I see many views but nobody is posting. If I compare our board here with other large Oil and Gas companies we get just a tiny fraction of posts that they have?
Is it cultural?
Are we self-censoring?
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Working for people who will lure you into a consulate and chop you up keeps a lid on things.
I am with HAL, Aramco was lucky indeed - we've been cutting deep for about 24 months now
You bunch at aramco have been lucky is all. The rest of the other lOC' s have been slash and burn mode for 18 months. Welcome to our world.
The board is actually very lively - it's not visible though. All messages are buried in a single discussion ( see it here https://www.thelayoff.com/t/IF2wAWy or use this link @IF2wAWy ) - we have over 13,000 views as of right now with more than 70 people replying.
There is a lot of anger and frustration but in general people are civil.
I think we all got humbled by this experience - I did not expect it even though deep down inside me there was something telling me it was coming.