Getting laid off from an oil & gas company is not unusual. It is a competitive business and will continue to happen. Job seekers need to accept this if they choose to work in this industry. The highs are sooo good when business is good, but the lows... — read more 

Luciana Barroso

These current layoffs are only the start of things to come if the price of oil doesn’t improve over the few months. So if you survive the few 2 weeks do celebrate too much because there will be more layoffs in the near future (I really hope I am... — read more 

I think it would be a great time to do an employee survey. Post the things you would like management to read.

It looks like Monday Oct 5th is the day the massacre will start around here. Has anyone heard anything different?

curios... status of human resources, recruiting, finance, legal and information technology (shared services) -- status of supervisors in particular!

So how can we make it as hard as possible once we get the call? Like don't even bring your laptop to work, leave your red card and cell at home? Any ideas?

Are they done in the EF office? I was told that they went back to Houston... but everyone is unsure... anybody have a clue WTF is going on??

So, by this time next week many of the subsurface teams in Houston will have experienced ~50% cuts in the technical staff, but not the managers. Yet there is still no sign of any actual leadership by Ryan Lance or Matt Fox, are they: 1) just hoping... — read more 

Rather than cutting some redundancy from our excessive upper management, the writing on the wall says that the majority of the cost cutting will be from the middle and bottom. I won't say which organization, but those of you in my org know exactly... — read more 

Has anyone heard when layoffs will start for PAB?

Your turn is just days away!

For anyone in the know, or who has been through it, will someone just show up at your desk and ask you to go with them to a conference room, or will you get a meeting invite well ahead of time so you have to sweat?

I have a couple observations to make. The people who play with the model train sets (BR) are not the good at producing oil and gas and also the logo for Conoco looks just like a giant suppository.

Does anyone know what, if any, help Conoco can/must provide in finding a new job after severance?

The waiting is horrible...

Folks next Tuesday and Wednesday are dooms day!

Managers barely even know all of the employees in their group

Keep hearing it is possible to delay getting the severance until 2016. With the 60 week max, that would sure be better for taxes. Does anyone know if this rumor is true?

At least one rotating engineer was laid off in RBU completions today.

I heard 6 supervisors from D&C, one project lead and one guy from ops were laid off today. Does anyone know what department is next, or how long we have to wait to find out that we are all clear?

At least one rotating engineer was laid off in RBU completions today.

Chesapeake energy did ut in style. From what I have heard a minimum of 13 weeks severance is offered to all laid of employees. And they didn't keep all the workforce hostage during these layoffs

Seems to be the consensus for dates for Calgary from multiple sources. Most will be done the 6th

Anyone know what's going on with the layoffs in Kenedy? I heard they started today. Any info out there???

Anyone know what's going on with the layoffs in Kenedy? I heard they started today. Any info out there???