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CoC good reason inquiry response time
How long did it take for some of you to get a response to your CoC good reason inquiry form submission?
OXY staying in The Woodlands
Is the fact that OXY has a lease on ALR and the GRC for the next 13 years change anybody’s mind about their VSP choice? To be honest, it makes the decision to take it a lot harder if you’re living north... — read more
Contractors
Does anyone know what's going on with contractors? Word on the street is that a big junk of them will be going out the door this week.
Aftermath
VH got her dream to come true VSP/COC'ers made a fortune and moving on to a new life Legacy-APC management with their fat retention bonuses waiting in the wings Legacy-Oxy employees got their promotions and raises Buffett laughing all the way to... — read more
CoC/VSP stock & cash
Has anyone received their converted cash portion of their stock since separation? If so does that timeframe align with our stock vesting? Also has anyone logged into Morgan Stanley and seen erroneous funds within their accounts, then have those... — read more
Moving offices?
So I just heard that were moving offices to bennit, co?
Africa Incentive
Former EVP MI will receive additional $1MM per each Africa transaction: Moz, Algeria, Ghana. One step further from G&A saving
Hackett Tower sold
Rumor is Hackett tower has been sold. Can anyone confirm?
Denver office is toast
Occidental offered about 200,000 acres in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Wyoming and Colorado that produce $66 million a year in cash flow, mostly in mineral royalties...... Reuters 11/11/2019
Oxy just cut 2020 budget from $9 billion to $5 billion
Huge layoffs coming.......
Triggering event
Has Anyone had a triggering event based on a move from the woodlands to greenway been told to stay after filing COC benefits. I don’t think that they can make you stay since you are effectively submitting your resignation. I would think you... — read more
Anyone actually receiving VSP payout?
Has anyone actually received the VSP check? Early, but I’ve heard no one has actually received the check even for those who left months ago. Anyone?
Lower overhead by adding more VP
Wes has 1 SVP and 1 VP before acquisition Now 3 SVP and 14 VP...
Wes stand-alone or BU
Will Wes become a BU after the unsuccessful attempt to sell down? Does it still need a stand-alone type org?
Layoffs....
Layoffs are coming. change my mind. Especially now that the AAET is gone, geologists are next.
WES? An opportunity?
One says it is a great opportunity and another says only the expendable employees would go over to there. Is it worth the risk? Will it be able to be viable and stand alone? Or just getting ready to sell so just gotta make it look good then here’s... — read more
GOM or WES
Which do you think Oxy will sell? Oxy said they were keeping GOM, but lately the workers there have had their doubts.
Employment offer without salary numbers
I was offered a “promotion” with OXY but they couldn’t tell me my package details or what the pay range for my position would be. I genuinely wanted to stay but given the certainty of a 24 months severance or a promise with no hard numbers, the... — read more
VSP numbers?
Any idea how many have asked for VSP out of total eligible? What's your guess on employee target reduction number?
Emergency landing
For those of us not eligible for VSP, this whole experience is an exercise of absurd proportions. Just like when a flight attendant asks for your attention before take off in order to explain how a life preserver will save you from your impending... — read more
VSP - Round two?
Any indication that there will be another round with less service or less years of experience?
Christmas Party... Save the Date?
Usually by now?
How long does it take to get laid-off?
The longer Oxy waits, the more toxic the work environment gets. Just get on with it already. Approve the VSP...
Anybody Get their VSP or CoC Yet??
If anybody has already received their VSP or CoC yet please let us know how that process went. I dont know of anyone who has actually received their package yet.
401k
Why is our 401k with fidelity untouchable still? Anyone have a clue as to when we will be able to rollover/withdrawal money? No one can give me an answer when I call HR or fidelity.
U.S. Drillers Reduce Staff And Budgets As Oil Prices Stay Low
Here comes more layoff industry wide. Hold on to your severance: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/US-Drillers-Reduce-Staff-And-Budgets-As-Oil-Prices-Stay-Low.html
Has anyone received an answer from turning in package
Has anyone received any response or feedback from sending in the package? I have heard nothing about turn around time. Anyone else?
Really efficient today
Am I the only one that was impressed today by how efficient the package process was ? Well done APC. Finally got something right in this process.
Love watchin APC disappear
APC was a bottom feeder which got swallowed up by a bigger bottom feeder! To those who weasel their way into a stable gig at OXY good luck with your new lord and masters
We are oxy
All, let’s move posts over to the Oxy board. We are Oxy now and we need to get going on moving this ship in the right direction.
Quiet week
Things have beeb quiet this week on the board. Hopefully everyone is happy and reading the fine words in the VSP they are about to sign.
Where is our PWA?
I was confused about all of the plan close-outs. Does anyone know what will happen to the non-401k portion of our PWA?
Where is Voya?
Did anyone got 401K contributions on paycheck?
Solid VSP
So as much gripping there is on this site, is no one going to acknowledge that the VSP is very generous and the calculations for the bonus and PTO are beyond fair? I for one am really glad to get the package and move on. For all the fear that... — read more
Finally - details provided
Thank you for giving us the VSP details. I'm looking forward to signing the election form. We did have some wild rumors going around though.
Anadarko/OXY HR controls this website
Posts are being deleted, my ip is blocked. Careful...
You CANNOT
Continue to dangle VSP or any other integration information for that matter by overpromising and underdelivering and here’s why: You now have everyone who qualifies and has decided to take VSP doing the bare minimum with an expectation of being... — read more