How many of you actually have a decent workload? I walk around the office and everyone seems to just be on the news or facebook I personally don't have much to do but they keep me on?????

It seems to have slowed down after Thanksgiving. My guess is it will heat up the first of the year?

Do you all have much of a workload at all? I basically have nothing to do, but they keep me around. I noticed that most of the people I see in the office are usually checking the news on their computers or not around but still employed. It doesn't... — read more 

Well folks nice knowing you all. Time to face reality.... $37 oil cannot be drilled in the western world. Prepeare for largest layoffs in oil corporate history i think. Any offshore drilling operations are even worse due to higher costs. Doom and... — read more 

The worse is yet to come. Stay tight folks.

It took a marked downturn in the industry plus a buyout to make it come to fruition. And we're still not dead.

Only one thing left to do, put your head between your legs and kiss your as$ goodbye! Haliburton will be replacing you in all positions with their own. No need to double up. Mergers=cuts and Baker Boys will be 1st to go. Mr. Grinch wears Red!!!

Lots of layoffs in Tomball yesterday. People being told to move to different offices so buildings can be shutdown.

The Ombuds Office is here for you. The past year brought a lot of changes to Baker Hughes including significant layoff and pending acquisition. These changes pose a lot of challenges to employees and threaten our security. It can cause fear that we... — read more 

Here is an article published today: As many as 82 more Bakersfield oil workers may be laid off in February, according to their Houston-based employer, C&J Energy Services. The company sent notice to local authorities Wednesday it was unsure exactly... — read more 

It went up from 65% to 90%.

China just passed a law which came into force in November to make “spreading rumors” online punishable by up to seven years in prison. They are also working on a draft cyber-security law that would require internet companies to restrict online... — read more 

More layoffs in Aberdeen, meetings to finalize details on now. Good luck everyone.

For a long time I've been asking myself; why do coordinators worry so much about turning jobs down for X reason?? DO THEY GET BONUSES PER JOB REVENUE MADE?? Why do they never complain about receiving phone calls from customers in the middle of the... — read more 

Account manager working at Kuwait asked lazy GRO manager there to do his job & complete some documents. GRO manager, Salem Alajmi, start being upset and sent sexual harrasment report "false claim" by hotline against account manager. The reply was... — read more 

I'd say it's unlikely. http://petroglobalnews.com/2015/12/halliburton-asks-eu-approval-35-billion-baker-hughes-merger/

Claremore has 3 Baker Hughes plants and the main pump plant facility just had about 20 more or so layoffs just yesterday. The layoffs were all office and management personnel so no production or floor workers were laid off yet. We're pretty low on... — read more 

If you know you are on the layoff list and you will be laid off next week, here's a practical way to avoid layoff. Immediately call HR to request emergency FLMA. Family Medical Leave Act guarantee to protect your job under the US Department of Labor... — read more 

I am so disappointed with how baker hughes is functioning. I have given this company a lot and I was satisfied with the reward that I got. However things have chnaged now. Managers do not care about the work, coworkers becoming competitive, no... — read more 

A hiring and pay outlook survey shows that 35 per cent of oil and gas companies expect a deterioration of the business that could lead to further staff cuts. There was deep pessimism among oil and gas company employers as they look to 2016, with... — read more 

Schlumberger cutting 10K - just announced - See the SLB thread here: @EJ9S5zv

Oil-field service kingpin Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) sees two clear trends emerging: Oil prices will rebound in 2016, but oil-field service activity will not. That's largely due to Schlumberger's view that drillers will begin to hoard cash when oil... — read more 

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/halliburton-seeks-eu-consent-again-210009779.html

It's a done deal after the 15th December Bakerhughes won't exist They think it's all over it is now

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http://fuelfix.com/blog/2015/11/30/two-companies-announce-245-layoffs-in-the-houston-area/#36696101=0

For a lot of you Santa won't come. Enjoy the last Baker paycheck.

A lot

Congratulations ..you are 99% safe until January.

Really !!!!!! UK cementing has done nothing for years .. Who would buy that lame duck ?????? Bad equipment, run down department, rubbish management and leadership. Halliburton has said it is prepared to sell three drilling businesses in Mexico and an... — read more 

Does Halliburton have a #pension plan or some other #retirement option (aside from a classic 401k)

They buy it form ISIS for $9/bbl

My husband applied for a position with Western thinking that he would make more than the $7/hr he was making at his old job and for 2 months he did, until the market turned and they started calling people in to lay them off and cut his hourly wage to... — read more