To those of us who were laid off two years ago, where were you and what were you doing at the time you were let go and escorted out the door?
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I also was let go in the first round after 27 years.
I was treated with dignity and respect. I don't have any bad feelings.
They bridged my time giving me a generous lump of cash and a pension for life.
I payed off my home, still left alot in savings and sold my APC stock for $67 and change.
Best part is Im still weaing three sets of heavy duty FR shirts and jeans, steel toed boots and have a new pair still in the box.
I haven't worked since and haven't been looking. Retirement is everything I dreamed it would be and social security is just a year away.
Everything works out just the way it's supposed to if you give it a fighting chance.
Isn’t that the truth. The PRB team is so underpowered it’s embarassing. The real companies operating farther to the north have far more technical prowess. But that’s what you get when you keep the 20-30 something’s with only 1 or 2 basins under their belts.
I’m very thankful for Anadarko and what I was givin after 25 years of service. Although I feel for the people that was left in the Powder River Basin and the manager that was left for them. I was offered a manager position with a competitor in the same powder river basin that APC let me go. The APC manager is just living off what I built. But I’m having a lot of fun beating him in my new job. APC is a good company but they don’t really do there homework when they let folks go. I’m very happy in my new job.
Hmmm…let’s see. Just what was I doing on that fateful morning? Yep, now I remember! I was sitting on the Ninth floor in the Granite Tower chillin’ like Bob Dylan until the goons walked in and got comfy. I believe I was wrapping up a few things as I watched several other people get ‘the talk’ (until I heard the knock on my door and realized I was next). Ouch.
Yeah….fun times for sure. I hung out for a few weeks while trying to decide what to do with the cash. I drank some beer and tried to collect my thoughts, but the more beer I drank, the more clouded my head became. Finally it was time to look for a job, so I found one in a reasonably short amount of time. It was good, but then I moved on to something else.
Waiting for the knock of death. I was an old guy on a young team with no time with APC. Never have found a new oil and gas job. Doing labor to survive. God bless the package
I was thinking about getting my next job and moving on with life. Anadarko treated us pretty damn good if you want to know the truth. I found a job in three months with another oil company, and have not looked back. Thanks to Anadarko I was able to payoff my house and keep working. That was not the case for many, but for me it worked out. Could not of happened at a better time. I have never felt like I was singled out because it was just a job. I think too many people get use to the nice working environment Anadarko offers, and forget about work. When I came to Anadarko it was unlike any environment I had ever worked in. Totally first class, but I noticed many employees took it for granted. If it had not been for the great package I might feel different.