here I would leave California.
There are optimists that think that if things get bad enough the people will demand change. I think they are wrong because all that will be left in the state will be takers.
It was great growing up in California, when it was truely the Golden State.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Hotrod, 12/21/2012 11:32:50 AM (No. 9077828)
Congratulations to Texas! Keep up the good work!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
razorx22, 12/21/2012 11:42:52 AM (No. 9077858)
Just what Texas needs.
800+ democrat voters.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
skedaddle, 12/21/2012 11:43:40 AM (No. 9077861)
Can you imagine how much more house they´ll be able to buy in Houston? Most corporate moves aren´t so hot - this one is Christmas come early.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
tomanderson61, 12/21/2012 11:49:49 AM (No. 9077872)
Yeah, I agree with #11. Don´t be so smug yet #8. You think "oil people" from California--specifically from the overwhelmingly liberal Bay Area, are all wonderfully conservative voters? They´ll be bringing their whole families and often extended families with them, kids steeped in the California liberalism as taught in schools. And should their be lay offs (it IS the oil industry), you´ll be paying for unemployment.
Enjoy.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
StormCnter, 12/21/2012 12:10:52 PM (No. 9077925)
Not to worry, #13. We´ll have them switched after they get here and experience Texas for a while.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Blackeagle, 12/21/2012 12:12:08 PM (No. 9077928)
Historical fact: Chevron was once named Standard Oil of California. Which is why it is still headquartered in SF. I´m thinking that once the libtard voting population of CA is replaced by Mexican anchor babies - some actually (cough) looking for work - or at least govt. handouts - the state will become open to all sorts of mining and drilling.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
kanphil, 12/21/2012 12:13:41 PM (No. 9077933)
#8, I echo that. Being in the ol bidness myself, I can vouch for the quality of the people. #11 and #13 raise some sensible concerns, though. Y´all down in Houston will have to educate them to Texas ways real quick.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Flashback, 12/21/2012 12:15:40 PM (No. 9077940)
Hope so as per 14. Texas should consider entrance exams.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Safari Man, 12/21/2012 12:21:33 PM (No. 9077957)
#13 I doubt they are liberals if they already work for Big Oil. And if they are, they probably won´t want to move to our redneck haven. And even if they do, we got them WAY outnumbered. Just bring lots of money and be ready to enjoy the mansions you can buy here in the cheap.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
OdinsAcolyte, 12/21/2012 12:32:46 PM (No. 9077987)
Howdy and welcome home.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 12/21/2012 3:02:54 PM (No. 9078224)
#18, yes. The attitude to have is that many of them will begin to embrace red state values if given the chance. Texans have been welcoming CA folks for a very long time. Many of these people are smart and successful. Many of them see the difference and LOVE IT. I wish them all the best.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 12/21/2012 3:03:55 PM (No. 9078227)
...and 8 is right. Oil people ARE great people!
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Skyliner, 12/21/2012 3:34:34 PM (No. 9078281)
Frack Kalifornia!
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
lotsamojo, 12/21/2012 9:09:00 PM (No. 9078666)
WOW! What a surprise . . . about two more people moving installments and the big building in San Ramone will be available for other users . . . indoor marajuana farmers, solar panal shops, granola distributors . . . - nothing , e l
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