Thread regarding Enbridge Inc. layoffs

If I held a significant amount of ENB stock, I would be very nervous holding for long. Stubborn companies that refuse to adapt are not long for this world. Unfortunately, at the top, this lesson will be learned too late and at dire cost.

The only way a "35 year old" would post that is if they came from a privileged family, Re delusional, and are now moving up the corporate food chain due to nepotism. Or it's a 40-year-old trying to be funny. Either way, terrible take.

@ the person who is 35 and thinks we need to go and work in the real world, what world are you living in? As is with this company and anywhere else on the planet there are jobs where your physical presence is required…think field Ops, PLM, and control center Operators. Then there are jobs where a person can work just about anywhere and be effective. Companies around the world, mostly from necessity due to pandemic, are moving to remote work. If I can go to another company with similar benefits, pay, AND have a more flexible work arrangement I’m going to, and so would anybody else with a brain, leave Enbridge and go there. The question is how many people will leave Enbridge due to this and how will they replace them? You have to remain competitive to keep decent talent….time will tell how it affects the company and the workforce.

After online surveys and focus groups of peers. Then waiting months of a decision coming.
The basic work home a couple days in office the rest is what comes out.
Ah the illusion of we listened to our people here ya go.
Par as expected.

@alyi+1eobA8az

Small world. My wife is also over at Pembina. Thankfully she has another job lined up mid-March after she receives her bonus. Our company has its warts but the stuff that goes on over at Pembina is unreal. Completely unethical and illegal. Just look at their layoff page. Before we had our first three years ago, her manager asked if she was planning on having a child as she was a newly wed and then urged her to hold off for business continuity. Ignored that and took mat leave. She returned to a reduced role likely hoping to have her resign.

Typing that actually makes me proud to work for Enbridge... for 3 minutes. Anyone who is looking at new employment, avoid Pembina.

Oh say that louder! Enbridge loves micromanagers. If you're not already in management you're likely to be "promoted" soon!

I am 35 and work hard in the real world. Enbridge people need to go work in the real world.

Take it easy on the seniors. Tolerate them for the next few years and they will slowly disappear.

Timely topic. If we want to attract new talent, the company needs to be flexible with remote work policies. The Uni types are already shying away from this industry.

And Get off my Lawn!!!!!!

Lol found the entitled boomer. Wanting something to be difficult for other people because that's the way you had it is abusive.
Go retire.
It's too bad the company didn't seize the opportunity to get more disabled workers that, yes, need to work from home more than two fixed days a week. Could have removed a lot of physical restrictions from jobs and would have opened up the pool of applicants. But nooooo

Enbridge employees need to get a dose of what it’s like to work on the real world. Most people would not even know what flex work is. In the majority of the workforce if you want to get paid you come into work. PERIOD.

Once the pandemic is over everyone needs to get back to the office.

Spoiled is the only word I can think of.

Stop griping and get back to work!

Agree completely with what has been posted here. If you can't trust your people to do their jobs remotely, you have hired the wrong people... in which case, look in the mirror.

My wife works over at Pembina and one of the reasons why they needed to return to the office asap was "what if someone wants to go mow his lawn in the middle of the day?!". Like that would be any different than people taking a 1hr+ long booze fueled lunch, or going for a 45 minute coffee. Trust your people. This isn't a daycare. In my unit, it is predominantly the insecure managers who are pro-RTW so they can feel the need to babysit and micromanage making themselves feel useful.

Really shows a lack of trust in your people. Trust us to be where we need to be - in the office when needed, at home when we can/want. Those who are good performers have shown they can continue to deliver form home. Give us actual flexwork rather than sh-----g on work/life balance by forcing us all to take the same days out of the office.

A focus group does not dictate or create policy. It is just one input into the decision making process, no more important than most others.

The fact that a deeply conservative and old school organization like Enbridge came out with a policy that included any element of work from home is really remarkable.

