Hands down. Worst place to work.
There are great people at Oxy, but they are stifled by the politics that has been become part of Oxy cultural norm. Let the odds be ever in your favor. #OxyGames
Im going to continue complaining but not quit and walk out the door, and i am staying and performing just enough to keep a job. To come on here and say I am loafing and not pulling my load shows that i am smarter than you and that you are in fact the useless employee and need to go. I am not bragging about the fact i am not a team player and by your not working i am not causing my fellow employees to have to work extra as they are doing the same. Back in the day people worked because that was what they were being paid for and those were much better times before we allowed id–ts like VH to run our corporations. Until this company changes its strategy for all of the staff it is going under. You need to hit the road and pull your head outa your a– as you hit the road so someone that wants a job at this sh–ty company can take your place. We lost many good LAPC workers to the VSP that would never have stayed working for this sh–ty company , so for you to whine about others is an insult to all of them. I can tell by your response you are not management and never will be as you are blind to facts
i am going to continue to do as little as possible o please can you do a little bit more this week?
Sorry guys and gals, but your “Changing face of Big Oil” makes everyone look like Oxy-mo–ns
amen if it so bad get of the computer look for another job
Anyone else get the "Occidental Recalibrates: More Writedowns, One Permian Rig, Algerian Assets Not for Sale" article in their JPT email? Wow, that was uplifting. That just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy and proud to work at Oxy.
"The failed bid would have raised close to $5 billion for Oxy and included a package of additional assets in Ghana. The proceeds were to be used to pay down Oxy’s debt that swelled to almost $40 billion as a result of its acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum last year for $38 billion."
"In the Permian Basin, Oxy’s production was 465,000 BOED, about 5% higher than its projections after the company executed fewer well shut-ins than expected. However, the company will soon reduce activity in the Permian and operate only a single drilling rig by year’s end."
If it is such a bad place to work, go somewhere else - the sooner the better
Reiterating what an earlier post said, the game being played by managers trying to come up with meaningful work to keep their people engaged is silly. Busy work is demeaning and doesn’t usually lead to needle-moving results. I’d respect a manager more by saying: “Look, we know it’ll turn around eventually. Let’s work ahead; let’s plan for when there is an upswing. Until then, stay in touch with your team. Do work you can do that will make a difference in six months, and seize the downtime. Take care of people around you. Get happier. Get healthier. Let’s come up with something that will do good at Oxy next year, and work toward it.”
But that ain’t happening, bc there’s no cash on hand to do a CoC layoff.
Its not that great but not too bad either considering other options
Or, the other option is to be at a much better company, like many of my previous colleagues, many of whom are enjoying their jobs and their work even in these trying times. The world is not just Exxon and Oxy, folks. Comparing our situation to "it could be worse if you are part of the lowest 8% of performers at Exxon" is not a convincing argument. And believe me, I'll be working at one of those other companies as soon as possible. Don't be discouraged, this is just a painful blip in the careers for most of us, as many of us will move on, and Oxy will just be a train wreck in the rear-view mirror some day.
People will complain, but it just seems useless to complain in this environment. If you are in a technical position there just is not many places to go. There are no jobs out there, so I think the point is to appreciate what we have for now. It could be so much worse than what we have it. I doubt we will see anymore offers of a VSP, and probably just have layoffs if needed with reduced packages because of the finances. Of course the LAPC will be here long after other Oxy folks are gone. Exxon is cutting a lot and just offering 3 mos pay and 3 mos insurance, or you can take a PIP and be let go with nothing. Think about that in these times. You get forced ranked down to a PIP you already know you can’t get off, so the best you can do is get 3 months pay. This is being done to 8% of their workforce. People might be bored and all, but the other option could be bored with a c-appy package out looking for work.
If you and your team not doing anything useful now then find something useful to do. You could plan for different scenarios once the capital programs are lifted and oil prices improve. That is not useless science if it is part of a planning exercise and if the detail fits with what is needed for planning. If your team cannot find worthwhile work activities then you all should be furloughed or even laid off.
I have an honest question for those who are complaining about people complaining (ironic?). We have virtually no activity in our business unit currently. Sure, we're doing busy work, but because Oxy screwed the pooch and overspent and loaded up on debt, we have no capital to do anything. And that's not going to change anytime soon. And our management doesn't even know what to have us do. Let's do some more science! Great, but to what end? We're not doing anything with any of the work we're doing, due to the sorry state we're in. So what would you have us do? Take pride that I'm hard at work doing nothing but wasted busy work which provides no value to anyone? I'm sorry, but while I've always taken pride in my work, I REALLY care if my work actually means something. And right now, none of the work our entire team is doing means anything. That's the honest truth. I'm sorry if you call that a bad attitude, but before this year, I've been used to the work which I performed providing value to the company I worked for. That is no longer the case, and that is very frustrating, and is why I hate VH for making this boneheaded move.
Its so obvious who are management here viciously defending their "legacy" of failure and who are employees calling it as it is.
If it smells like sh–, it probably is sh–. Not whatever fluff GV and his cronies would call it.
As a current Oxy employee that has been here 4 years plus I would tell management to let the LAPC sit in a corner and go brain dead before letting them leave for anything other than quitting or being fired. Some of you are so arrogant it is not even funny. I for one am staying at Oxy as long as I can and make the most of it. I could care less if any of you complainers from APC ever make it anywhere. The APC folks I have worked with since the acquisition have all been pleasant, and we just get the job done. You haters deserve zero VSP or COC because you have lacked the ethics to do a good job. You all are the best complainers out there, so you do have that is being the best at something.
