Its inevitable

She has no shame that woman ...................... Go VH please and let the healing begin

Guys, no matter what happens in the election tomorrow, I just hope everyone knows everything is going to be alright. It doesn't matter who wins, because at the end of the day we can hang our heads high knowing we are still the operator of choice. We... — read more 

Poor admin gonna get fired for daring to send out an email on behalf of AK without including his photo. Backstory, they sent the same GOM wide email twice. The first time using regular format, then four hours later with html format and a photo of... — read more 

LOXY here. I am so tired of this company... I wake up every morning asking myself what I am doing here. My life is wasting away in a company with no prospect ... I wish I had another option ready to jump the ship but I don't. However, if OXY... — read more 

So you all know. Courageous Conversations is CRT training and it will get into every meeting you have. The pioneers are most likely being trained up now. Do your research into this so you know what it's about and you're informed. How a company on the... — read more 

June went by and there was not even a word of our 100 year old birthday as the company that Armand Hammer founded. VH was able to destroy decades of improvement and a financially solid balance sheet in a matter of a year. Nepotism, Apache mafia... — read more 

WTI down 2.5% to $34.87 as I write this.

Nobody needs solid technical workers or critical thinkers. Just lots of PowerPoint experts and “leaders.” They are protected by salary, bonus , stocks and keep their job. Just see the recent onshore announcement. Same people , same number of... — read more 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/engineered-super-enzyme-breaks-down-plastic-180975949/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR0OdP3KuUOzboKIjYYOnmkTW855_Q0gGHch8tlF3ZIAammMX25EuXGIyXk

There are many employees who have been working 14 hour days for almost 2 years now while others have absolutely nothing to do. Let the unproductive ones go and fill in where needed to spread the workload so quality doesn’t go down. Lazy Managers... — read more 

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/On-the-road-to-a-deal-Conoco-and-Oxy-ended-up-in-15687724.php

Any updates on the WFH option or date where it ends and the workforce has to go back to Greenway.

Chevron announced a 1.29 per share dividend to be paid Dec 10th. That kind of sums it up from our end. Totally unreal from before we bought Anadarko. There is no way a .01 dividend is what any stockholder expected. Just makes me sick.

Oxy closed at $8.88 today 8 is a lucky number for Chinese gamblers. Trying to put a upside spin on the news 🤗

Don't forget you need to submit your accomplishments for the year, it is due Oct 31. Here some advice on what you could add: Watched the full season of (enter favorite show here) on NetFlix Loss 10 pounds taking the dog out, jogging and running... — read more 

More disappointments. No retirements, no VP positions eliminated. JB body guard Centeno getting promotion. Avery lieutenant on the rise. Sevin encroaching power. Poor Barnes stretch out before retirement. Apache mafia keeps their strongholds. We need... — read more 

Few people know this, but $5.00 is a magic number for most funds covenants, in that they are not allowed to hold shares on companies that trade under $5.00. Buckle up and expect the decline to accelerate! They usually give a quarter for the... — read more 

I feel like they may not get good marks and possibly get put on a performance improvement plan...

Why else would they sit on their hands as it goes into freefall and all of the staff watch their life savings disappear around the u bend

I often wonder how so called leaders come out and make announcements when things are good, but true leadership is when they come out and make announcements when things are bad. I am not seeing tru leadership with Oxy. As a large shareholder, I am not... — read more 

The big demise caused by VH over Oxy is just comparable to the one caused by Long Term Capital Management to its investors by late 90s. Quoting Taleb “they made absolutely no allowance for the possibility of their not understanding markets and their... — read more 

I am 9 year employee and I am curious who actually gets stock bonuses at the company. I definitely don't, but with all of these employees sweating the drop in stock price ruining their life savings I assume a lot of employees are paid in stock.

Rumor is XOM is shedding personnel (10% last round) and now 20% this round to make room for a large acquisition. They need 1MM BBL per day replacement. This could be COP or OXY.

Bravo VH and rest of the EC. You are stunning and brave for the bold APC acquisition! You garner the respect of all that work for you and the entire industry as a whole! LOL.

It looks like EC is evaluating reorg. I will be very surprised if we keep the current layers of management. But if we are reducing the layers, the individual contributers will be on first tier to let go. Need help to understand how much money is... — read more 

You’re driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top. You know he/she didn’t get there by himself/herself, he/she doesn’t belong up there, he/she doesn’t know what to do while up there, he’s/she’s... — read more 

After watching the debate last night it would be easy to see how our industry is in the sights of the politicians. I just don't see how we can switch to electric in such a short time, and get away from petroleum products, I mean how does that work in... — read more 

How are you ball sacks doing down there between the legs of that pig?

Why are they taking Skype away?! Easier to track convos in Teams? Can’t delete them? MS Teams slows computers down drastically!

Just Wow!

Simple request - if you feel the need to b**ch about your job, go tell your SO. If you have actual layoff news, post it here on thelayoff. Given that the latest 257 posts have had nothing to do with actual layoff news, I'm thinking of starting a... — read more 

I think most employees hate working for this company now. I now work an area meant for 4 people due to taking over for employees previously laid off. Did I get a raise that I earned this year? Nope. But am I expected to work overtime to manage my... — read more 

Local HR is hinting at benefits changes that are about to roll out. Any rumor on what they are?

Changes in GOM organization weakening safety and controls? Time will tell, but if something bad happens management may have criminal liability.

Happened to look to see who replace OCC President and saw GV and SL are no longer listed. Have there been some overdue EC staff reductions? Does OCC report into the CFO? Also, what is the JB role makes no sense to me.

Has there been any new info?

Out of all the completely mo–nic things that OXY has done in the past 2 years, this has to rank in the top 10. ECN hosting a "Black Panther Viewing Discussion". After this and BAR, I have a good idea of a certain department that could use a good... — read more 

I do not know the upper management's original intention when purchasing APC but LOXY doesn't seem to show any interests in integrating systems (including IT) and people with LAPC. Maybe they gave up the desire or motivation completely during... — read more 

"Good leaders delegate and empower others liberally, but they pay attention to details, every day." Colin Powell Do you think our leaders at Oxy care about details or even empower others? Think about how small details can cause huge... — read more