Do you guys think they might pull back to hybrid because of the ransomware? I mean if you compare the cost or operations vs losing people. It wil cost them alot more opening up those plaza 1 and 2. Does anyone know why this decision is being made? My manager almost tried to say something but he held back, idk what he was insinuating.
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yes in the email I saw, plaza 1 and 2 will be opening and I agree... if they wanted to save money why would they open them up? they have to be super costly. I also agree with the other comment.. we should fight back in some manner and show our dissaproval - I think its valid and achievable to atleast get a hybrid system in place, especially if HAL wants to stay in business. How should we go about it? Should we reach out to HR?
both towers are opening, or at least maintenance has been present in both gearing up for this. Over 300,000 sq ft of office space, that will cost millions per year in operating costs. But to your point, Halliburton is a machine at the end of the day, no one person is going to have an impact on it. It will take a mass exodus or broad rejection of the new policy to have any level of impact. I really feel bad for those that have no other options/prospects, trust me, the top talent at Hal is phenomenal, they will not have a problem finding other opportunities where work life balance and flexibility is valued in the workplace.
@haru+1u7D7WuD : in case you were not aware, they have already laid off the more expensive techs (I don't even know how many). But I don't think they lost any sleep over losing talent. They just need a quick buck. Now. There won't be any Plaza 2 reopening. Not for the "returning" employees. When they will be through with the layoffs, the (un)lucky left will have PLENTY of room with the current accommodations.
Some jobs require full time on site for sure, there's no denying that and those folks add value in different ways. This isn't about hybrid workers vs office workers, so you are missing the point. The point is office work has changed, the world has changed, Halliburton can choose to be old school and lose their best talent or adapt. High level technical positions are not going to be easy to come by in the energy transition and the company will suffer or fall further behind as a result. Schlumberger for example has hybrid, so does Baker, our two biggest competitiors. Most of all tech industry is hybrid or remote and pay way better than O&G.
Quit your whining you hybrid workers. Try being an essential worker during the pandemic till now. How much money did you hybrid workers enjoy saving from less driving into the office, dry cleaning, wear and tear on your vehicle. Productive my a$$, I've seen managers disappear for months on during ng the pandemic never even seeing them in the office to see how the essential workers are doing if they needed help due to some of the workers going down for covid. So cry me a river hybrid workers.
Its funny, if Jeff is doing this yo get people to quit, he is already increasing the cost by opening up Plaza 2. Doesnt make sense to me, and esp with that ransomware, it has definitely affected Halliburton financially. So im not understanding their thought process behind it.
You should absolutely be fighting it. Tell your manager, provide feedback and concerns. Not even Apple, Amazon, Google, etc won that battle. Today's job market demands some level of flexibility. Listen, Jeff Miller who made this decision has a private driver and can work on his commute in, but won't let his employees have that option by skipping the commute and working from home a couple of days a week. I'm sure he has a massive ego and will not change his mind. Which is funny because not only would bottom line improve (less cost for opening Plaza towers for example), but also improve the lives of your employees. Good leadership should be humble enough to recognize this.
Guys, im feeling really sad. How are you all dealing with the news? Ive already lost morale and motivation. The commute to the office is horrible and i always get migraines. :( i will lose family time, i will spend more money, i will be prone to accidents. Why arent we fighting to have just hybrid?
Yes completely agree with you. I will def start treating work like they treat employees. Do they not see the benefits of working from home? I also think its more of a control thing. I dont understand why any employer would want their employees to be burned out, and tired.
We have been massively productive with hybrid and people are generally happier and less burn out. Take the mental health day, take the sick day. Ignore work after hours, etc etc. If they don't want to be flexible with employees why should we be flexible with them.
Do you know how it was before the pandemic? If they dont check badges, how do they ensure people are showing up? Im planning to be there but man if some days i feel sh-t and need a mental health day, i want to work from home. Do you know if this would hurt or ?
I also heard, it probably may not start until 2025, because they have to go through a process to get the other building ready. However if their intention is for people to quit then they might do it earlier.
Yes, i heard it will “go back to the way it was” - so no checking badges, and you dont necessarily have to be there full 8 hours. I joined after the pandemic so im not sure how it was before Covid. Youre right, theres no flexibility in days, its full 5 days. However for any reason you have to work from home for a day, you can, as long as you get your job done. Trust me they only doing this so people quit and they dont have to pay severance.
you've heard the 8-5 wont be strict? From what I've heard is they aren't allowing any flexibility in the days.. not even monday friday at home hybrid or even one day at home it seems like. They've always been pretty lenient on hours from when I used to go in office.. I'd come around 9 and leave like 3:30, but yea super frustrating... I am wondering when they will send out the email giving us a month notice.
This isnt a rumour. It is happening for sure. However i heard that there wont be badge checking and the 8-5pm isn’t strict but idk. Its so frustrating they doing this. They def want people to quit
Exactly.. I feel bad for some people I know they just had kid's and this is a huge impact for them. He-l, going in the office 5 days a week is depressing for everyone. I myself am applying for new places but I am also not going to quit - Halliburton is going to have to pay me severance if they want me gone, such a sc-mmy move having to fire people and still trying to get some benefit out of it by not having to pay severance/unemployment. If they go through with this I can assure you its going to make company stock continue to go down even if they cut some of the overhead out in the short term. Poor C suite decision making it seems like.
No, its simple. They don't care about you. They never did. Headcount needs to be reduced because the market is going to go down. If they can't make you quit then they have to pay you severance. Macroeconomics trump DEI buzzwords and classes every time!
This disproportionately impacts working moms and women who benefit from flexible hybrid working hours, I really hope they re-think this policy. We showed we can be productive and deliver for over 4 years, why now? Hybrid provided the best balance, work at home for focused productive work, work in office for collaboration and relationship building with coworkers etc. Maybe this was being abused by some groups and it ruined it for those of us who were successful with this?
Not everyone received the email, it looks like they are postponing it but it will def happen in the next few months, your managers manager probably knows. Hopefully this IT attack and morale change forces them not to go through with it but if they do they can expect nothing but negative outcome from this.
Yup been applying to them, will def take hybrid over 5 days in office..
Spoke to my manager, and he got no such email. Is this a rumor you heard or your manager has told you?
SLB, BKR, NOV, WFRD, FTI, and many others are all still flexible with hybrid work schedules and are worth a look now. HAL doesn't care but this will cost morale and top talent + make it more difficult to hire
The message was sent out to managers, it is supposed to be sent out to all employees soon, probs a delay due to the IT issues going on rn
There is a return to office for 10 days a month for HDS. The other 10 days you can work from home. Im not sure where you heard oct 1 return to office.
Do yall think we will still be allowed to work from home some days? maybe a hybrid system if our manager approves? I wonder how hard they will enforce the 5 days...
They force you to come back to office on Oct1 to see how many of you will quit on your own. Then in Nov right before turkey day, the people chosen for tu-d-ducken will also be given a red folder before their a$$e$ are kicked to the curb.
In Wireline, before I was laid off, we were 2 people sharing one cubicle. 3 days a week the chair would be occupy by person1, the other two days by person2. Now, if everyone has to come in person the whole week, this means that 40% of the work force will be laid off. Or else they will sit in each other's lap, in profound disagreement with the HR policies
If they're trying to layoff why would they go back in office? Woudnt they save money by staying wfh..
This is just an excuse to layoff. They're preparing for it now pretty hard.
This really blows.. will most likely find another job since the drive is ridiculously long
there was talk that this was fake due to the ransomware attack we're having. how coincidental.
Stock at 52 week low. Dust off those resumes snowflakes. Time to find someone else to pay you to surf Amazon all day!