Is the lady done? Will they retain her to send weekly diversity/inclusion/equity (in short, DIE white males) emails???

but any ideas on how the Permian sale could affect employees?

The acquisition from Chesapeake was $1.9B in 2012, the sale price now is $9.5B. On paper, seems like it all made money. Anybody familiar with the Permian financials over the 2012-2021 time span? How much of a money pit was it? Or did it actually... — read more 

if you pick leaders that don't have a clue about the business it does not matter what strategy you think you are pursuing .... it will fail ....

I used to panic about being on the layoff list. After all the layoff rounds I’ve survived, I can now say that after each round it became harder for me to work here. Now I no longer inquire about the next round of layoffs because I am afraid of... — read more 

@WSJ scoop: Shell is close to a deal to sell assets in the Permian basin to ConocoPhillips for around $9.5 billion as it invests more in renewables

looks like gom production will be shut for rest of the year. what a cluster …. makes the speculated impending permian divestment all the more ridiculous. flow assurance anyone ? diversification ? strategic failures all around. why are we in a... — read more 

The company's values should be lying, favoritism, and zero tolerance for respect. Not honesty, integrity and respect. Thoughts?

Anybody here work at Shell Chemicals, I work in Shell but not the chemicals buisness. I hear alot of talk about how this buisness is a pillar buisness for the future. However with possibly lower demand for plastics (where the majority of ethylene and... — read more 

Has it happened to anyone that you accidentally started looking for a job from a company computer? There probably won’t be any consequences but I’m a little paranoid right now.

When will we see another bloodletting? Any word?

WTH? They are leaving us in limbo telling us to arrange childcare, etc. and that basically we have to be ready to go into the office beginning October 4th at the drop of a hat. Yet our supposed "competitors" (Google, Apple) are at least upfront with... — read more 

Where in the world is our country chair? Other than some nonsense Twitter posts she has been quite quiet.

So this layoff was supposed to be 1000s. Where are they?

During Avanti and Re-shape, it seemed like a lot of folks in the 40s and 50s got f-ed over when it came to retirement benefits etc. It doesn't seem like a carrot anymore. What percentage chance do you give yourself lasting 25+ years to get those... — read more 

if you’re planning to stay in O&G, private company outlooks are better than public ones. Someone mentioned this so I am interested in what are the experiences of those who have worked in both types of companies, where is it better to work? Also... — read more 

Young professional here. Barely escaped the cut from the reshape (pretty deep cut from my team), now the question is when Is a good time to jump? Some seniors told me that people tend to leave for a better salary/benefit right after a reorganization... — read more 

Severance ain't too bad, even if you don't sign. Given my involuntary exit, still don't feel any goodwill. Start a dumpster fire on the way out???

I'm new to working a union plant and have never been through a strike before. We are having to go through contingency training. Are we required to work during a strike as staff? Any advice would be insightful.

Ran into a blogpost called The Gervais Principle on a blog called Ribbon Farm. It breaks down how a company, as it gets bigger essentially becomes a hierarchy of Psychopaths, Clueless and Losers. I’m definitely Clueless/Loser. I’ve wondered talking... — read more 

Anyone know the chance of this going through and potential timelines?

As we look at our current society and into the future, most of Economy seems to be service driven. With all the sales of assets and purchases of electricity and alternate energy, It sure seems like it's not just a transition from oil and gas. But... — read more 

If I’m right, most seem to get offers of significantly lower paid jobs? I don't know many people who got better paid jobs after Shell. I don’t like new beginnings, but I would be happy to get any decent offer. Looks like I'm going to have to move for... — read more 

I was offered a job at another company but the pay is about 15 percent lower than what I'm getting now. However, the benefits are slightly better and there is (or at least there seems to be, based on my research) job security. The company is also not... — read more 

Seems after round 2 the only people left jobless in jg3 and lower are those with some powerful enemies. I only see 1 out 20 amongst my surroundings. Everyone else (even technically weak) seems to have landed somewhere. What a waste of energy!... — read more 

I am new to Deer Park (about 4 years). Who are the USW guys to talk to about organizing? Are we allowed to? There's about 10 of us that I know who want to organize. Possibly more. We would like to keep our jobs through this buyout process before... — read more 

Anyone figured out where the 8500 job cuts are going to come from? Hoping it’s all the sales we’ve been hearing and not a real layoff

Looking back 3-years Shell stock is underperforming all other majors (stats below). This is despite strong oil & gas prices globally. Shell: -33% BP: -29% Total: -16% Exxon: -12% ConocoPhillips: -8% Chevron: -2% Q1: What is Shell doing that appears... — read more 

I work in Woodcreek (well at home now). Been with Shell for the past 8 years, with 18 years of combined experience. I work in a rather niche part of IT (not cloud). While skills learned here can be applied at any other major company, the total... — read more 

Anybody know ANY news going on at Shell Deer Park? I received a job offer at Shell in houston, but I read they are selling the refinery. Some of my colleagues have had jobs there in the past and said they can't sell one without the other. Is this... — read more 

I work in wells in deep water in the GoM and I figured we would layoff a bunch of people but I don’t know anyone who did. So who actually got laid off???

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-shell-plans-exit-california-jo--t-venture-with-exxon-mobil-sources-2021-07-01/

After the disastrous town hall last Monday ( https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1btHWZTV ) the management (EV) made the decision to clarify his position on the ever so unpopular D&I, and its next iteration - DEI (or is it DIE W M?). Following his... — read more 

Reshape has been tough..... for those of you who have been successful. Congrats! And for the rest, don’t lose hope yet. There were lots of new position in SRR, but looking at the org chart, I still don’t believe all positions are available at this... — read more 

“We are not confident that Shell’s plan to transition to a more renewable and low-carbon business will create competitive advantages, nor that commodity prices will consistently be at levels sufficient to generate excess returns during the next 10... — read more 

Given that Shell is now in the business of covering its losses via sales of its assets this feels like a sensible question.

There was a great town hall with the One Subsurface EVP (EV)! After the boring prepared highlights, the meeting promptly derailed with the top Menti question on D&I which was fumbled by EV (as per his usual M.O.), and the discussion never got back to... — read more 

Be prepared to give up the work-life balance (actually, if you are single and have no life you're going to feel right at home,) do several jobs for the price of one as people leave and nobody replaces them, forget about job security, and work for... — read more