Thread regarding Devon Energy Corp. layoffs

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I remember loving my job, now I hate it. I used to like the people I worked with, now I mistrust them. I used to believe my supervisors, now I hate them. I wish I had been part of the first group. I used to respect Devon, now I know they are like any other company and actually worse.

There is more work than ever and we are working mega hours. Basically we spend more time doing nothing than ever before. Let me spell it out; the P M O in its new form sucks big time. Dickey has created more overhead and made our jobs more and more convoluted. The 8itc4 I have as my new boss, roni, is absent of any brains. She knows and I know that we hate each other. I know this is not the place to properly vent, but where else. I just wish we could get back to basics and do some real PM work instead the shlt we are doing now. I pray every day for Devon to wake up and understand the mistakes they are currently making.

I just hope with the layoffs in June that Dickey goes or I go. It won't be a major impact, but if Devon would just audit the PMO they would see the internal waste. The new org structure makes me want to vomit. They have put old people in charge that can't even remember the name of who they work for. Devon needs to kick out the old farts and put in some innovative result drive young guns. I’m tell you MD has early onset of Alzheimer's. The dementia is getting worse. This has to be the case because of his ongoing memory loss and other intellectual abilities that are becoming serious enough to interfere all of our daily lives.

After one of our all hands meetings a while back the thing that put me over the edge was listening to them crack jokes about the people who were let go in February. Devon is now absent of true leaders and has self-serving a$$ h0le.

If I get fired for posting this so be it. I know that everyone knows who I am, they just don't have proof. So find the proof and bite my a$$. Till then I will vent and vent some more. PM's at Devon are GREAT! but the ones in charge are just mindless robots.

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Post ID: @OP+HpcVOUk

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This site breathes with green envy and jealousy. Gets those heads down and get that job done and learn to work as a team without "I" problems. Quit naming names. That's unprofessional.

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Post ID: @4iyj+HpcVOUk

It is very funny for someone to come to this site and tell us to be above reading this site. So why do they? Maybe there is some truth in what is posted. I can tell you it has breed some mistrust, but only to those that are insecure. The devonites that read this site and then talk about it are the one to watch out for. They are the ones trying to stir up trouble I suspect they are entertained by all the banter. I say read the post and have a good laugh. It's free :)

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Post ID: @4wwo+HpcVOUk

Spoken just like a demoted leader with a guilty conscience that continues to read these posts with any merit.

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Post ID: @4eli+HpcVOUk

For those of you who find your names disparaged on this site - ignore the trolls and cretins - they merely seek the attention and validation that they could never find in a public or professional forum. Don't pity them; pray for good things to come their way...

I can speak for those of us who work with you now, or have worked with you in the past, that your intentions are in the right place and that you truly care about your colleagues. You work hard; you don't have all the answers, but your try your hardest to get your jobs done and improve the corporate morale whenever possible Your efforts are not measured by years of service, framed certificates, or bowling pins; you showcase it in your interactions with others, and we see it.

Corporate politics and following the leaders' agendas may get you ahead in the short term, but remember that integrity and compassion for others are what show your character in the long term. The vocal words of these internet cowards should not deter you; you know that your hearts are in the right place.

Like all market cycles, the winds will eventually shift. Best of luck navigating these dark times, and know that there are plenty of opportunities outside of OKC...

Oh yeah, and stop visiting this site - it breeds distrust and insecurity. You're better than that.

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Post ID: @4qlp+HpcVOUk

I have no complaints about the hard working PMs just the leaders/bosses. I hate that they get all the credit for those of use that do all the work!. Goforth and Dickey need to be on the next list

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Post ID: @4amx+HpcVOUk

If you are not working to be part of the solution at Devon, you are the problem. PM's came into existence when Devon got so big & management-tiered that the only way to get anything done was to use a PM. They are just like any of the other groups - good and bad. And I'm not a PM.

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Post ID: @3fla+HpcVOUk

NEWSFLASH: NEW NORMAL

Most of us are weary of your complaints about the PMs. We don't care about the PMs. We have real work to do, whether still at Devon or looking for a job. I seriously doubt that you still work for Devon. If you do..good lord, move on already. You are the malignant tumor that needs to be removed.

