...more heads rolling in OKC than Houston, even after 6 layoffs Devon is still way over staffed by a bunch of su-k ups doing 20% of the work and drowning the small majority doing the other 80% of the work. If this offends you, you must have gotten... — read more 

Why does dvn never post manager+ jobs?

Continental is looking to develop international assets as domestic operations are economically challenging due to commodity prices and increasing OPEX. Anybody hear the Continental will open an office in Houston to support international operations?

Devon, Coterra Merger Confirms Layoffs https://www.upstreamonline.com/people/layoffs-on-horizon-after-58-billion-us-shale-merger/2-1-1938275 Devon Energy and Coterra Energy are merging in a $58 billion deal. Layoffs will occur at the newly... — read more 

Before Coterra there was Cabot and Cimarex. Cabot had a very different work culture from Cimarex similar to other Houston companies. It was laid back and less formal.

I’m very satisfied with the outcome, especially seeing some leadership changes within DVN. Unfortunately, certain individuals were placed in leadership roles they were not prepared for. In Lea County specifically, the superintendent J.C has... — read more 

Not sure how you are able to give up more exec seats and move the company headquarters to the smaller company but DVN was able to do it!

Does Devon give stock to everyone. Anyone?

Devon needs additional reserves and production that it would never achieve through the drill bit. In fact, it advertised 20-30 year drilling runway is closer to 6 years. Hence the hook up with Coterra. How will this merger play out? Layoff and... — read more 

New CEO= no wfh,subpar bonus, less than inflation salary increase, AI psychosis and the most toxic work environment in the metro. Is Continental hiring?

What system do you use? Asking for a friend. SAP?

If you work for Coterra, RUN, take that package, the merger of equals moniker is anything but. You’ll just sit there for a few months until the Devon trogs find a way to save their own necks and axe you instead.

take a closer look at the culture within the office.... The environment described feels isolating and unwelcoming and that discourages collaboration comms and long term emp retention... If employees are too overworked to engage with one another the... — read more 

Lightning round! “Devon has been such a poor performer…It’s really been a nightmare frankly.” You reap what you sow.

Devon is slowly axing departments in the small Houston Office after the GME Acquisition. Which department will be next? Or will the entire office be closed?

Read: time to dust off those resumes because you about to be in the work line.

RM takes over and gives everyone a $10k bonus. CG steps into the role and takes away wfh. The only incentive to not apply elsewhere is gone now

Actively accepting offers! Deeply discounted all assets priced to move!

It's becoming more and more obvious that Devon will shrink... When do we expect layoffs to start?

Start wearing shades.

Ego-driven design: Elevating our "cool idea" over the needs of actual customers, often with the platitude "the customers will love it." No, they won't. And furthermore, the cool idea isn’t actually cool, nor does it work.

Does any real action come from these, or are they simply some “we listen to you” check-the-box activity to help hr and leaders feel better about themselves?

The land group doing the old truffle shuffle of leadership just in time to sc--w the individual contributors of the meaningful performance review or promotion they worked for all year. Well done.

I hear today at one of our meetings in OKC that we looking into buy Permian resources out of midland tx. Any thoughts? Are they even worth to buy or merge?

Mr. Podcast is back on tour again! Probably to tout the innovative GME acquisition. But what happens when they all see what a complete nightmare it is to be part of the dvn organization and instead take their packages.

Maybe the next merger of equals should prompt a name change. 9/10 analysts agree!

Watching a company slowly but steadily implode. Here's why: Many of the key leaders under the execs are a toxic cancer cell with delusions of grandeur and a history of abusing people, but coddled because ?? Mission creep. In too many things. ... — read more 

New changes are having so many experience people leaving this company that it will hurt. Just because the wrong people are in power, The expectation of making a better company to work for ends down the toilet!! All this diversity bs and buddy system... — read more 

Heard Q4

Exit interviews in toxic workplaces such as Devon are a sham. They mask the rot instead of fixing it. Think about it. Employees leaving are either too scared to tell the truth or too disillusioned to believe their feedback will matter. The worst... — read more 

Do yourself a favor and take the money and run. If you are given a choice, choose to exit with the cash and your life will be better for it. We know you are better than us, we saw it with WPX. All we will do is protect our jobs and push you to the... — read more 

If your voice held no power, they wouldn’t try to silence you.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/how-devon-energy-missed-out-us-oil-gas-mega-deal-wave-2024-06-06/

Who is next on the list for a bid?

At least the softball stadium is named after us

If you are a data management professional, I want you to ask yourself: how easy is it for your customers to answer questions they have? If I am a customer, how easy is it for me to get the information I want? how well is it communicated between... — read more 

Just maybe, if we focused more on returning cash to the shareholders, instead of building more and more namesake monuments to the glory of Devon, our stock wouldn’t be in the toilet. Since our high over a year ago, it’s been one dividend slash after... — read more