I'm not surprised by the policy and it's better than nothing, but it's hilarious it took them so long to come up with something so basic. There is also no way this policy has any major connection to what they heard in the focus groups and survey, so they should have skipped the pandering and just rolled this out sooner. The waiting and engagement gave people who don't understand how Embridge works false hope and now those people are pi---d off.

If history tells us anything laying people off has never been an issue for Enbridge management. I doubt if layoffs played into their thought process…assuming there was a thought process that transpired at all.

Flexwork will make it easier for layoffs, no need to escort out of office (walk of shame). Better yet, those terminated at home get to have their emotional breakdown if front of family. Who says they don't think things through unless the courier shows up with a box of personal possessions before the phone call or email.

Canadians have to be on the payroll on January 1 to receive their stip check. Americans have to be on the payroll the day that the stip check drops in late February or they don’t receive it.

Might as well start the search now. As far as I know, you only have to be employed with the company on January 1 to qualify for STIP.

I’m a 10+ year employee, leadership role, high performer >50% of time, and I will be actively looking externally in February (post STIP). So done with the regressive luddites that run this place. The market for good employees is strong, don’t think twice about looking if this new policy disappoints you.

To the commenter who said that some people can’t work from home and they have examples. I’ve got plenty of examples of people who can’t work from the office.

@to be sure...
People that have thrived from wfh shouldn't be punished because some people can't. You want to be in the office? Then go. Those that can wfh and continue to do a great job? Stay home. Everyone wins.

Everybody work from home same 1 or 2 days. Think someone needs to retire.

"Wait! I thought we had to stagger the WFH days to reduce the number of folks in the office?"

Yes, let's make sure to base every one of our future policies and actions on some point from the distant past and never, under any circumstances, allow that historical perspective to evolve or change.

That'll improve the world.

To be certain, not everybody has proven they can work from home. I can pretty easily point to some examples. There's also a huge chunk of important communication that has been lost. Large chunks of innovation, risk avoidance, and tribal understanding are born when somebody wanders into somebody else's office, closes the door, and starts being candid. Walking to get a coffee with others greases the social wheels of the company like nothing else.

Videoconferencing is also often a poor substitute for being in a physical room hashing out differences of approach and strategy.

This balance is not bad.

Wait! I thought we had to stagger the WFH days to reduce the number of folks in the office? Now we all WFH on the same days? So the office load stays at the maximum? Whatever happened to managing COVID risk? This approach certainly doesn't!

Remember those "focus groups"? I was in one and talked with several peers who also participated in other groups. The major theme was we have proven that we can work from anywhere, and the only reason Sr. Management wants us back in the office is that they don't trust us.
Why bother with the focus groups if all if you don't trust us?
Why keep trying to save money when you could vacate half of the extremely expensive office space you rent? Because you don't trust us!
It's all about trust, and AM & the ELT don't have it!

I'm extremely disappointed with this policy. What a slap in the face. I expected so much more from a company that claims to listen, care for employee well-being, and wants to be inclusive. All this shows is they still don't trust us. It was all lies so they could pat themselves on the back and give each other more money.

I think it’s great! It provides structure, routine and commitment. It’s too hard to get anything done at a reasonable pace with people distracted. If people want to leave, leave. There is plenty of people that will take their job at this successful stable company.

It's very disappointing that is for sure. Ancient senior leadership. I'm sure many will be looking for other companies that offer more flexible work from anywhere arrangements

I don’t think it’s the level of Silicon Valley-like flexibility that a lot of people hoped for, but it will be nice to avoid 2 days per week of commuting on a permanent basis.

This is about what I expected given the fairly conservative nature of Enbridge and its leadership. I’m hopeful that over time the model will prove itself and the company will be open to increasing flexibility further. Baby steps.

This will cause many great employees to leave. There is no flexibility for employees and no empowerment for leaders. D&I not considered.

How about give us the option to work with our people leaders and work from home or from work as your department needs instead of a rigid schedule.
I’ll be curious to see if this pushes current Enbridge employees to seek work for a company that gives true flexibility.

How is the option of one or two fixed days a week not flexible? Add Saturday and Sunday and you’re now at home more than at work! Now that’s balance!