Michael Jordan Methinks the T in SPIRIT is actually Talent, what with all the high-pots ruling the roost. But hopefully in the new COP we can focus on reinvigorating Teamwork. "A rising tide lifts all boats."

If flipping the calendar from December 2020 to January 2021 didn't quite work the miracles everyone was hoping for, don't worry, we've got another shot with Lunar New Year, coming up this week. February 12, 2021 marks the first day of the Year of the... — read more 

Hearing that layoffs are going to be done virtually? What kind of mockery is this? Anyone can confirm? I mean isn’t the ceo all about being in the office? Meanwhile he rides his jet. Wow. Losing all respect for these so called executives... — read more 

When oil is at $100/bbl everyone is happy. Bonuses are good. Executives take full credit for how well the company is doing. When oil is low, the executives blame poor company performance on low oil prices. They cut staff to save their own... — read more 

One person is posting almost 80% of all the topics on this forum. And even funnier, he/she posts responses to their own threads pretending to be someone else. The giveaway is the similar language styles, words used and also the IP identifier at the... — read more 

So is anyone else accomplishing anything this week. Maybe it’s just me.

Looks like the Stockholm syndrome is already set in with most. I’ll just be happy if I make it attitudes floating around. With rumors of the cuts being as high as 35% of all lower 48, to as low as 600 people who knows. I fear the cuts will be higher... — read more 

WTF DOES THAT MEAN?

Chances of this are very high. 80-90%. Outcome was not to relocate anyone from Houston to midland without a concho sponsor. I’m afraid the layoffs will be very large. Commenting from Houston

So after being told that the layoffs were coming. Didn’t think much about it. But as it got closer it started to consume me. Everyone says ohh don’t worry it will be okay. The fact that people are used to this kind of treatment is worrisome to say... — read more 

CONOCOPHILLIPS has lured all the good workers from good companies and once the plant is setup and running(after draining all the juice from these employees) these employees are laid off. HARD WORK at ConocoPhillips doesnt make you avoid layoff, what... — read more 

Let’s just embrace the the chaos of what is to come. What is the worst story regarding COP layoffs you have ever heard? This could be a reaction, an individual who didn’t deserve to be let go, the worst reason for being axed, etc. Let’s bring... — read more 

What sinks in? That the job losses, instability, and general downfall isn't just in your fishbowl at Conoco. Cities are being overrun by homelessness, tent cities, 30 million have been unemployed for almost a year, riots are commonplace, the... — read more 

ConocoPhillips was about to have massive layoffs (and had already started, summer 2020) when the Concho deal became a reality. The deal was actually going to be more complicated than just Concho. So the ELT decided to do everything (all layoffs and... — read more 

Contracting Agencies are getting free money for just forwarding resumes to conocophillips (to get their worker start working) and doing payroll every 2 weeks. For this simple type of job these contracting companies make 20-30$/hr per person. Conoco... — read more 

Why does it seem like the people who posts here are incredibly negative? People act like COP owes them something. You are in a voluntary work agreement with COP. If it is so bad and the company just keeps doing "horrendous" things then you should... — read more 

What an apropos choice for lay-off week. COP is history. Welcome Conocho.

Nearing the one week mark - any word on whether there will be free McDonald’s breakfast sandwiches this time around? Don’t want to show up hungry for the hunger games...

For the last few years, the Alaska office has been immune to layoffs and budget cuts the rest of us have suffered. No good reason for this. What this company just spent in the anti-tax campaign up there could have easily paid the salary for... — read more 

Let's turn all those negative feelings you have into something creative and write Haikus! Remember, that's a poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five. I'll start: Who's bad at layoffs, And they do it every... — read more 

As someone who’s been at the “layoff selection meetings” before, I thought I’d provide some insight. (1) It’s not about you. It’s always about the managers’ ego. They arrived at this place of enlightened decision making because someone above them... — read more 

BP and Total are forecasting Peak Demand within the this decade. Peak Supply was averted by technology (fracking) and it now seems that technology (EV) could bring Peak Demand. China and India want to get off foreign oil more than anyone. Does... — read more 

I don’t intend this to sound cold, but if you are let go don’t restrict your job search to oil and gas. The industry has been shedding jobs since 2015. It’s just a fact that there are fewer and fewer positions, and more and more laid off workers... — read more 

I'm so tired of having to wait so long to find out if I'm going to be out of a job or not. This is not the first time something like this has happened. They announce layoffs and then make us wait for weeks or even months to see who'll be affected. As... — read more 

I don’t understand why they hired so many new hires in 2020. Wouldn’t it have made sense to hold off...

How will Layoff notices on Feb 15th go? Do they hand out envelopes? Do you get an email? Do people find out at different times during the day? Can any Conoco veterans give us some insight?

Any guesses on when/how vcip gets reported this year? What % do you think it comes out to?

Another poor earnings report issued today. It makes me wonder how ELT members spend their time and what value, if any, they add to this company. Seems like they should spend 20+ hours a week praying for higher oil prices, as that is the key... — read more 

2021 sees a 50% reduction in L48 capex versus combined 2020 ConocoPhillips + Concho guidance. February 15 is going to be a bumpy week.

Spend your time getting prepared in case it does happen. Make sure your resume is in good shape, download your contact list and minimize the amount of personal stuff you have at the office. Even if you don't get laid off, you will be well served to... — read more 

Hello layoffs, my old friend It's time to fret 'bout you again Management's vision of who they're keeping Exploration cuts will be sweeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence To... — read more 

As usual, our brilliant leadership decided to dangle the axe in front of us for several months, all the while “encouraging” us to keep on keeping on. But with 2 weeks still to go, I haven’t been able to sleep, focus, or find any real reason to even... — read more 

I've noticed that layoffs seem to be focusing on people who've been here for a while rather than those who are more recent additions. Is this true? Does that mean that I'm safe if I've only been here for little over a year? I know this is probably... — read more 

I took a look at the org charts for Permian and it shows the former CXO employees. Just looking at Accounting wowowowow so many supervisors many with 1 or 2 employees. That’s just crazy!

Doesn't seem to be much talk in here about what is happening up at Surmont. 100 affected individuals is pretty deep considering the last round of layoffs in 2017. Who has been laid off? What does this mean for the future of Surmont?... — read more 

Hey just in case no one noticed CXO filed an 8K right under the wire with the deal closing that pays their top 3 an additional $10mil in "retention" bonuses. Glad to hear we have the extra cash to do that without layoffs, pulling back raises, or... — read more 

What is your function/group and if communicated what is percentage or # of individuals to be cut?

Just a friendly reminder that COP didn’t have any massive layoffs like most O&G companies had in 2020. We, in a year were the barrel went to negative numbers, did not let go people. I am very thankful for that. Let’s also think, that in a year when... — read more 

Somebody noted that layoffs have already started yesterday, is this true? If it is, what is being hit? How come we haven't heard more about it?