It's the new strategy to cut costs. Get rid of the more expensive older guys and replace them by cheap graduates.
Apparently in the UK they have got rid of a number of older employees in the past couple of months - one who had been with the company 39+ years , another 42+ years, and they are targetting folks over a certain age now.
In Redhill most of the ex-CGG guys are over 50 , some over 60.
Watch this space !
@VNceoU5-clkh nailed it in this short post. Thought this should be more visible.