Chevron is in the process of laying off about 600 employees based in its California office as the company prepares to move corporate operations to the Houston area.
First reported by Houston Chronicle the layoffs will affect several different departments, but all will come from Chevron’s hub in San Ramon, California.
The company plans to lay off about 25% of its workforce during the next two years as it restructures operations, and more cuts are likely to occur.
Officials with the company say they’re making the move because Texas offers a more “business-friendly environment.”Houston currently has the companies biggest employee base in the U.S., with about 7,000 workers.