For the ‘Best of the Best’ hired from top programs, this is no longer a company to plan a career with. If you are stuck with 20/30+ years under your belt, then maybe I can see why to try your luck to survive a few more years. But, for the top... — read more 

Does anyone know if TMTS andHW3 are still going ahead? Any news of more layoffs

If you get a job elsewhere quit Imperial right way. Don’t wait for severance package. This place is toxic and k–ler for last one year. If you think you are ok to work with 3 persons work load by getting 5 to 10 % more salary at Imperial, you can stay... — read more 

I was laid off in December being an experienced hire and visible minority. I was kind of relieved but still was unhappy. I can tell you now that I am happy I left this toxic company. I worked at other operators like Suncor, etc and Imperial work... — read more 

You can't get rid of decades worth of knowledge by laying off a whole bunch of employees who've been here the longest and expect not to have it affect the company in the long run. Yes, the new people are cheaper, but is there anybody left to teach... — read more 

I know a lot of us are losing motivation. We’ve got a toxic workplace, HR cares only about the company and not the employees, wrong people are being promoted to leadership roles and I see a lot of us struggling to survive here. Sometimes I just DON’T... — read more 

I wonder how many are dissatisfied with the package? I got a very bad offer and I am not at all satisfied. I was hoping for better. It seems to me that the experiences are varied. I have already talked to some people and there are either those who... — read more 

Just wondering if anyone has made a counter offer? I’ve talked to a lawyer after getting a really bad offer and they recommended a counter offer of double. I’m just nervous because they can then pull the original offer.

Any recent quitters or layoffs receive their DB options from MS?

During past round of layoffs, I was tense and feeling cramps in my stomach every day because I thought being laid off was the end of the world. I survived but after that, chaos ensued as it became unbearable to do this amount of work. So now I don’t... — read more 

Any ideas if there'll be more layoffs before the end of the month, other than the ones we already know about?

Do those on top get a kick out of making us suffer? What is the point of announcing layoffs, telling us where and how many, and then NOT telling us who for weeks? Do they have any idea how much of completely unnecessary stress this is causing to... — read more 

Was on a zoom call this morning, Kearl asset manager announced that out of 35 layoffs in the Upstream, 30 are at Kearl. All will be MPT site based positions, no Calgary. We won’t know until the end of the month if everyone affected has been... — read more 

Heard rumour of layoffs from downstream and chemical. Does anyone here know the timing, or the number of layoffs?

Yeah, it’s sad and pathetic on every level. Let people quietly leave in peace instead of making a show that the survivors care. No one is falling for the show.

We need great people to shape the future of this company. All big companies have their drama and b—s—. How can we help each other get through it and change things for the better?

When is Management announcing the headcount reduction for the Upstream Operations and Maintenance organizations? Any updates? Don’t understand why Management is keeping us in this elevated stress level for such a long time. It creates mental and... — read more 

I was not affected by the recent lay-offs. However, given that I am a minority and that there was a clear trend in the most recent lay-offs, with minority groups MOSTLY being affected, I am actively looking to get out from Imperial. In fact, I’m... — read more 

Personally, after being impacted by the recent study I have been applying for jobs in O&G sector and other allied industries (chem, production, manufacturing, environment) with no luck. Exploring opportunities to diversify my career options and... — read more 

My humble opinion is that this company should get a new CEO and fresh high up managers. The problem isn’t the workers. There’s a lot of smart people in the company. Most are great. The problem is management. This company should hire a non-oil and... — read more 

I guess I’m one of the few long term employees that have had a rewarding career. Imperial allowed me to pay off my house at 44, see much of North America, work remotely as required and participate in a lot of world class training. I have a net... — read more 

I'm sitting here thinking about how awful the next ranking cycle is going to be. Now it's just a more concentrated pool of brown nosers. What are the chances they get rid of this ridiculous system? Are they just going to layoff the next bottom 10%... — read more 

A post from EM but I think it is very relavent and many of us can relate. Take care of yourselves! https://www.thelayoff.com/t/18KLVUFE

Been working at Trans Northern for 10 years now and it's the best company for oil and gas.. I really like management and the workers are great... Apply here if you are looking for a future

I believe that nothing good awaits us next year either. I’m not at all optimistic. I am one of those who are recent hires and I believe the best advice for me is the one someone has already mentioned on the forum, and that is to plan an exit... — read more 

So I'm a new hire (just had one year) with IOL. I survived this round of layoffs but now theres talk of more layoffs next year? 6 new EIT's were laid off in my group, and now we have more managers to "supervise" us than people actually doing the... — read more 

This is my first time here actually and I was wondering if we are done with layoffs for the foreseeable future? The last few months have gone from bad to worse and it’d be really nice to know that we’ll get some time to recover from all the stress... — read more 

I want to move out of the O&G industry into tech. Any advise on how to make that transition?

Here's a candid summary of my experience working with IOL as an EIT, until I was let go recently. Good side - Got to work and learn from some fantastic people, who acted as a force multiplier and help compliment my capabilities and skills. Those... — read more 

So in my group (E&PS) they just laid off all the EIT's. I think there were 10 layoffs in total, just with people who had been in the company less than 3 years. Mostly visible minorities, and two people who were on maternity leave. What kind of toxic... — read more 

Been with IOL for 16 years and was transitioned into a new role 2.5 years ago. Absolutely hate it and vigorously protested being moved into the role. Been off on a health issue for past 1.5 years so no longer being paid by IOL (or receiving long... — read more 

Background, around 6 years as an employee, 10 years as a hatted contractor. Trades person. Im currently in an FLS role. Consistently Making 150k a year now (this can be much higher some years due to over time. potential for 200k years sometimes)... — read more 

I am hoping to give an objective view here. I am not in a bad spot with Imperial, but wish I had left earlier. Have been looking to bail for 5 years now, since the last bust, but the generalist experience results into almost no interview calls... — read more 

Please speak up and ask for an independent audit I used https://integritycounts.ca/org/imperialethics to request an independent audit to investigate statists around the discrimination against visible minorities / gender or specific career level... — read more 

The Imperial culture is tyrannical. Nepotism, cronyism, favoritism and racial/ gender discrimination are ingrained in this toxic culture - its heart and soul. The company is mismanaged, operates as a charity. This is the perfect description of... — read more 

We don’t have to go to court or win a case. We just need to speak up and let the country know how this company is/was targeting experienced hires and minorities and that we were discriminated against. We all have real statistics from this round and... — read more 

I'm from field operations. I realized recently that we have a LOT (I mean a LOTTT....) of engineers within ESC... almost all sort of fields and disciplines, yet all works in the field (design, review, verification) seems to be done by contractors... — read more