What has really happened is the Ben V Bruden and his cronies made a poor decision to buy BG group when natural gas prices are tanking (now at 7 year lows). Plus they expect it to go even lower since the winter is expected to be warmer than normal. What is Big Ben doing? Going to DC to push "climate change" to get America to cut Coal even more. Nice try, it is too close to an election year. Wall Street see the BG group merger as a very poor decision, and it shows. Combine that with the drop of crude and the only way Ben can cover his ass is to cut as much staff in America as possible now since the labor laws allow it. He can't cut the contractors fast because many of the companies have wined and dined him and the the executives. Noticed how many "lunch meetings the GM+ levels have with Contracting companies. They all have account in other countries.
The IPF ratings are all BS and subjective. 99% of the ranting is determined by a few factors. 1) How well you brown nosed, played golf, etc. with your direct manager. 2) How much of a back bone your manager has. 3) What is your managers CEP vs his peers. Weak managers never are able to give good IPFs. Well after 20+ years, I now will have to start all over. Luckily, with my background, I have some opportunities in other areas.