I'm really happy that they kept the families together in this company. Pay no attention to people that have given their heart and soul to being the face of a company at anti fracking gatherings. Pay no attention to charity work with urban peak, United way, junior achievement, habitat for humanity or grant street outreach. It should be more important families don't have to have that awkward conversation at thanksgiving about how work is going. I am happy for everyone that made it through today.
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Off the top of my head I can name 5 families that were "split up" in this debacle. Zero merit to original post.
Had 25+ years when layed off.
Been thinking early retirement for some time and I wasn't secretive about it.
I was an obvious choice and left feeling very much appreciated for the years of service.
The way I chose to see it is by me leaving someone else got to stay that needs their job more than me.
Always remember the PRICE is right. .
here's the deal: managers all are forced into rooms with a giant spreadsheet on the screen. They force rank everyone, so usually each manager ranks those he/she knows best. Then, with a predetermined number of seats left in the new organization, the fighting starts on how to fill the seats. It's like musical chairs, only your boss is scurrying on your behalf. Some chairs get filled early by the clear top performers. But then there are the rest of us---hard working, good performers but now free agents. So the managers start arguing who is better than whom. Very subjective, very personal, very cruel in some cases. Finally, usually the stronger debater wins, so you'd better hope you have a Donald Trump on your side, and not a Jeb Bush. At that point logic loses and emotion wins. Then....these managers know that their VPs and SVPs have favorites. So if any of the free agents in the layoff pile (who are there because their own groups know them and cant support keeping them) are VP favs, they have to be resurrected at someone else's expense. Eventually, everyone is worn out, they know mistakes have been made, but they have to just get it over with. And that is why, each time this happens, it is never completely just. A year from now, you will sit in a meeting and listen to some young incompetent shining star manager spout the corporate line she has heard her bosses spout, because right or wrong, profit or loss, good or bad, that's how she knows you survive. And you will say, "we lost 1000 good people in place of this???". Welcome to corporate America...
Come on guys, cough up names. These sort of posts are always more fulfilling with the names of some of the basturss.
Unfortunately top execs have no idea of the incompetence of the below average performing managers remaining that used this opportunity to turn in the names of the ones that threatened their easy unproductive careers. They get the credit for your hard work and granted that there was some clean up, more work remains and executives need to now look at group consolidation and get external HR to evaluate the managers and directors. Many are "buds" that have been scratching each other's back for years which is good for them but not O&G business in the 21st century.
Same here. Manager may have a high school diplomat, attended the 3 day APC leadership course, and watched season 1-3 of The Apprentice.
Absolutely! So much for the "execs" making decisions. What a crock of bull. The favorites remained as always.
I worked there for 5 years till yesterday. I had the highest degree in my group and was the lowest level. I can attest to the statement, "it's not what you know, but who you know".
Yes, they did make sure of that. The department I work in made sure we kept two directors worthless kids employed
The perfect example of "it's not what you know, but who you know". Go APC!