Everyone I’ve asked so far was exactly 30%. Did anyone get cut less? If not why not just say that?

I think that last email destroyed any last glimmer of morale that we all had. What a miserable time. Best of luck to everyone.

Does anyone actually know how lay-off decisions are made at OXY? Is it based on performance ratings? The last lay-off seemed to be. Who actually makes the decisions, does it come from manager or director level?

How is it that Vicki and everyone else on 31 still have jobs? They all should be in jail. Along with the entire ex-EC of Anadarko. Vicki and EC came up with the idea of buying Anadarko as a way of keeping their power/jobs, because they thought... — read more 

Calm before the storm?

Oxy is around $9.5/share, a 22 year low. Yeah, all oil companies are down, but they are not Oxy.

Any indication that we will have layoffs this week? Asking for a friend...

Dear Oxy, Here’s an idea: Instead of planning to lay-off the individual contributors who actually get work done, please consider laying off the middle management who are great at attending meetings and not leading. They are more expensive and... — read more 

According to the WSJ, VH expected to announce a deal this week with billionaire investor Carl Icahn to install 3 new Board of Directors + Chazen as Chairman. In return, Icahn drops the proxy fight and let’s VH keep her job. Really?!! You’ve had 6... — read more 

Not sure of the reasoning for this. My guess is they are stopping all transition activities which means they need support for both systems. Cost savings in the short term but costlier in the long term.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-a-list-of-ce-os-taking-pay-cuts-amidst-the-coronavirus-crisis-171206258.html?acid=twitter_yfsocialtw_l1gbd0noiom

Anyone knows how long we will stay at home ? I need to get something from the office .

Legacy APC folks know the drill. Let's come up with "Save a Barrel" cost reductions. Here's some of the best from 2016 to start (they actually go well with WFH): Change all printers to automatically print double-sided in black and white... — read more 

Any updates on upcoming layoffs? Numbers? Location? Timing?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/occidental-plans-to-name-former-ceo-chazen-as-new-chairman-11584656932 Icahn actually looked to him, https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-occidental-ceo-could-emerge-as-mediator-with-icahn-11564142044

The Vicki Hollub Tale: Kayaking Without a Paddle!

Work from home luau?

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/bill-ackman-pleads-to-trump-to-increase-closures-to-save-the-economy-shut-it-down-now.html This is not about layoffs, but he is begging for an ultimate solution: shut down the country for a month. Guys, we need to... — read more 

I hope oxy cares to answer all open questions here. Good luck folks!

How likely are the people who have been told they are getting VSP actually going to get it? Did Oxy set up a payable for this? Are the funds set aside? I’m sitting here waiting on my bonus that I still haven’t received and my VSP date to get... — read more 

Moody’s downgrades debt to junk today - good work 31!!

Why haven't we heard anything from Vicki & the EC addressing the rumors going around?

Credible source has said GOM will do the following: not pay bonus, Contractors fired, merit increases gone, drilling gone, and minimum ops will commence April 1st. In September they will offer small VSP to GoM employees but only to 10%. The remaining... — read more 

I’ve got over a million in cash on the sidelines right now, my house is paid off and my wife and I only earn about $230,000 a year at present from good jobs with a solid, diversified multi national company worth over $125 billion. My job is secure... — read more 

Maybe know tomorrow?

Look at the market cap...

OXY at $10.10 / share a short while ago. MCAP = $9.3 Billion Warren Buffett’s preferred shares (not taxes levied?) worth $10 Billion (with guaranteed $800 million per year dividend). Dangerous territory for OXY in its 100th year of existence! — read more 

Did layoffs really start today for 26 completions engineers? What is everyone hearing on when larger layoffs are happening?

Eeverything is on the table to cut cost and save the company. Commonsense tells you with rigs laying down and being released that not as many people are needed, plus the billion dollar plus budget cut. It is happening to all oil companies and not... — read more 

Winter has arrived...

The stock price is $11.34, almost exactly the same as it was in March of 2000. Twenty years of gains wiped out.

What is Vicki’s email referring to? Are they going to announce more layoffs while we are working from home?

Heard Health club sent out emails because a person working out there March 7 was DX’d with Coronavirus. It could have been LIFETIME as I just heard they have closed the club indefinitely and pending per governmental notice. What if this person an... — read more 

Due to the current very shaky financial footing Oxy is on, I would like to suggest Oxy mgmt include a couple more layers to last week's Poison Pill. These would : ) Show the employees that Oxy mgmt wants to protect and provide for THEM in the... — read more 

Any idea how the severe drop in WTI will affect the summer internship program, if at all?

Let's vote here. Upvote = Yes, Chevron should buy OXY. Downvote = No, Chevron should not buy OXY

Now under $30/barrel. Thank you Vicki.

It’s not going to be good anyway. Keyboard warriors get on it.

Which puts the surprise spring company party that our gracious board was planning at risk.