Surprisingly little speculation. Will WCBU be hit hard or OSBU? Or both? Where will hits be made? Middle management or peons? Reservoir/planning focused or everyone?
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It's not who you know, its who you blow in COP
@2nbu I'll be the first to admit I was one of those described people. As a junior, I had little direction and nothing to do. There were little instructions or who to turn to for help. I would get tired and fatigued from the boredom as other juniors were also pretending to look busy but with little to do. I've witnessed juniors pretending to type when they hear footsteps, but other times when I observe them through the cracks of the cubicles they were checking instagram and facebook on their phones. I won't mention names, but they know who they are. The actual work that I got to do was so easy and fast, I would do it in 15 minutes, then sit around counting the seconds to lunch, or browse news. I can honestly say I added very little value to the company and wasn't proud of it. I wanted to do more, but the encouragement and motivation just wasn't there from a zombie every-man-for-himself team. When a company gets this big and diverse with so many different people and personailities, it is difficult to integrate everyone to the team. Half the time, nobody knows who to grab for help, or that person wouldn;t know anything that's going on. The rotation program is terrible. Most of the time, the team knows the junior will only be with them for a year before rotating out so nobody invests any time to train us. I understand that juniors "these days" are "useless" for the next 4-5 years before they finally learn the ropes, but the lack of inclusion was really is a demotivating factor.
Definitely top-heavy organization and a very bloated WCBU for the activity proposed over the next 3 years. A portfolio of plays that can compete within Canadian industry, but not compared to COP's global opportunities. I'd suggest the tire-kicking of a country sale has begun, or at least should. There are many good people up here, but left with little to do. The next 3-4 weeks of waiting is really starting to weigh heavily and morale is in the toilet. Good luck to all out there.
Last time I went through the calgary shop I watched people meander in about 9am, then check email, then have coffee from 10-11, then check email, then leave for lunch, then about 2pm time for another coffee chat. I saw no sense of urgency or energy there, just a bunch of entitled people standing around who think it is all owed to them.
I'm in the process of putting together my exit from
COP. I really enjoyed working with my WCBU colleagues and I would say I had a good run. From my point of view; the ship is sinking and this is a company that can't compete in this new era sub $50/bbl oil prices. The drilling forcast and announcement of zero growth capital for the next three says it all. Unless we have a massive and immediate "correction" in commodity prices, I can't see COP having an interest maintaining a Canadian operation.
Remember, it's all about WHO you know not WHAT you know...
Absolutely way too many people still being overpaid to do nothing. Time to clean out!
I've heard 280 in Calgary. Lots of people with nothing to do.