No matter what, I wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving Holiday!

I quit my job at McDermott and went for a better paying job a couple of months ago after a 6-year string and I have to say that it’s much easier to look at everything that is wrong at the company when you look from the outside. The truth is when you... — read more 

Funny how Houston always wants to point the finger at someone else like Tyler. Just goes to show how professional these jokers are. What a bunch of twits. Ever wonder why CB&I had so many lawsuits at the end?

You can buy McDermott Vacation Days gift cards at Costco for 20% off! A great Secret Santa gift idea! AND McDermott will be running a Groupon special in January.

No amount of positives can change the fact that this is a dead end job in a nutshell. If you work at McDermott one of the two things will happen to you. You will be laid off or end up stuck in the same position forever. That's it. There is pretty... — read more 

Houston engineering is nothing more than glorified clerks! Project management, scheduling and purchasing clerks. All they can do is shuffle paper.

Not only can we now buy our on vacation time, we can now buy our own STDs. Thank goodness it’s almost BJ Friday!

Lummus destroyed CB&I and they will do the same at McDermott if you let them. Better drop them like a hot potato. Lummus thinks they know everything and they are to stupid to listen. They came to CB&I with all of these big ideas. All they did was run... — read more 

Companies do not invest and train their employees anymore. They are widgets. That is why they continue to fail. It is all about the executives, their bonuses and reports. Not engineering, not a quality job, just bonuses. Used to be in sales, did not... — read more 

When all you do is look at the box on your desk, you do not understand business. There s more to business than margins and itemized list that nickle and dime your customers to death. Need to hire managers that understand customer satisfaction not... — read more 

CBI were taken down by debt and project losses. MDR swallowed CBI's problems whole. We learned this week that these problems are not under control. These problems are so bad one of these clowns said they are a take over defence. Nobody would be... — read more 

The problem with micromanagement is that greedy executives nickle and dime their employees and customers to death. Eventually no one wants to work for you or do business with you. It is about helping people not nickle and dime people to death. You... — read more 

How could a vertically integrated offshore/onshore company serving the oil and gas industry NOT want a tanks and terminals EPCI that offers significant pull-through revenue?

Clockwise in the northern hemisphere. Counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere.

Operator: And our last question is from Samuel L. Jackson of Pulp Fiction Investors. Caller: David, do I look like Mrs. Marsellus Wallace?! Dickless: Wha--?!"

Twenty-one years and never once have I waivered in my loyalty to CB&I. When McDermott took over, I made a commitment to do the same with them, and I did. It’s how I was brought up. However, I have never been approached, provided any encouragement, or... — read more 

The stock is crashing and the lenders are calling in the debt. They want to get something before it is all gone. We will be bankrupt by the end of the week.

Due to increased pressure for CPI there will not be any raises or cost of living adjustments for the foreseeable future. As per S Allen and if you think that is not fair or right then the door is over there. We will continue giving targeted raises... — read more 

Richard H will be going with the sale of the tanks and fab shops. Along with another 2,000 from the corporate offices. Cuts will be in HR, Training, Supply Chain, Project Controls. Sorry to bear the bad news.

Can't have it both ways. Either you hire the best available resource and let the gender diversity fall where it does or aim for gender diversity and let the quality....... But the smart guys from the Town hall seems they can have it both ways. lets... — read more 

The official anounsment can be found at the company websight what is below is just part of the oficial release, HOUSTON, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) today announced it has completed a comprehensive... — read more 

Has anybody heard anything about the town hall meeting tomorrow after tonight's earnings call. Rumor is all or part of the company is being sold.

If there will be no McDermott Layoffs in 2019 please say so?

Most of AP, AR & payroll that is left at the woodlands office has been advised they are getting laid off by January 15th or the 31st (or sooner). The work is being outsourced to Malaysia. The few who didn’t get a lay off letter are managers and FEW... — read more 

Why not discuss your good experiences or contribute better ideas?

Now is the time.

I am hearing the other offices are planning to walkout Friday, demanding pay raises and not silly slogans.

Will offshoring happen before bankruptcy? How does Indian bankruptcy law work?

I overheard today at the office we might see some more layoffs sometime next week. Anybody knows more about it? Or maybe somebody can hopefully tell me that it's just a rumor and nothing to get all worked up about (which is already too late?) I... — read more 

NOW IS THE TIME TO REALIZE OUR POTENTIAL AS ONE, UNIFIED ORGANISATION. OUR VISION IS ONE - IT IS DRIVEN WITH PURPOSE. IT IS DRIVEN WITH VALUES UNPARALLELED BY ANY.

Send Lutech to the border, there is a new group of designers and engineers heading this direction. Oh, wrong border. However, they are cheap. You business people are so smart these days.

We can do this

The board is going to fire David d---son before the end of the year. Then begin divesting the loosing business lines.

I saw moving boxes being readied to go to the Tyler offices. Word is they are the next to go, well most of them. Some are still guaranteed a position until some of the claims are settled along with the legal battle or the reficar lawsuit.

Good news! We are going to merge, turns out it is easier to merge with Technip since most of the leadership came from there and the COO already has all of the strategy on his google drive.

How is it that every time an award announcement is made the stock takes a hit? Is the street scared we don’t know how to make money? I’m curious too.

Who is handling the bazillions in debt now that the last guy is tossed out by Dr Jekyll? I hope it is another Technip schmuck with useful trade secrets!

Yet another shake up in the exe. Mgt. team.

all because of jeans friday. You mother fukcing ingrates don't know how good you got it!