I count at least 6 geologists who have left the Permian team in the last 2 years for other opportunities. (And that's not counting the many good Permian geologists they've laid off!) Now there is an external posting for a Permian Geologist. They better take a look in the mirror and fix what is wrong before bringing new people into the mess.
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Toxic environment? HR’s process of sorting employee lists by experience and pay, and cutting those highest on the list?
Apparently you care about it since you dig up this from two months ago for some reason.
Who really cares about Permian? We’re better off with out international properties in China and Malaysia and Alaska as far as the US.
Sadly it is because company doesn't want to keep experienced people. Lay off all the experienced people because they are supposedly too expensive. And then watch all the remaining skilled people become disaffected and walk away. Hire monkeys if you really wanna save money. Would be next logical step in company strategy.
Shut up, everyone knows geologists don't matter.
Pig. That stands for "Permian Is Great", right?
The real issue is that it stinks working acreage where other companies are pouring money in all around us while we only devote minimal budget. That isn't to say our strategy is wrong; the Eagle Fart really does have better economics. But it isn't fun working a world-class unconventional play on a limited budget. We really shouldn't be adding people to the Permian team until the plan changes and more budget is devoted to the basin.
The new supervision is actually quite good. You can put lipstick on a pig, but
Part of the ongoing disfunction within the company. We never really get better, we just limp along until something happens that drives up oil price - the we look good for a quarter or two.
Not sure if it is the asset manager, but there is a disconnect between local management and the CEO. The same day that the Permian Reservoir Characterization team was told that the strategy was to review more possible acquisitions, the CEO announced that there was no desire to make deals in the Permian.
There must be a common denominator. Since the Permian geologists are scattered under four different supervisors, my guess is the common denominator is the Permian Asset Manager...
Hire and fire, hire and watch people leave. It’s what we do.