Engineer here. Got the boot today. Been working in the field since the slowdown. Also wondering how they decided on who to let go. With oil and stock prices on the rise there must be something more sinister on the way for marathon and those still employed. I kind of take this as a blessing more than anything at this point.
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As someone who was moved to the warming tray April 2020 and then laid off on Thursday, these types of moves should be a warning sign. I wasn’t terribly shocked to get let go.
Hence, I didn’t put in extra hours on bs assignments, took training classes on the clock, and was saving money all last year. Don’t get me wrong, I did my job, but the writing was certainly on the wall.
As someone who was moved to the warming tray April 2020 and then laid off on Thursday, these types of moves should be a warning sign. I wasn’t terribly shocked to get let go.
Hence, I didn’t put in extra hours on bs assignments, took training classes on the clock, and was saving money all last year. Don’t get me wrong, I did my job, but the writing was certainly on the wall.
I think the question is more around WHY did they get sent to the field. Once you’re moved into a less critical position, the writing may be on the wall. But we were also fed with BS like “at least you still have a job” and “MRO obviously wants to keep you if they made a spot for you”.
That poster does make a good point—you know when you’re in the pool of about to be let go; there are several indicators that’re pretty universal. Being sent to the field as an engineer is one of them.
No sympathy; you knew your job was on the chopping block when they sent you to the field.
Yes there is...,.heads up more to come....
Don’t blame you I left a while back & am happy to be out of that poorly led company which does continuing disservice to its outstanding group of employees. There IS a better life out there.