Look you all should have seen this coming since the beginning of CHK. Aubrey always way over spent while pumping the bullshit down the drones he had working for him that everything is fine and the next joint venture (rip off over companies) was going... — read more 

Look you all should have seen this coming since the beginning of CHK. Aubrey always way over spent while pumping the bullshit down the drones he had working for him that everything is fine and the next joint venture (rip off over companies) was going... — read more 

Drilling layoffs for field personnel were mostly June-August; this month supposedly a few VPs, managers so far in OKC. Heard engineers were getting poached by a supermajor, but think left some leaving on their own as they are complaining about being... — read more 

Has there be any layoffs in Drilling?

All speculation and hearsay. And now racial/religious bias. What will be will be. There will be massive cuts, and that's the way it is. Report what happens when it happens. All else is less than nothing.

As far as the Jew comment, it's actually factually based to some extend when you consider several of the activist hedge fund managers such as Soros, Ackman, Icahn are all Jewish ...or at least some percentage their of and have operations based in the... — read more 

Be glad when we can be back to some normalcy.

Stop the bleeding.

Was the Jew comment necessary?

What do the NY Jets have to do with this?

To: RS (Land). There are a lot of folks praying it's their group. So they can get the F out of this one tracked minded company controlled by NY Jews. It's obvious their strategy, drag it out as long as possible to have as much of the little people... — read more 

So if your manager doesn't make it, your group is in trouble...

In all honesty, the transparency and communication with the reorganization has been lacking. Not to mention, this whole ordeal has been drawn out for such a long time now and the staff are getting drained by the drama. Some of us have been able to... — read more 

Are whole groups in danger of being let go in land, or will this be mostly trimming fat?

You can't borrow yourself rich...The responsibility for this shit rests squarely on the shoulders of AKM.

You can't borrow yourself rich...The responsibility for this shit rests squarely on the shoulders of AKM.

Archie isn't pulling strings nearly as much as Mason Hawkins, though.

anyone have any details on what the severance package is? Are they the same for each level or the various groups? Or is the company playing games?

Some real legal scholarship on this page. I would expect nothing less from thelayoff.com!

It doesn't matter how Oklahoma's labor laws are structured. WARN is a federal act.

100% agree. Seems that people are grasping for any little thing they can find to try and stick it to the company. I'm sure CHK is aware of WARN and will plan their cuts in a way that avoids any potential WARN issues.

Please stop with the WARN comments. Oklahoma is an "at-will" employment company. You'll be paid via what's in your contract, if you have one. If not, you're at the employer's discretion. You can always sue and take your chances but results area a... — read more 

Please stop with the WARN comments. Oklahoma is an "at-will" employment company. You'll be paid via what's in your contract, if you have one. If not, you're at the employer's discretion. You can always sue and take your chances but results area a... — read more 

Of course this is mostly AKM's fault. It's the handling of it that's pissing people off. The new mgmt is Lawlergagging around and laying off a few people here and there, telling us to remain focused while they continue “reorganizing" (the most... — read more 

am a x chk'er, was let go by one of the most sleezy managers they had, KT. But Hahahahaha he got his shortly after mine !!!! Wishing him many a day without a steady paycheck, I might be able to find him a vacant bridge to live under

"PAY IN LIEU OF WARN NOTICE Can I pay my workers their salary and benefits for 60 days in lieu of notice? Neither the Act nor the regulations recognize the concept of pay in lieu of notice. WARN requires notice, making no provision for any... — read more 

Why does nobody think this is partly AKM's fault?

IT is the most important? How do you think the business survived before IT? Geo/Eng/Land, essentials to the biz, the rest are just support personnel. I know everyone likes to think their job is the most important but it's been that way since the... — read more 

IT is the most important? How do you think the business survived before IT? Geo/Eng/Land, essentials to the biz, the rest are just support personnel. I know everyone likes to think their job is the most important but it's been that way since the... — read more 

IT is the most important? How do you think the business survived before IT? Geo/Eng/Land, essentials to the biz, the rest are just support personnel. I know everyone likes to think their job is the most important but it's been that way since the... — read more 

What if my employer pays me for the 60 days instead of sending me a WARN notice? WARN requires 60 calendar days’ written notice. The law makes no provision for any alternative such as pay in place of a notice. While an employer who pays workers for... — read more 

Hey 1:55, spit that cum out of your mouth before you choke on it

1:55 - shut up. The way Doug has handled this, he deserves some bad press. So bite me

As CNBC appears to have used this website for their article yesterday, I think it would be in everybody's interest to pipe down, stop speculating and just let things run their course. This is an anonymous page, and there is no way to know the... — read more 

They just used IT as an example.... I'm sure the same goes for drilling, geo, etc.. Better to cut with a scalpel than an axe (at least in those areas)

Really? IT is the most important group of people at an Oil and Gas company. Get your head out of your ass.

It is a 90 day period because the layoffs are all related. WARN act would apply in this case, but they will not be giving notice. They will be giving 2+ months severance. This nullifies any chance the WARN act can be brought against Chesapeake.

500 within a 30-day period. Not even close, by my count.

But they can offer severance in lieu of notice. So, for example, if its sixty days notice, the company can just pay the employees for sixty days and send them packing.

As long as they keep the number under 500 in one layoff they're exempt.