Who would you add? I currently see here the following: GE Oil & Gas | Weatherford International Ltd. | Baker Hughes Inc. | FMC | Smith International Inc. | Dresser | ConocoPhillips | Shell Oil | BP

I have just been laid off after 15 years with BHI in local and international positions. It seems like Ex-Pats are a real target with the HAL takeover coming. Any other stories of Ex-Pats being let go regardless of experience and tenor with the... — read more 

If you bought shares through the Employee Stock Purchase Program, you can vote as a shareholder "yes" or "no" on the merger deal. Here's how you can vote: (1) Via telephone at 800-690-6903 (follow the recorded instructions) by 11:59 p.m. Houston time... — read more 

Heard through grape vine ? Or specifics?

This site is getting to be pretty pathetic. It never was a beacon of positivity but wow. You people have got to realize that this is business. It's not personal. You came to work at BHI for the money, they are now laying off for reasons concerning... — read more 

Layoff expert acquires big stakes in Halliburton and Baker, so guess what's planned!!! (Bloomberg) -- ValueAct Capital Management LP has amassed a new stake in Halliburton Co. alongside its activist holdings in Baker Hughes Inc. as the investor... — read more 

ValueAct is betting their money to the tune of $3 billion on the cost synergy realized from the merger. They only bet on the short term and will cash out for a big profit. They will not invest in Baker Hughes/Halliburton after 3 years. With this... — read more 

I was laid off and held a salary position. I saw corruption and lies occur within management. Those were the same ones who decided the layoffs. I stood up for what wasn't right because it went against my values. I embrace this as a challenge in my... — read more 

So I was hired on and told during the slow weeks we had a guaranteed 40 hours. Of course this doesnt happen often, it might with the looks ahead. This is a condition I took the job on too. It has now been lowered to 30. Can they just do that? Of... — read more 

Second round of layoffs coming after March

Who makes the decision on each individual that is laid off? Is it local, regional, or made in Houston? Is it a committee or an individual? And what factors are used to decide why that individual is laid off?

I think there is some illegal bs going on here. Halliburton for sure is breaking the law. But buying their way through it. My fellow baker people. Doesn't this smell bad to all of you?? Think about what's going on right in front of us. I say f*** it... — read more 

Must be the offices in Sugar Land, Texas. What are they doing right or wrong?

Drilling and wireline AMO in Aberdeen today told 15% to go. 90 day period started

Announced today, 8 out of 29 staff R&D engineers are being laid off from the Bridge of Don plant, Aberdeen (Completions & Production BOT). Due to UK laws, redundancy's take time to process and we are not sure which 8 employees will be made redundant... — read more 

Several let go, iron testing hours cut down to 40 hrs instead of being laid off. Last Monday was terrible, Tuesday was worse listening to people being called in and given the news if they stay or go...Wednesday, after the dust settled, better than... — read more 

Does anyone know how much the COBRA costs per month for Catastrophic coverage?

I am supposed to start in a few months. Who knows many vacation days 80 hours is?

Snyder yard is closing

I was let go by BHI in 2009. It came out of nowhere. I had a wife at home and two baby girls. My boss had to drive me home because i was laid off at work with a company car. As we drove up the jerk says...wow you live in a gorgeous house. My... — read more 

What is happening at Shreveport, anybody has more info

Well I can tell you it WASN'T just admin and higher up. And while the numbers were low it hit really hard. I would love to know where the info is coming from about shutting this yard down. Not for any other reason than wanting to know my future for... — read more 

Has anyone heard about this, it looks like we are completely shutting that location? Anyone has more details?

MyHRbakerhughes seems to be down, can you all access it?

For each full year of service you get one week severance pay calculated of your current salary. It is paid as a lump sum after the release agreement has been signed and only then, usually 7 days after the signed agreement has been received in the... — read more 

About 40 dds and mwds let go. Also some lower level office personal. That's about 20% of mwds and dds let go plus the pay cut that everyone else in the field took. I sure hope the cuts are over for this quarter. I bet starting April it will be brutal... — read more