With these layoff coming we gotta take the edge off.
Worked as an accountant for Devon over 12 years up to 2014. I left because what started as a great family oriented employee oriented turned
Into corporate hell. Great employees took ownership worked hard sacrificed family health and relationships andhelped drive them to success but soon went unappreciated. Myself and several others won EEOC cases based on age etc against the Devon... — read more
Layoff Timeline: OFFICIAL
Tomorrow morning we will begin employee reduction notifications. Notifications will be conducted on an individual basis, and we ask that all Oklahoma City employees stay near their primary office location the next two days. Leaders and HR... — read more
Additional G&A Cost Reduction Initiatives Underway
Devon also realized significant general and administrative (G&A) cost savings in the fourth quarter. G&A expenses totaled $194 million, or $3.10 per Boe. This result represents a 25 percent decline in G&A year over year, saving nearly $60 million... — read more
Wednesday
Wednesday will be mass exodus
REDUCTION OF INJECTION WELLS IN OKLAHOMA
STUPID QUESTION: How does this affect oil companies within the state? Im not in oil and gas but am curious about this. Thanks in advance.
Devon Tower Revisited
The IT techs, the HR staff, the Business professionals - these people must leave to make a world for Hooper; they were the aborigines, vermin by right of law, to be laid off at leisure so that things might be safe for the Energy Executive, with his... — read more
The Crawfish Boil
Who thought it was a really good idea to assemble all the happy crawfish and announce there's gonna be a big crawfish boil in the first quarter and a whole lot of them are going into the pot. Most cajun cooks will tell you it's much better on the... — read more
Layoffs are hard
Man, I really feel for you guys. I was let go way back in 2008, but got a great package. I have a number of years over 40 and got a week for each one. plus a week for each increment of salary equal to 10k plus all the stock full vested. Worth almost... — read more
Find me an Attorney in OKC!
I would like to sue them and I need to find an attorney in Oklahoma City who will litigate. I am open for a class action as well. I am sick and tired of seeing them run away with millions while they terminate us, the folks who built this company... — read more
Outsourcing
I've heard they are going to outsource all of IT and Finance. Very reliable source closed door meetings
Ex Delaware VP - T. Hooper
ESPs with no SWDs. Enough said.
Faith, hope, and love
Faith, hope, and love.....we talk about these things all the time. Now is not the time to place blame, second guess, say angry words that cannot be taken back. Now is a great time to practice our faith, the belief in ourselves that we are valuable... — read more
Artesia
Has anything happened in the Artesia abs SENN area. That upper management out there is an absolute joke. They wasted money with zero concern.
Official Tuesday thread
Please share any updates, HR sightings, conspiracy theories and random conjecture for today's layoff activities.
How are layoffs conducted?
In group? 1:1 with the HR person? A call? A meeting? Do I get time to pack my cube?
Devon is starting haircut program today. Who do you think shall be gone so can see if our prediction is correct
1) Mike Sanders - DPMM 2) Steve Krueger - CSS 3) Chris Goforth BUVP 3 devils shall be gone
So this thelayoff.com Is pretty much useless.
74 cents a share, really I saw it online. I just can not imagine any use for this website if you work at devon.
Big announcement coming on Tuesday.
You will be surprised.
Still happening?
They still laying people off?
After party at Fasslerhall
High of 79 that day. A patio will be nice to console our shattered dreams.
Wisdom and Leadership
Pray for wisdom from our management. I was going to use the term: LEADERSHIP, but sadly, that has been lacking for many years - since Larry left. We had a benign uncle running the company for the last few years, now his nephew has taken over. If the... — read more
As it Happens
Post news, HR sightings etc as it happens here. NO speculation or B.S. just facts. TapWerks is the official gathering point for those let go.
The official Date
The reaper won't come until 2/22. The announcement of savings will be release during the 2/16 call. 2/15 is a Holiday so don't expect anything this week. The layoff will happen the same as in Canada. Stay in your office and wait for a yea or nay... — read more
Purge
Make sure you're not roaming the yalls after 8am tomorrow. The Devon Reaper will be out in full force.
Good luck this week
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray to Hager my job to keep, If unemployed when I wake, Aubrey my skills are yours to take.
Go out with style!
I say tonight we all download Queen's "Another one bites the dust" to our phones. Then as we're shoveled out the doors, we all blast that as loud as possible. We may not have a job, but they can't hold us back from rocking out!
Free slices of humble pie for laid off and about to be laid off Devon employees
Bernie Sanders is in your corner, fighting to get you that $15 hourly minimum wage you will be working for. Part time, of course. Otherwise, full time would disqualify you for food stamps and other government bennies that you will need to try to... — read more
Iphone Mail
Devon emails on the Iphone all gone this morning. Can others please check theirs?
March 2016 is the marking month of Devon history. Please share your thoughts, who should be gone to save DVN.
Time for the collapse of the Devon era. Hope this is the time to let most of BUVP and Directors with worthless processes to be gone to save part of the $700m reduction. Anyone has opinion?
Artesia needs new leadership
With all the layoffs many of us hope that they remove the current corrupt leadership in Artesia along with their friends. I've been here 2 1/2 years and continue to see the "chosen" ones get by with things that anyone else would be fired for. No... — read more
Devon Leaders sell off thousands on shares while the value drops.....
http://okenergytoday.com/2016/02/devon-leaders-sell-off-thousands-in-shares-while-values-drop-2/
Oil and Gas BK List
Oil and Gas Bankruptcies List (2015 and 2016) 48 companies folded so far, $17 Billion Dollars in Loses - here is the list: @FVdOlco