Does anyone have a scooby what’s happening with the ring fence for Aberdeen folk? I’m in it and don’t want to be. What are the chances that I get saved to work something else or get to move to a different location?

The function I work in hasn’t communicated anything about the reorg. Leaders did one initial communication that gave no information, and they said more will be communicated when information is available. It’s now August and still NOTHING. So now... — read more 

Anyone here that was on it? I wasn’t able to join. What was shared on the call?

I received a severance package and am being let go end of 1st quarter next year with my role going to FBT in Hungary. It will be less than 30 days before my 50th birthday. I have a few decades of service with BP. I have heard of this happening to... — read more 

Will the 700 candidates come from BP USA and Azerbaijan? Houston has a lot of deadwood 🪵 needing trimming. Just visit Helios and see for your self the privilege and waste that shareholders have to pay for.

I’ve been cautious and coming in 3 days a week ever since the dashboard tracking was implemented. I have observed others are not here 3 days a week. How? I can’t imagine this many folks have flexible work agreements?

Dear ex members of the ELT, It has now been proven that you were completely remiss and liable for the total destruction of this once great company. You placed personal ambition above fiduciary duty, personal gain and opulence above shareholder value... — read more 

Put your thoughts here.

Good profit numbers but the scorecard does not reflect the same.

How much do you think we’ll be able to recoup from such a terrible “investment”?

Everyone is leaving the UK ASAP as it’s unsustainable. What will the UK look like in 5 years?

GB is trying to get 40 solid years. But, he will sell assets and then be asked to leave

I've seen it happen to three good people in the last couple of years. They asked questions, pushed back, or challenged a decision and within weeks, they saw repercussions. Their workload doubled, they became subject to constant criticism, and any... — read more 

Speculations

700 jobs 20% of group leaders

The team is great, but the culture is completely broken. To everyone still there, I know it's a rough job market, but there are better places out there if you are patient and take your time to find them.

I heard it’s this week but I haven’t received anything yet. The suspense is ki-ling me.

BP ex-chair Manifold planned to remove Director Amanda Blanc https://www.marketscreener.com/news/bp-ex-chair-manifold-planned-to-remove-director-amanda-blanc-ce7f51dcd889f52d

It looks like leadership announcements are starting to happen in the US downstream. More to come???

Why are these execs so delusional? The message could not be more clear: pump all your data into our systems so our AI and India teams can cut your jobs. Also, get your a-s in an office even if that means you're staring at a wall. Cut the execs... — read more 

Looking at how things have been run, it's no shock we're in this position. The whole operation is stuck in the past.

I heard that this round of layoffs will be using AI algorithms to identify who should be laid off. It wasn’t clear if managers have to accept the AI decision or if managers can veto.

Rumors are buzzing all around the company. Unfortunately since leadership hasn’t communicated much people are making things up. I suggest you don’t spread rumors until we have facts in official communications.

This place is in shambles because the people running it don't know what they're doing. Most of them got to where they are through nepotism, and it's obvious.

You can see it everywhere. People have completely stopped trying. Management doesn't care about us, so we don't care about our jobs anymore.

Why is bpX exempt from attendance data tracking?

MO advised that the company will commit to providing a date by the end of July to confirm whether roles are impacted by the new organisational design. Has anyone heard any intel on numbers, percentages, or which parts of the business are mostly... — read more 

KD the longstanding HR legend has put a curse on bp for the way she was dispatched. Predict how and where KD’s curse will manifest itself. It sounds silly but, we’ve seen lots of things this last year…and a little Hogwarts magic is all ways fun... — read more 

What’s keeping GB gainfully employed? Is he special or actually a great leader?

Is anyone else struggling every day not to just walk away?

It’s been a year since Shell declared they were not going to make an offer on bp. And there have been almost no speculation about mergers or takeovers since then. This place must be so unappealing to the rest of the industry. Someone please just step... — read more 

This call taking place right now just further justifies why she needs to go.

The function I work in had a global team call today. It was framed as an update about the reorganization. Leadership did not have ANY new information. They literally said what was previously announced in an email, then did 20 minutes of Q&A that... — read more 

What do you think about those dashboards that will be launched soon and how do you think they will be utilised by the business? Will they induce layoffs based on attendance?

KD our fearless minister of people and culture will be hosting an informal meeting with the Houston staff. This will be KD’s last official visit to the United States and she is keen on commiserating and socializing. The top leadership will all go to... — read more 

No matter how successful and value creative bpx advertises itself to be the new bp will take exception and possibly even divest the assets as it has been done in the past. Expect Hainsville to rename unscathed…gas matters.

Rumors are flying that on August 3 there is going to be some kind of announcement of the finishing touches of the organizational change but with resulting layoffs. Hopefully just the PIPs will be let go?

It seems that there are a lot of people from the UK visiting Westlake this week, but not much chatter about it. Is this related to the impending plans for layoffs?

Shell has first mover advantage by selling non operated Nakika asset. This simplifies the company significantly and creates capital and capacity where it’s needed. Now BP will have Talos as a partner. Talos going to learn the hard way how slow and... — read more 

Could these two things be related? https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/albert-manifold-bp-cut-board-ousting-tdz9m6ps0