Sh–ty CEO running a sh–ty company and those LOXY lot are sub prime compared to LAPC
Anadarko was a great company and its been destroyed by stupid Vicky
Should just let all the APC/AAC girls and boys leave with a VSP as they are not interested in working for "We are Oxy"
Performance ratings are a joke at Oxy. It’s called fluff in the air.
No one would be dumb enough to quit in an employers market. When things start going again, watch Oxy hemorrhage talent, they’ve already have lost a lot, but no one wants to stay in that sinking ship. Besides the lap dogs.
These complaints are legitimate, but no one can prosecute. It means getting marked and unable to find future employment. But have seen people whisper around, how odd that these people got let go, they were so dedicated, so odd that the “different” ones got let go. So strange... oh wait They had that awful manager.
But none of you complaining are willing to quit and walk out the door, but stay and perform just enough to keep a job. To come on here and say you are loafing and not pulling you load shows you are a useless employee and need to go. I would never brag about the fact you are not a team player and by your not working are causing your fellow employees to have to work extra. Back in the day people worked because that was what they were being paid for. This company is not going to change for you, so please hit the road so someone that wants a job can take your place. We lost many good workers to the VSP that still would have stayed, so for you to whine about your job is an insult to all of them. But as we can see you are a user and not a doer, so maybe that is why you are not in management.
As you can see, OP, throwing out facts, examples and experiences about Oxy just gets two things thrown at you,
Tantrums and insults. Its all they have.
Unfortunately, this is the reality at Oxy. Awful managers and poor leadership. Any company that has these problems eventually become irrelevant. Oxy is that company.
There are some great managers at Oxy, but there are some stinky ones too. Difference at Oxy is that the fall out for the stinkers are usually whoever those stinkers didn’t particular “get-along” with or simply didn’t like. It’s always the teams that pay for the incompetent managers, the incompetent manager gets moved and continues getting crazy large salaries. The teams suffer. Working at Oxy was like sometimes having a great year with a great manager and then getting effed in the ahole by a c-appy one ( or you got lucky and ignored).
Oxy would never hire or promote someone that would be a good leader. For the simple answer they are a threat to their jobs. Look at your managers, and then look at the ceo! VH is the craziest thing I have ever seen as a failure. Overpay for a company, bid against yourselves, wipe out shareholders value, and then not being able to sell assets. And then get this, delay your debt by creating more debt!!! And somehow VH is still ceo! How???
Oxy does s—. All you have to do is look at the management in front of you. Oxy managers aren't promoted based on great performance or leadership skills. It's all about who you drink with and jokes you LOL with. My manager, vp, and sr vp are guys you look at and think wow, how are they my managers? Zero leadership skills.
This is a sad state of affairs that the company is employing people with such little activity going on. Why not start up a big project to enhance data collection and integration in the interim while people are sitting around not supporting capital programs.
Yes, LAPC could be laid off or fired due to poor performance, but Oxy will most likely have a lawsuit on their hands in such a case, so they have to be certain they can document the poor performance sufficiently, or they could be hit with up to treble damages plus attorney fees. In a time when little activity is happening, and most people are pushing paper around, it's more and more difficult to demonstrate poor performance. We had a combined 22 rigs in west Texas last year, and we're down to 1. Very little drilling action in GoM, and no real exploration. Virtually no new land leases. What exactly is poor performance in this environment? Not pushing through another few worthless PowerPoint presentations for middle management? If VH can't be fired for poor performance for literally costing shareholders tens of billions of dollars, it's difficult to substantiate poor performance for the average employee who has no activity compared to 2019.
I think they can be fired with nothing for not performing. That is the risk you take when you try to start getting fired or laid off. Happened to me years ago. We were bought out and I was kept on while the majority of my co-workers left with a payout and got new jobs in much better times. I hated the new company so bad that if I had not quit they should of fired me over time. I ended up going to a company that gave me a raise, bonus, and LTI to ease the pain of leaving early. Looking back I had to be on the verge of being sent out the door with nothing.
So please clarify.
If LAPC people get laid off because of poor performance do they still get the COC?
If so that is really is not fair to LOXY.
Why would I just leave voluntarily, without a great job lined up? That's just dumb. Yes, I hate it here, but Oxy refuses to let me qualify for any VSP or severance. Instead of paying me to leave as early as a year ago, which I would have happily taken, they are paying to have many of us stay here for 3+ years, in a time with very little real activity, protected by our 2 year severance packages. Each hour that ticks by brings me closer to an early retirement. I've been actively looking for a job for quite some time, but let's face it, the market is poor. So Oxy will just continue to pay me to look for a new job until I find one, or until they finally decide to cut their losses and ship me out the door with the CoC. I'll take either one; doesn't matter that much to me at this point.
I think the VSP days are long gone now. Sometimes I wish I had of put in, but the longer this virus stays around the better I feel about not taking the few VSP offers we had. Plus, my job is no where near a bad job, and Oxy has some pretty good benefits. Add in working from home and this is job is that much better. It is too bad some have it hard, but that is at any company. Things could be a lot worse than having a job with benefits.
Give me VSP and im gone
wOw. Glad I don’t work here anymore.
Good luck trying to find another job now that pays so well with great benefits. Also, Oxy jobs seem very secure unless you have performance problems.
Have you ever considered that your lack of career development could simply be because you are a sh__ty employee?
Very simple fix. Just leave!!