management doing everything in their power to keep spirits up in these troubling times.
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Nasty environment. What seemingly was a sad and unfortunate thing to happen to me (being laid off) I’m glad to say I’ve on boarded elsewhere and hope to never turn back.
Some observations moving to another industry:
- My oh my - THIS is what onboarding should look like. BKR has the worst onboarding process I’ve ever seen! Completely different here
- Everyone outside of that world view the Service companies as jokes. The second you say Baker... people chuckle. Even in Houston, it’s a joke. Even more than SLB and HAL are
Not long left now me thinks .... running out of work real fast.. still not heard anything from management... not even a general update on ... anything .. man up ffs
Looking from the outside in, after being let go, all I can say is that the cost cutting measures are paying off for now. Stocks are up so I’m hoping the tide turns and eventually the company can absorb up a few folks. Albeit I’m sure the spots are reserved for new grads 😢 and not us old folks.
Hang in there guys, we are all in this storm. Maybe different boats, but same storm. It shall pass
Well that’s me off goodbye and good luck
Is it the long bay closing down at the end of the year, more efficient in the USA and cutting costs, I suppose it was a good run
Theres not much to discuss really. Less work coming in than going out. How does any company deal with a situation like that? Current climate=bad future = who knows but by all accounts doesnt look good. Hanging on is all we are trying to do. Hoping for better days ahead. The manner on how we are dealt with regarding redundancy is the norm,, the communication to remaining employees not so much. Can only reduce head count and try make believe cost cutting initiatives for so long.. sell assets etc etc. Bh has got a quarter at the most if work dont pick up its done.
Horrible place to work. The end is near as they keep hinting in this current climate!!!
It would be nice to have at least some form of genuine discussion about the state of affairs within the department at least. This secrecy and angst are difficult to cope with day to day.
How little we are valued. No human element to this, the managers have no spine, and HR should remove human from their title. They aren’t here to protect the employee
That’s because we are truly the “Chosen Ones”
I bet the Inspectors are still milking the overtime.
And heres the problem ... no communication from management or HR so the rumour mill starts one shift two shift 5/10/15 more gone before xmas ?who knows. Ok the MD maybe hasnt got much to say ...as he could be kept in the dark as much as the rest of us (doubt it) but to say NOTHING not even a slight attempt to keep moral up is just sad.
Think yourself lucky you aint had the tap on the shoulder yet lads.. as some of our brethren gonna have a hard xmas this year best of luck to you all and happy standrews day
Surely managers must go. Back shift gone in the new year. 2 shifts then down to days only. Brace yourself !!!
Managers with bad man management skills is ok especially if no men to manage
HR protect managers at BOD Bring back personnel dept
I'm interested to know if any managers were affected by any round of redundancies. I left BH a few years ago and I remember very vividly that no managers were affected then, but everywhere I've been since its a level playing field. At my current workplace for example, the whole workforce was included. I've seen managers and director level all go.
That's how they do it...
Divide and conquer...
It's a deliberate way of avoiding mass protest or conflict on the shop floor...
Your taken into office through one door and you leave through another avoiding speaking to anyone on your way out...
Cloak and dagger...smoke and mirrors...etc.
How are they picked for redundancy? Is it just a head count reduction tasked from a corporate decision? Is it just a plant cost reduction? Just no transparency at all. A word or two from plant manager just now would be appreciated .. the fact we are not busy is no justification for coming to work one day and noticing some people are gone etc. Whats Going on ... HR IS THIS ACCEPTABLE? Surely an even just e-mail isnt too much to ask .. even just to let us know whos not there.. helps with simple day to day tasks ..
Last round of redundancies harper spoke to most of us individually.. cant say we wasnt expecting this .. no work= no job its that simple
Worst Handled pay off since the first one in 1987. Hang your heads in shame management and HR if we had one !!
Who’s away any names am I on the short list
@7ban was it only shop floor staff or did it include office?
@7lhc Laying people off is like a right of passage for managers. Think it proves they’ve got the guts to pull the trigger. Makes them a corporate warrior and not just some low level management schlub. They come to enjoy it, live of the adrenaline. Get to trauma brag about the horrors they’ve seen at the next management wingding planning session when they all go out to some regional chain steakhouse for dinner and drinks.
Still no sign of the boss or the one in the corner. Good lads gone today !!!
Trust me I've been around the block with O & G service majors and the one thing I know is that there are a lot of management figures happy to get rid of personnel...it's almost as if they become immune to having any empathy at all.
As long as they fire the loaded gun for corporate decision makers they get to thinking it's never gonna happen to them.
To be fair, the managers work diligently to ensure process is followed and the lay-off situation isn’t enjoyable for them regardless of what employees believe.
It’s tough for everyone involved
Hes long gone .. just the lack of communication.. integrity... etc etc .. its to be expected but moral cant get much lower.. terrible way to be treated tough year but no excuse for management not to least acknowledge whats going on !
Is it still G 'Netherland' plant manager, who was a top bloke. Or was that several years ago? Who is it now?
Are the pay offs done??? Why no one saying anything in management ?
Horrible place to work and run by horrible managers and HR is a non starter!!
How many jobs lost last time? How many more this round? Right before Xmas. Hope its what Donald would say, 'fake news'. All the best Bod colleagues.
Who’s the plant manager at Woodside? Does he communicate with the shop floor during the lay offs?
another disgrace , no sign of any management on shopfloor, dont have the balls to show their face, where is head honcho ?, hiding in bunker, and the one in the corner?
place is shockingly badly managed.
key workers exposed to and worked through the virus to keep the place going then thrown on sc-apheap in manner thats morally corrupt,
Still nothing from management or HR but all at home working AYE RIGHT !!!!!!
That’s great news won’t be long before everything will be relocated to Montrose and BOD Aberdeen will be closed
Consultation is when you talk with employees and their representatives to explain your planned changes and get their feedback and input.
Consultation must be 'meaningful' – this means you must get their feedback and input, and seriously consider their proposals.
You'll need to follow 'collective consultation' rules if you're planning to make 20 or more employees at the same workplace redundant within 90 days. This means you must consult with any recognised trade union or employee representatives.
If a collective consultation has already started on a separate redundancy situation in the same organisation, those affected by the proposed redundancy do not have to be included in a new redundancy proposal. But you should not stagger redundancies to avoid consultation.
How can they still be allowing max overtime when playing people off?
Is that even legal?
Not an e mail or letter or word of mouth. Everyone on edge but still overtime. 10 gone last 2 days. More to come ???
Who runs Woodside road?
How many ? More than twenty in a 90 day period as consultation and way things done are different then... surely had some form of communication from management or Hr ?? Dribs n drabs cloak n dagger ....
Who are they paying off?