After announcing major layoffs and the transfer of operations from Calgary to Edmonton, John Whelan has been completely absent. No follow-up email, no public address, and not even a presence in supervisor forums to discuss the impacts of the... — read more 

Full disclosure, I am one of those people who was cornered by the cool-aid drinking Supervisors of Imperial Oil, and had to leave the company to keep my sanity and self esteem. I am curious to know, with all the worker bee jobs moving to Houston... — read more 

Where is Imperial's board in all of this? Aren't they supposed to be holding management accountable that any changes are in the best interest of Shareholders? How is this good for Imperial? Move activities from Calgary to Houston where EM folks... — read more 

Any advice on how to maximize probability of being laid off and obtaining the severance as soon as possible?

Council Chairs established and members nominated. Mobility surveys have not closed yet but ppl have already started disappearing from QP (most are involuntary). Staffing & selection process is on by first week of November and we all know how this... — read more 

To all those hoping for a role post "Transformation" its now been communicated that you might get a pay cut to go along with your new role.

Have those been affected by the planned reductions been notified yet or given clues? Here at Imperial and EM Canada? Asking for a friend...

This is from 2007-2008 period when Calgary’s job market was hot. Lots of young engineers were quitting Imperial Oil. Imperial was desperate to retain its people. Salary bumps across the board were in double digits (and not the lower double... — read more 

Is it not tell tale when one of the upstream executives who worked on this restructuring resigns and goes to Suncor?

Hey everyone, what’s the latest on the Sarnia situation? It seems discussions between management and research staff are still ongoing. There’s talk that some employees might be offered relocation options — possibly to Edmonton or other sites —... — read more 

Hi folks. Is it possible to share learning from discussions with lawyers in an open platform like this? The reason I am asking is that it is too expensive to consult everything with lawyers, and not all of them are good anyways. Kindly share your... — read more 

But I’m a chicken. I’ve got a family, aging parents, bills that keep climbing, and debt that isn’t going anywhere, while the options out there shrink by the day. So yeah, I’m worried out of my mind. It’s not helpful, but I honestly don’t know how to... — read more 

Everyone should say yes to relocation and make the decision more difficult for management. This could also help boost your severance when you show a willingness to relocate but the company decides to separate you.

I was a case manager for IOL 2020 layoffs, long since left. My tips for yall trying to survive: 1.) Mobility, max 2.) High Performers with salaries ABOVE grade not necessarily safe with intent being cost cutting. 3.) Experienced hires, good luck.

My boss set up a casual coffee chat to catch up in one of the corner meeting rooms. Halfway through the conversation HR and security walks in and I’m told I’m being let go. WTF is this cowardice move, at least have the decency to lay people off in a... — read more 

Didn't see this clearly answered in the materials. Wondering if it is possible to keep it as is until a more ideal low rate environment, which would pump up the commuted value.

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k72ydbvw

Next cost cut will be the end of flights and camps at Kearl. Relocation to FTM or severance!

For supervisors, when planning promotions for AF personnel, is the system indicating anyone for promotion, or are promotions currently on hold?

Anyone know what the difference is and why people are getting different ones?

Don’t like where this company is going. Anyone know if you can volunteer to be fired or trade places with someone else who is?

I copied it from the ExxonMobil side of this website: https://youtube.com/shorts/ROHUBawQAPo?si=-37CT0-QZAOs7TOU

Rumors down south are that there will be changes to benefits and enforcement of in office presence. Anyone have insights re pension changes from DB to DC or other? Elimination of EDOs?

Who knows who all is going to be laid off at Kearl? Which positions,depts etc?

I thought the survey was supposed to come out today, am I mistaken?

How does XOM reconcile the narrative of "we need to collaborate and work next to each other" with the design to have remote support teams staffed with people who have no industry knowledge or communication skills? I don't question the case for... — read more 

Pretty well every employer is a shareholder. Speak out to the board and investor relations. If everyone floods them with messages showing disapproval as shareholders, the long term impact to the business they can’t ignore it. Even with exxon owning... — read more 

We are in massive non-compliance by getting engineering services from non-registered engineers from not only out of province, but out of the country. Report this while you can.

Lay me off or don’t, I don’t give a damn. I’ve been stressing so much and finally realized I’m destroying my health and for what? A company that’s happy to betray not just us but everything we used to stand for. I’m done with that. Yeah, losing my... — read more 

Curious which roles DID NOT recieve the dreaded severance estimate? Interested to get a feel for what was considered "out of scope". Don't have to get specific unless you feel comfortable doing so. Anyone else debating if there are even actual... — read more 

I just learned about this so want to share. If you're like me, you've likely had a large pension adjustment (PA) applied by the CRA every year only leaving you like $3-5k of RRSP room. The PA is calculated on your T4 each year and applied to the... — read more 

The time will come, and judging by how things look very soon, when chasing cheap, unskilled labor will backfire. There’s only so much core knowledge and experience a company can drain before everything collapses. Sooner or later, corporations will... — read more 

We must reduce the corporate surplus population!! What are the odds JW and DL were visited by the ghosts of Imperial Past, Present and Future this weekend?

Here are some examples of how courts have ruled on severance (reasonable notice) for long-service professionals, especially in Alberta’s oil & gas industry. Use these as reference points when estimating your own range. • O’Reilly v. Imperial Oil... — read more 

This company does not care about you, and they think they can get rid of you in order to save costs. That is all this company cares about, is money. So, that is the way to make them hurt and feel some pain... We are all in positions where we can... — read more 

Know that should they offer you a lesser role (lower level of responsibility, Supervisor to IC, etc) in Edmonton than you have today that could be deemed a demotion and also subject to constructive dismissal, and severance. Do not accept a demotion... — read more 

I’m disappointed by severance estimate. Here’s how to get a high-level estimate using any AI tool, readymade script to use- • Permanent employee at Imperial Oil, based at Quarry Park Office. • Annual salary: $[X] • Current role: [Your Role] in... — read more 

Especially not this one. I’ve been doing the bare minimum for a while now. The only times I’ve actually put in extra effort were to help a teammate in a bind. At least when I get the boot, I won’t have any regrets.

Dark side - only way to survival They can only offshore things that are in perfect shape l, running smoothly, with cost targets achieved We learned that the hard way at Kearl and Cold Lake. We drove massive cost savings, brought the assets to... — read more