well kids, the earnings release is out and it reminded me of the Lynyrd Skynyrd song, "That Smell." Angel of darkness is upon you Stuck a needle in your arm So take another toke, have a blow for your nose One more drink fool, will drown you So let's... — read more 

CB&I is too top heavy, i.e. there center of gravity is too high. They will fall! That is what happens when you get greedy. Typical corporate America these days. No respect for the working class. All you care about is how you can screw someone out of... — read more 

Heard CBI will lay off about 50 percent more by years end CBI was and still is the worst company in the business Glad to see them shut the doors!! Read this in another thread, has anybody heard more about this? I know we are looking at more layoffs... — read more 

Get of a load of this Sht. United way week is upon us. They sent out an email wanting volunteers and 100% Employee participation. What a Freaking Joke. CB&I has fired so many people and the employee moral is in the toilet here in The Woodlands. They... — read more 

Is fab services done? So far we've heard Beaumont (hurricane damage), Clearfield, Laurens, and Delcambre are closing. Sounds like fab services is in really bad shape. Could it be possible this is part of Tech deal?

Will someone pull the handle and flush this piece of crap for a company? It is just a matter of time. They are stinking up good business practice. Maybe Ecopetrol can flush them!

I've heard more managers are going, including internationally.

Does anyone know who is buying Technology?

If things fail to improve I plan to leave the company. I came here several years ago with the intent of building a lifelong career with a company that seemed to care for its employees. This is why I chose this company over several other larger... — read more 

Saw some job postings for APTIM that say location is in Houston. I do a google search but only thing that comes out is Baton Rouge.

CB&I is asking a good friend of mine to join them in a fairly senior position. Is what I'm seeing from the posts on this site indicating a) a sinking ship or b) changes necessary to turn it around?

Everything is up for sale. Tech is all but sold and the proceeds will go directly to paying off debt. After the tech sale there will still be no cash flow or capital to finance new projects. That is why every assets that can be sold will be sold... — read more 

POOR MANAGEMENT SUNK THE SHIP ALL THE EXECUTIVES SOLD OUT LONG AGO NOW LIVING IN LUXURY

Surveying and inspections taking place at Laurens F&M facility too. Scheduled shutdown for March 2018. Appears due dilligence inspections prep for property sale!! Buyer waiting in wings... Bumping this from @PoFe3n9-rdlp for info. Does anybody know... — read more 

At least a half dozen integral people in the woodlands are on their way out of CBI and into the arms of one of our main competitors. Who can blame them when there is no loyalty. This will blindside the big boys like they have blindsided us this past... — read more 

Unfortunately FBI passed CEO and management were the worst I ever witnessed After working and retiring from the Best came to CBI only to be laid off after showing them their problems Poor Management

This place is going to hell in a hand basket. No one left and more layoffs to come. All the good ones are jumping ship...and what's going to be left are the ones that can't find a better place to work.

Many of us wanted it but never thought it would happen. Is his replacement perm or temp?

They cut the most bloated one, lol. The head of Fabrication Services.

Anyone else getting these weird pop up ads here? One I keep getting says there is a network vulnerability detected for which I need to download their app. Kinda malware-ish. If only the site would be as diligent about the sleaziness of their ads as... — read more 

Want to cut cost, outsources executives to India. How many engineers could you hire on what the executives get paid? Executives bring no value to the company, all they do is rape the company so that they can get a bigger bonus. How is that working... — read more 

CB&I is no longer an engineering company, they are a procurement and construction company. That is where they missed the mark.

Is anyone really shocked that the company has shut down the ethics hotline, Legal refuses to take calls, and is now routing everyone to HR? Of course, the company was happy to use so-called "ethics violations" as the reason why they terminated... — read more 

CB&I just announced new layoffs for this week, this time it's in Delcambre. Around 100 folks will be let go in this round. Not sure if this is only for one location, or if it will spread to others as well. Apparently, CB&I is nowhere close to being... — read more 

How many so far? By location. Overall. Anything.

Another stellar performance by executives and "Department Managers" to current remaining employees to explain the "Resetting of CBI", what the severance package that the worker bees will get, and how to be walked out. Really??? A little late boys!... — read more 

To save money they should do away with the executive car leases. All the porsches, audis and vettes would save us a bunch of money instead of laying off people. While your at it, sell the ranch and get rid of the executive jets. Make that one fat... — read more 

Your severance will s---. Your unemployment benefits will s---. Your medical will run out and your new medical will be expensive. How long will your bank account keep you afloat? What investments can you sell if you need to? Should you "reallocate"... — read more 

Corporate VPs and "blind executives" drove this company into the ground and now the are gutting everyone they can saving their buddies instead of facing the facts that they drove it into the toilet! Chiyoda (the JV partner) on everything is clearly... — read more 

400 transfered due to Harvey, layoffs may follow: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/CB-I-400-employees-transferred-but-layoffs-may-12229640.php

Everyday more layoffs and yet the POS management and Useless department leads are still around to continue s---ing the gristle off the bone! Unbelieveable!

Westchase conference rooms booked ALL DAY for "HR Meetings" on Thursday, 9/28 and Tues, 10/3. Going to continue to be ugly. Unfortunately many of the people who drove this company into the ground have crawled back under their safety rocks. Until the... — read more 

They had to cut because PM said there would be a reduction of expenses and the bankers have to see something. It's a show, there is no way they can cut their way out if this. Look how much they spend on interest alone. The good people have already... — read more 

This was posted by @PmzFyM3-1acf in another thread, but I thought it needed to be rad by more people. Perfectly put, in my opinion: Today feels like the end of Raiders where they open the Ark. We suddenly found ourselves in the midst of a massacre... — read more 

Layoffs in the woodlands last week, and I'm certain that in November whenever APTIM finally take a over Capitol services in November we will see more lay offs. They are going to sell both buildings in the woodlands, & will just lease building 2. I've... — read more 

The FS Beaumont shop has sustained considerable flood damage from hurricane Harvey and will be closing on November.

The problem with the company are the high level people who have been there the longest. They are the ones who witnessed the bad choices and did nothing to stop them. Now they are cutting the small people to show the public and creditors they are cost... — read more 

CBI is. Global company which means they rotated their people around the globe to where they are doing the work - one of what was one of the great things about the company - they hired to retain their employees not just for a project alone. Now that... — read more