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Post ID: @3irl+HpcVOUk

They commonly sit on the Desk and show their legs. That's how to keep you job. You've seen it, Kristi sitting on Jon's desk. ;)

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Post ID: @3eoa+HpcVOUk

Nice to see it runs in the family... 🍆👌👅

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Post ID: @2twe+HpcVOUk

Hmmm, I still work here👍👻👅

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Post ID: @2zpt+HpcVOUk

So you're sayin I sucked like your mom last night?

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Post ID: @2bos+HpcVOUk

you were let go because you sucked at your job.

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Post ID: @2gtx+HpcVOUk

Perhaps one of your dependents had medical expenses

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Post ID: @2xzx+HpcVOUk

I had very few medical expenses,I guess I wasn't good enough.

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Post ID: @2etc+HpcVOUk

You were let go because you had medical expenses.

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Post ID: @2abo+HpcVOUk

From my observation it was all show and no blow. !

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Post ID: @2jxr+HpcVOUk

I was in the PMO, and I was let go in February. I am glad I left the PMO but I'm not glad I left Devon. I'm sorry for all those who had to stay and clean up everything the rest of us left behind, one of them being Roni. Good luck with that one.

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Post ID: @1nxn+HpcVOUk

Dang auto correct on my phone, LAWSUIT!!

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Post ID: @1lbz+HpcVOUk

Was it the flow chart with 9 revisions in six months that did this to you? Or was it the prison cell with dry erase walls and glass doors? Certainly it wasn't a kiss assmanager asking you to kiss his.

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Post ID: @1iwo+HpcVOUk

Take it all in your law sweet or suite... Or did you mean lawsuit...

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Post ID: @1tjt+HpcVOUk

Get ready for a law suite. I will find you and take everything you have

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Post ID: @1zue+HpcVOUk

If your are that miserable the go ahead and quit already.

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Post ID: @1mmd+HpcVOUk

The thought of going in to work in the morning makes me feel ill. If there was an option to volunteer now I would. We get told what a great job we're doing and then taken out back and shot.

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Post ID: @1yib+HpcVOUk

Don't worry - Accenture is doing well. Devon is giving all their money to Accenture so they can have data live in Hana at the speed of NOW!. What a joke this project has been. We're play for updates, why I ask? We need to cut cost to the bone and maintain things to keep the lights on. Waste and more waste! And don't forget the second act snap decision lol; other wasted projects.

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Post ID: @1pha+HpcVOUk

With out PMs keeping things on budget Devon would be in worse shape. We're saving the company!!

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Post ID: @1jga+HpcVOUk

Come Monday look for the do-gooder post, on how wonderful the PMO is. We all know that they drink the Kool-Aid

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Post ID: @1emr+HpcVOUk

AGREED about the PMO bosses. I dislike them all! They are smug.

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Post ID: @den+HpcVOUk

Devon's problem is that they don't understand what a PMO is. The PMO should provide best practices and governance over projects. They should also have practices in place that Devon is do the right projects. PM's don't belong in pool assigned out like jockey's. They belong with the individual BU or delivery manager. Look around Devon this is not a new idea and works well for other companies.

Try it you might like it !!

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Post ID: @zzn+HpcVOUk

I was let go in February , I still do not understand why.

I miss my job and my coworkers.

Devon could be a great place to work if they got their priorities in order.

Devon did take care of the ones who were laid off, there are not many companies that would give the kind of severance package Devon did, for that I am great full , but would still rather have my job.

I have applied everywhere , no one is hiring, I am now working part time for less than a third of what I made, and with no benifits .

Hopefully things will pick up.

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Post ID: @qnm+HpcVOUk

I was happy to be in the first round, but unless you are in IT, HR or PM it will be a challenge to find something else. Stay as long as you can while looking for another job at the same time.

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Post ID: @rtl+HpcVOUk

you must be in IT, right? find another job.........

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