Seeing all these "denied" just means this is a one way street type of thing for Oxy. You have some HR jerk making decisions about a person's work future. They are going to come in low until you accept and then get a "good job" from their boss. The one think I have never understood about HR is how they screw the employees and don't see that they are screwing themselves. I think one of the main reasons this is being offered is because they are giving people an out before having to return to work, and playing off the fears that going back to the office will create. This can be a big decision for those with bad health and are older.
I would be totally surprised if there were not layoffs and a restructure before we all return to work. I have heard high ups first, so with none of in the office they can lay out their plans going forward. VH said there is around 600 million that needs to be cut from the budget in G&A and that is most likely some of us for sure.
I feel shortly after the last day to submit the VSP they will come out with layoffs. I am not going to give them a cheap out and not be able to get unemployment, so I will just wait for the layoff.