Is todays news that Weatherford International are about to make a takeover bid for Baker Hughes provide the job security that we all need.

Rumours that the ops leads received a bumper pay rise to soften the blow of them dropping to 12.5% on the 4x4 day shifts they do. A 10% pay rise on top of the 3.5% that all other minions got is what they have received. And you wonder why the leads... — read more 

I'm just wondering if my manager could do even a quarter of the work he expects me to do. Do they even realize how unrealistic their expectations are? I believe that in other companies in the industry, managers overwhelm employees, but not to... — read more 

Kind of pathetic really, like when they (governments) changed the narrative from global warming to climate change. Does it sound better to refer to job eliminations as COI’s (Cost Out Initiatives? Or is that beyond the pale these days. Doesn’t really... — read more 

Is this a desperate gamble or a stroke of genius ?

???

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has banned investors from so-called unfriendly countries from selling shares in key energy projects and banks until the end of the year, stepping up pressure in the sanctions stand-off with the West. Western countries and... — read more 

And BH are giving 0.0001% if your lucky.

What's the future of MBA ? Will it remain part of the COE? Open discussion welcome.

https://www.upstreamonline.com/finance/baker-hughes-sells-russian-oilfield-services-business/2-1-1269434 US contracting giant Baker Hughes has signed an agreement to sell its oilfield services business in Russia (OFS Russia) to its local... — read more 

We give lots of money to consultants and get little in return.

who runs all the fracking jobs nowadays ?

Management promised being CN by middle of 2022.

Seems the workers are unhappy. https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/north-sea/432028/baker-hughes-workers-in-angus-vote-to-down-tools-amid-fire-and-re-hire-claims/

How's the union involvement going in Montrose? Any strikes yet? Unity between both sites? Consultations going well? Can't leave the company because you can't afford it due to fancy cars, big houses, expensive holidays, too many kids, needy... — read more 

Can it really be run successfully remotely from India ?

It is somewhat fascinating to me how leadership always manages to divert attention from its mistakes to something or someone else. For everything bad that happens someone else is to blame. Blame supply chain, blame employees... just never take... — read more 

My personal opinion is that the core of this company is rotten. Sometimes I wonder if the management even knows what they are doing?

Why is it Schlum and Hal had no problems delivering and even beating estimates this quarter but Baker yet again can’t? This happens quarter and quarter, baker just can’t hit the numbers even as our peers do.

With the ridiculous earnings the company has achieved his quater, shares down 40% , when others are hitting record highs , already fire and rehire started in Aberdeen, pay cuts and lay offs happening for 6 years now honestly why is any one still... — read more 

That would be funny! Get out while you still can find a safe place to go. Hopefully the ones full of cr-p stay out of the OFS market when this ship sinks; or go work for a major where they don’t do much but drag the OFS companies down. LinkedIn... — read more 

Sell off the divisions, is that going to be the only way out

but I wonder what BH will look like in five years' time? It will be interesting to watch things from a distance.

Remember Lorenzo, keep... steering that ship but consider... avoiding icebergs such as investing gobs of capital in autocratic regimes which have disdain for territorial boundaries and property rights. keep jammin' L. !

Hal and Slb employees already got a raise.

Stacking up

Very important issues are swept under the carpet here. For example - quality. Declining quality is sure to have a significant negative impact on the company. However, does quality really matter here anymore? Anyone actually worried about the... — read more 

No surprise. Thanks for the favor BH

I feel a little nostalgic every time I remember how this was actually a very solid workplace. There were too many bad assessments and bad leadership decisions and the company is slowly sinking. What do you think were the worst leadership decisions... — read more 

We're being lied to on an industrial scale. How very different the BH online corporate propaganda is from the reality of deliberate misinformation. Down here at the coal face you are nothing, not even worthy of being told the truth, you are... — read more 

O&G is built, run, and managed by people who face obstacles head on. It doesn't matter what school, race, religion, creed, gender, how you speak, or what suit you wear. They kept looking for image above substance. MO: find the best sounding, most... — read more 

Too many reorgs here. I understand that they are sometimes necessary because the company tries to keep up with the pace of change. However, it is questionable whether the reorgs here are successful at all, and how much real damage do they cause... — read more 

Companies need to do things like this, no one will argue with that, but while OFE and specifically Services is so rife with bullying and so called leaders just worried about covering their own backs who in their right mind would join us... — read more 

I can't take the reorgs anymore. One guy shows up, reorgs the place. That lasts for at most 2 years. Then the manager moves on to a new job at another company and leaves a big mess in his wake. It's like living in a blender.

Weaker than pond water

Baker’s IT is poor. Get everyone using one system (preferably SAP). The current mishmash of systems used is inefficient. Since someone else has already mentioned this, could anyone please explain to me why we “have to” have this mishmash? Is it... — read more 

Noooooooot! Loot the entire division MCB