While they may still have jobs, I am woeful for the remaining staff, unless there are plans to idle plants and gathering systems.
The Voluntary Separation Package from last year cut into the bone regarding staffing and efficiency; I can only imagine the toll this recent round of layoffs will place on the remaining skeleton.
And with the current market situation, these folks are trapped as it is.
Good luck to those who "made it".
God it has been six years since I was laid off from this horrible company. I often watch a content creator on LinkedIn parodying a toxic manager and he reminds me very closely of a specific director at DCP. To be honest, I have trauma from my time at DCP. So much so that I come here annually on most April passings to post onto my now six-year old post lamenting for those who made the Covid cuts in 2020. For better or worse, the company saw something in them so as to keep them onboard. Good for them, for they embodied the spirit of the company and the corporate culture. Looking back I'm now glad I was let go, because it would have signaled something deeply flawed within me personally if DCP saw me worthy of retaining. When my then manager called me on Teams and asked me to turn on my camera so as to let me know "personally" that I was being laid off, I was beaming at the news. At the time I chalked it up to surprise and shock. In retrospect, I was smiling out of joy. I was elated that I didn't have to be employed by a company I'd grown to hate. I was relieved that they did the work for me because I'd already begun looking for the exit a couple months prior.
@OP Being the originator of this post, I missed the last three anniversaries of posting here following my layoff. I could have done things better during my rather short time there. To be honest, though, the company was a horrible place to work in a horrible industry. Even if I were the most stellar performing employee, I probably would have been looking for the exit. I did try, though, that's the most important thing. But efforts don't matter when the brass has painted a target onto your back. Oh well, I'm still ultimately glad I worked here because I was able to learn a lot about my work style, what I'm good at, what I don't like, and where I can improve. I was able to pivot into a completely different industry and do well (so far), in large part from learning how to be resourceful while at DCP since so many people in critical positions just didn't want to do their jobs. I wish I could name names When I ask for something, I can either pester them to no end or just do it myself when they are taking forever.
On another note, I often think about one of my trips to Midland to speak with a customer. I forget the name of the company but there was this smoking executive. We went out to lunch at a Mexican place and I couldn't stop staring at him on the DL. Nice face, nice body, sandy brown hair. I only got to meet and see this guy once, unfortunately, and would try to put them on my list when I did make the trip. Their company was also a customer behind the well-known id--t who negotiates on behalf of a bunch of smaller companies who DCP purchased gas from.
Two-year anniversary of being laid off - a couple of reflections:
Good: I learned a lot about my own personal work style and how to accomplish things when others didn't want to do their job.
Bad: I worked for this company.
Got laid off from DCP. Best thing that happened to me. The company is unethical, and cares more about the heart association than it’s own employees.