I would like to hear people’s thoughts on this and what I see as a massive failure by HR and Drew. They merge two companies and put us all together in this virtual world with no direction or help. They put two different cultures together with no... — read more 

www.bnnbloomberg.ca › cenovus-energy-to-sell non-core assets-... Feb. 22, 2021 — Cenovus Energy Inc. agreed to buy Husky Energy Inc. in a $3.8 ... International oil majors including Norway's Equinor have expressed interest in Atlantic Canada ... — read more 

I talked to some colleagues and it is noticeable that they do everything to put so much pressure on us to quit ourselves - why else but to leave us without severance? I hope no one will quit because of the working conditions as they are now, because... — read more 

The anxiety and fear of layoffs is astronomical. Despite everyone convincing me that this is not the end of the world and that there is life beyond Cenovus, I cannot relax. I don’t know anyone who has experienced a debacle and failed to cope after... — read more 

I heard that the next packages aren't going to be as good as the last ones. I believe someone said on here they got 5 weeks for every year.

Stay strong its going to get ugly!!

I’ve only been here for a little over a year, not long enough to be jaded as most of the employees who come here to vent their frustrations. You could say I’m still “wet behind the ears”. Reading these threads has given me an understanding that... — read more 

Let the January 26th layoff be a lesson for young budding engineers: 100% of the talent released in DS/MS Projects were in technical roles. In fact the new team absorbed more managers, advisors, etc. in project control roles from elsewhere in... — read more 

It's ironic that Husky had a legacy lease (originally granted by PanCanadian ) for over half a million acres of land that were Royalty Free. The original lease was granted to Husky after a deal to develop the Husky Tower and the real estate... — read more 

Hey Cenovus. Do you know you are 'inheriting' THREE Piping Engineers. THREE !!! Really need three? One in TA. Two in DS/MS Projects. Isn't that what an EPC partner is for?

I wonder what the Board of Directors thinks of AP these days. If we had good corporate governance, they would care. They would care a lot actually as it impacts operational effectiveness, profitability and safety. Given AP had to identify... — read more 

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"Heavy oil development technology that provide higher recovery factors (SAGD) tend to have the greatest environmental impact and consume the most... — read more 

Cenovus is considering offering an "enhanced" voluntary severance package. Leaked details include: The program will provide a lump-sum cash severance payment for eligible employees who elect to, and are approved to, retire from the company. ... — read more 

The Egg Industry | PETA www.peta.org › issues › factory-farming › chickens Oct. 28, 2020 — The more than 300 million chickens used each year for their eggs endure a nightmare ... Hens are then shoved into tiny wire “battery” cages, which measure... — read more 

The dust has settled ab bit and it looks like I'm getting an EXTRA layer of management not less! Usual suspects avoid the chop, did anyone get let go from HR? I found out about just one today and he was the best recruiter we'd evr had. Safety?... — read more 

HUSKY LAYOFFS TODAY - Husky Energy layoffs underway in ... husky-layoffs-today.mfemedia.com Layoffs from Cenovus started on Jan 26, 2021 · The fallout from the merger of two ... March 23, 2021 primarily in Western Canadian Place prior to move to... — read more 

I love how we constantly see reminders about how lucky we are to even be getting a bonus and they decided to continue having a bonus program at their discretion. There is one main reason why they will never get rid of the annual bonus or LTIs. They... — read more 

Well folks. It's now been weeks since the major cuts. What is your take on how things are looking so far?

I heard that the Lloydminster ethanol plant and MEP ethanol were up for sale, anyone else heard this? Is it even possible to sell Lloydminster ethanol plant, isn't it integrated into the Lloyd upgrader?

VP Morgan's vision is to transfer the SME's to the various facilities. But with Legacy Husky's track record, Cenovus can't pay ME enough to move. https://globalnews.ca/news/5185607/cnooc-nexen-long-lake-facility-fined-fatal-blast

One of his goals for 2021 is to creat a stabile workforce and advance a high performance culture. God this guy is either trying to be really funny and failing miserably or is delusional. Let’s see: He’s laying more people off in a month and... — read more 

I can’t believe what I see on The HSE side. What a disaster. Big N is standing by ready for the top job. I give this current CFO 18months tops. Probably was in Jon’s plan all along. So many CVE people will be let go in March and replaced by ... — read more 

Question: Can yoh still apeal through a lawyer if you already signed off the severance package?

Round Two: Rumour is another 400 employees on Tuesday February 9th.

I was let go, and with the worst employment situation in decades, there is little chance for me to re-enter this industry, BTW, I'm a geoscientist. I'm thinking to walk away. Any ideas,any opportunities do you think I can switch into?

I was layed off from Husky | Cenovus today. Engineer with 10 yrs experience working in a field location. I thought it was only headquarters?

Y'all remember how each year upper management takes a fancy, expensive trip away to plan for the year and ensure success.... I wanna see that done for all employees if it's so useful. Alas, given the current situation it's another bad excuse to... — read more 

Right and as we get cut again and again and told to do more work who gets the retention bonuses? Not us, just the management. They ask us to identify savings, they ask us to cover and work harder to make up for all the laid off workers and THEY get... — read more 

With everything that's happened in the last few weeks and knowing that plenty more is coming, I'm about ready to throw in the towel. The only thing that's still keeping me here is the prospect of severance, which really says a lot about the current... — read more 

Does everyone at the new Cenovus know that each of those Husky 10,000 BPD thermals in Saskatchewan draws 1,260,000 US Gallons of fresh water from the North Saskatchewan River every day? And once it has been used once to produce steam, the produced... — read more 

Hey Alex & SVPs, Maybe take a look over at LinkedIn and see the impact you’ve just had on people’s lives. All the former employees posting there kind of makes a human choke up at least a little bit. I wonder what you will spend your $500K+ retention... — read more 

Any information on which groups will be affected?

In the words of Sheldon Cooper: "I never said you're not good at what you do. It's just that what you do isn't worth doing."

We got the short end of the stick. Husky employees got decimated, you barely felt these layoffs compared to us. You should consider yourself lucky. I think we just got a proper preview of how things are going to be in the future. It is not hard to... — read more 

Already 2 corporate lies by the CEO! 1) “we want to delegate decisions to the lower levels and empower employees (Alex)” Reality: my team was 4 levels down from the CEO, now it’s 8 levels!!!!! These new levels were all filled by young, arrogant... — read more 

There will be a meeting set up soon for employees to form a Union. Stay tuned. It won't be the type of Union you read about in the papers but something specifically designed for the educated and for professionals.

Which assets are non-core? Retail? Cold/EOR? Conventional?

Make sure you don't sign anything under duress until you consult with a Lawyer. It is Illegal to be forced to sign a contract under duress... — read more