Thread regarding Occidental Petroleum Corp. layoffs

Occidental hires and fires at the same time - nothing new, nothing unusual - people are being let go all the time. I know some folks here in Los Angeles who were let go over last 10 weeks, at the same time I know people who were hired - so really, the concept of layoffs is omnipresent at Occidental. Layoffs are signs of both good and bad management, mostly good...