got laid off today from my first job out of college . A great start to the "real world". I was with sperry for just over a month Declined two other offers and accepted this crap. I hope nobody have to be in this situation. God bless y'all

Hello my red brothers. I am your new blue brother. I would like to say after reading all your post and also the post on the blue side. Looks like we are all fighting the same battles and things are not fair and somewhat not legal going on. Hope... — read more 

There were a some layoffs in January and a large amount this week. When will the next round be? I heard back in 2008/2009 they were about a month apart, followed by furloughs for several months.

Apart from the Oil Prices decline, landmark has a problem with their new software products not finding takers because of inherent weaknesses. I wonder whether this is exacerbating layoffs.

Fairfield camp shut down today.

I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYONE MENTION THE BIG SERVICE PLANT IN SHREVEPORT/BOSSIER CITY LOUISIANA??????? ANY CUTS THERE??????

When I left yesterday at noon, there were 25-30 pickup trucks that had been used by us. They were bringing in more as I left... This is not related to Oil prices, it's purely driven by us buying Baker who has a fairly strong Artificial Lift arm

Bakersfield hit Monday and Tuesday, PE, CMT, logging, maintenance, BD, Engineering and bulk plant. More to come tomorrow. Around 30 let go so far.

The buses left Oak Park and North Belt carrying all the important people to San Antonio. Some are execs on the BH integration team. Not sure why they're going. In the past I have seen them call people back from the academy and lay them off.

Do you know what kind of severance pay do we get right now. I am confused about the cap (e.g., does severance has some kind of maximum value that cannot be exceeded). I am a Warehouseman in Houston, 8 years with HAL. Please let me know.

Many Cuts, Houston Campus, Carrollton, mfg at NB!

Do we have any information about this - there are many rumors but wanted to see if folks on this site heard anything about what future brings for us at Multichem

Second time DTC hit in a month

as security teams up to escort people out the door. And to imagine, this is basically so that people who have a whole lot of money can make even morrrrre money, as further demonstrated by the ValueAct news. Creating wealth through layoff. Maybe they... — read more 

I was let go back in January, it was handled very poorly. Once the meeting was over they did not want to let me to go back to my desk to get the basics (had my keys and wallet in the drawer, cellphone was charging) - two fine gentleman escorted me to... — read more 

Latest talk is that a certain large PSL will be sold...

We are still hiring over there at Williston, not as much as before but there is a couple of spots open. There is still over 2000 job openings (not HAL openings) over there -... — read more 

Layoff expert acquires big stakes in Halliburton and Baker, so guess what's planned!!! --- ValueAct Capital Management LP has amassed a new stake in Halliburton Co. alongside its activist holdings in Baker Hughes Inc. as the investor champions an... — read more 

PPR's just finished. Anyone with a MM or DNM is gone. All execs gone to HalAcademy so they don't have to be bothered by the gnashing of teeth as people walked out.

If we work more than 40 hours, we are required to falsify our timesheets by entering no more than 40 hours. If we work on any burden projects and work over 40 hours that week, we are required to move any project work to offset as much of the burden... — read more 

The Journey To Zero has started here. As per normal, HR is screwed up and a couple found out through the system and made to disappear Thursday. Business will really pick up tomorrow and Tuesday. Hopefully HR has their crap together to get this over... — read more 

Currently at the Brighton camp: police escorting laid off workers from the property. Won't let people go to their lockers to retrieve personal items or anything. Talk about a slap in the face.

Dress accordingly.

Stay focused on your work (if you have any). You are key to the company success. Do not get distracted by the message boards, rig counts or the financial news. And most of all, do not feel the need to start working on your resume, networking with... — read more 

Read Email Sent From Halliburton CEO To Employees About Jobs And 2015 We have obtained a copy of the email sent by CEO Dave Lesar to every Halliburton employee this week from regulatory filings. The email outlines some of the strategic reasons for... — read more 

Exclusive: Halliburton to cut thousands of jobs locally, globally Feb 10, 2015, 12:31pm CST UPDATED: Feb 10, 2015, 12:40pm CST Houston-based Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) confirmed it will cut anywhere from 5,000 to nearly 6,500 jobs companywide... — read more 

I have a few jobs, location could not be a factor. Reply to this thread. I am not a Recruitor

Article from the houston chronicle - Houston Chronicle BUSINESS, thanks Chronicle but do you think you can post this already. “CEOs declare dividends safe even as oil budgets shrink" Oil companies protect a priority of their investors.” By Robert... — read more 

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2015/02/05/adversity-stirs-innovation-at-hydraulic-fracturing-conference/ Comments?

Are you guys done for this round or they are throwing some cash around so don't make a lot of noise!!! I know a lot are getting chopped so why nobody is talking!

Ooop. With prices below 70 dollars a barrel, frackin is a non-issue, a non-starter. OPEC is sending a message. Hello, McFly. If you built your house on that foundation, you may want to consider renovations. But look at the bright side, we no longer... — read more 

We are producing a series of radio stories about people affected--positively and negatively--by lower oil prices. If you or someone you know has an interesting story to tell that would help outsiders better understand what's happening, please contact... — read more 

OK, so almost a month ago we said we’ll be reducing workforce for about a thousand people. Now, times were bad at the time, but things are getting even worse. I think the prices will go way down and this will halt most of drilling and exploration... — read more 

McCollum is trying to be funny, it's easy for him to say this as he's sitting on tens of millions of dollars (why? why? why?) and has nothing to worry about. What does this even mean? "Our First Rodeo", it's like this is a game of sorts, many people... — read more