The e-mail from Jeff Sheets this morning makes it sound like Finance won't be hurt to bad until 2016. Maybe we can keep our jobs until VCIP time!

Try your hand at writing a Haiku regarding your latest experiences. Typical 5-7-5 syllable pattern. Here goes: Stress is killing me; Puking in the bathroom stall; When will it all end?

Our brains ache, in the merciless bear market trade winds that knife at us... Wearied we keep awake because leadership remains silent... Low spirits confuse our memory of the salient... Worried by silence, employees whisper, curious, nervous, But... — read more 

I am looking for any rumors, speculation, or prognostications for the San Juan Business Unit. What has anyone heard?

I was told today that management plans to layoff 300 people in bartlesville and send the rest to Houston. Can anyone confirm?

I overheard a conversation today that concluded that there was no role for the global functions in Houston. Is this what others are hearing?

So did anybody hear about the trio in Bartlesville that decided to go out with a bang, so to speak?

The CEO is always over paid PEROID. It's not even a piece of the the picure. . If you want to work for an oil company, you'd better be perpared for the ups and downs. I've seen too many people riding the wave and expecting it will last forever. I've... — read more 

I have lived all over with the company including Bartlesville and Houston. I enjoy both places very much and for different reasons. Bartlesville offers a great family environment with no commute and is great for the small town people. Houston offers... — read more 

After this layoff there will be another, and after that one another. When it's all said and done over 50% of the company will be gone. Ryan Lance will be out and some other greedy CEO will take over to get his 27 million dollar salary. If you think... — read more 

Left the office late tonight and was talking to a maintenance bloke who works for GWL (building manager). Looks like they're shuttering all the west side washrooms, both male and female, in Gulf Canada Square over the long weekend. Guy wasn't too... — read more 

Just heard one dude being interviewed by his boss on mobility preferences, skillsets, retirement preferences, etc. Didn't hear much more than that since hard to hear. This dude is experienced (old) and "specialized".

Anyone have a rough estimate of what our Cost Per Barrel is? I thought I had read a while back that is was in the 90s.

Link below - Unfortunately for employees, no law prohibits employers – including those in Texas -- from closing a plant or laying off workers. However, employees who lose their jobs may have some rights. For example, union members might have rights... — read more 

So far, no postings. Based on WARN Act terms, it seems that COP should be required to give 60-day written notice to each state for 500+ layoffs that occur within 90 days in that state. (So April layoffs won't count). Chevron's recent notices are... — read more 

Meet me in a conference room, HR and management hand you the severance documentation, HR collects ID badge and HR walks you out the door. No you are not given 60 days notice.

SAP team won't be affected I'm sure and it's much easier to implement SAP training 30-40% less people on how to use multiple modules than teaching everyone how to use the one module they need. In the grand scheme of things, SAP takes about 1-2 days... — read more 

Are there any people from management viewing this website? I hope to bring the point to the management. How do we determine who would stay and who should be let go? How can we make sure the decision is made fairly and ethically? It's not surprising... — read more 

I wanted to ask will there be any difference during layoffs between Employees vs Contractors? or will be decisions be purely made performance based?

Now i am really getting stressed current global markets decline will make the layoffs even worse...COP stock down to 43... oil wti @ 38.... now i am really scared looks like big trimming is coming up i am in salary grade level 13 (lower end of COP... — read more 

I check other companies layoff boards and people at those companies seem to have an idea on what is going on. I feel like us at COP don't have a clue what is going on. Poor communication is an understatement.

Regardless of how many cost savings they do.... such low commodity value is UN-controllable pressure on (higher expenses) E&P like COP.... looking forward to email from Ryan saying "COST project target is increased from $1bn to $2bn"

Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Acquisition Rode ConocoPhillips. "Forward, the Upstream Brigade! "Charge for the dividend!" they said: Into the valley of layoffs Rode ConocoPhillips. "Forward, the Upstream... — read more 

Running out soon. Any chance Trump will throw me some scraps?

These layoffs are seriously going to affect my fantasy league this year. Doesn't management care how they are impacting workplace fantasy leagues across the company?? Does OPEC not care how they will impact NFL fantasy league teams across America?!... — read more 

If ConocoPhillips stock looses 2% a day, every day... If ConocoPhillips buys oil for $50 per barrel and sells oil for $40 per barrel... If ConocoPhillips looses $2 billion a month, every month... If ConocoPhillips lays off 5% of the work force every... — read more 

It appears that layoffs have begun in Bartlesville.

I'm an older guy on heart meds. Can I continue my supplemental life on my own without starting from scratch? It would cost a fortune.

If the company asks you to retire early are you treated differently than a layoff ? Looking back on the May reductions seems the people who got escorted to the parking lot were all younger. The early retirement age guys who left generally had an... — read more