Thread regarding Baker Hughes layoffs

Who is going to drive the us economy if we are mostly unemployed? The Martians????

The likes/dislikes in this and other BH threads reflect seriousness of the participants.

scots get bullied all the time they used to it dude

How come you lot get bullied every day yo why not stand up for yourself be a man ok buddy

@mji+1u6ZyX65 miss me on that toxic positivity bs.

Aberdeen scotland is best example of bad management causing office to shutdown . Absolute shambles

If you put rubbish in management you gets rubbish result everyone know this

If you pinch pennies now, you’ll pay double later.

OP misses the point about local mgrs but is he clever enough to work it out himself? 🤫

When my clients asked for a cost quote they always asked that hidden costs were also included as they know how this game works in the oil service business.

No surprise we have gone down the sewer if this is the standard of management.

I have a strong sense that the genuine discussions are taking place here, and these types of threads deserve to be brought to the attention of top management. It seems to me that an atmosphere of people-pleasing prevails, causing significant issues to be swept under the rug.

@qhe+1u6ZyX65 this is only because the mamas and papas in your example are not Baker Hughes executives and, wrongly so, they don't demand to their children to do more with less. The problem is therefore only education and attitude, not budget. And a little positive thinking can go a very long way too.

When mama and papa need to “pay rent” and only give you $0.50 for lunch you don’t get to have anything healthy or substantial.

Thank you for bringing this to up. I have been with this company for three years now, and I genuinely enjoy the work and love what I do. However, I am facing some challenges with my middle managers and, I must say, with HR as well. They are making my life quite difficult. Rather than focusing on getting the job done, they seem to be more interested in micromanaging everything - monitoring when I arrive at the office, when I leave, what I wear, how long I take for coffee breaks, and even trying to block my appraisals and maternity/paternity leave. On top of that, there is a lot of unnecessary office politics at play.

In such a hostile environment, how can anyone be expected to work productively? The reality is that many people do not switch jobs solely for better pay; they are often trying to escape their managers and HR, only to find themselves in another equally challenging situation. It turns into a never-ending cycle, and eventually, you realize you are too old for this and need to change your career path. Under these conditions, how can anyone be expected to innovate, come up with new ideas, or develop new IP,s and so on.

• An Indian Employee

Finally, someone is addressing the elephant in the room. Baker Hughes, under the current upper management, works quarter to quarter, every upper manager aiming to please their managers, while the CEO focuses on presenting numbers to satisfy shareholders in the next quarter. There is no long-term strategy in place. It’s good that you’ve pointed this out; it’s a pity that many large companies today operate under this model, which contributes to the lack of innovation. There are no visionaries in top management; they are all “Excel warriors” who cannot look beyond four months. They have nothing to lose, as they will still receive their bonuses based on these short-term numbers, which is their primary focus. Ultimately, Baker Hughes as a company will suffer.

I’m not against outsourcing to India. It is a great place to hire talent at relatively low rates, but companies should be utilizing those resources wisely and not just rely on them.