Can we fire the CEO and hire an Indian replacement working remotely?

Thoughts?

If the tariffs are placed on Canadian oil & gas, what impact will that have on the Canadian business unit?

Any guesses on what VCIP will be?

I’m 1 of 19 people on my floor today (normally about 50-60). RL & ELT’s corporate overlord greed really showed by not giving us Fridays WFH. “People” my a$$! But hey, collaboration and innovation!

The stress is nonstop, and dealing with all the ridiculous decisions from management is driving me crazy. It's like they’re on a mission to burn everything down just to see how bad it can get. Things aren’t getting better, they’re only spiraling. I’m... — read more 

What has been your experience with the nxtgen RUSA? I have found it to be poorly executed on the front end for users. Trainings were more theoretical and didn't give level of detail that is needed to accomplish day-to-day tasks. Now in this live... — read more 

Now that we are on the other side of close it's super obvious the IMO was doing nothing to actually plan for integration. People, budget, operations, you name it and there is no guidance or idea. It's great to see all these high potential managers... — read more 

It is the last work from home day tomorrow. Hopefully you enjoy it and are extra productive.

Anyone worried about the new administration crashing oil prices with the drill baby drill stuff?

Any guesses or good rumors in regards to when they will start the headcount reduction?

Obviously the company is trying to get people to quit on their own to save money on severance packages. This is evident by canceling HOW, changing vacation to PTO, and getting firm on people being in-office for 9 hours a day. Do y’all think the... — read more 

General Thoughts?

People are more than happy to walk away on their own these days. We’ve lost three team members in just three months, and with no replacements coming, it’s no surprise the extra workload might drive even more of us to quit. I don't see how this is a... — read more 

Did I miss something or is there not a town hall with Ryan Lance for Q4? There is a LOT going on right now, I get that, but this is so demotivating and makes me feel like upper management really doesn’t care about their workforce.

I just saw that we decided to purchase the Marathon newly built HQ building. This was not part of the plan originally, but was a last minute decision. Anyone have any ideas why we did that? What are our plans for that building? Downsize Houston... — read more 

Are we Really going to spend 100 million plus on severance packages for MRO employees?

What’s the right size for the Center now that we are L48, Alaska and international LNG? Exploration, why? Technology and innovation directors, why?

https://www.gurufocus.com/news/2613064/marathon-oil-mro-delists-after-sale-to-conocophillips-cop

He will be turning 63 in 2025. Does anyone have any idea when he plans to retire? Who do you think will be the next CEO?

I get we need to secure things. Does all these security initiatives really help mitigate risk when it impedes user productivity. I used to do more off hours work checking things on my personal phone or working something on my personal computer or... — read more 

What are your thoughts about potential ConocoPhillips layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

I have heard two different tracts of 'fact' that are diametrically opposite - one that the decision to bring everyone back in the office was singlehandedly made by RL. The other was that the ELT all agrees that this is best for the company... — read more 

Driving on public roadways is the most dangerous part of your day. This is why we increased your time spent on public roadways by 33% when we discontinued the HOW program. Because safety is our first SPITIT value

This is the place where there are no rules needed to be followed at COP. All the foreman tell us to hide any/all spills, any small incidents are covered up. No one seems to care from COP since it is way out of site. It is impossible to turn on all... — read more 

I’ve worked at several companies in the industry. I’ve been with COP for two years now, and I don’t really know what to think. My team is fine, manager not so much. Life-work balance is better than in some other companies, but there have been times... — read more 

Will the Marathon acquisition be the kiss of death for COP. It feels like since the Concho deal the wheels on the bus have fallen off. Will the marathon deal be more of the same. We are trying so hard to be a leader in our industry we have lost our... — read more 

If the ELT wants more productivity, they can hire more people. They’ll never learn anything if they don’t have to deal with the consequences of their own actions.

I’ll take any adjustment in order to reduce the % of layoffs… Let’s be honest, we are extremely well paid for the work we do. You might find a different place to work with a hybrid schedule. But your paycheck and ill get a big hit. — read more 

Curious to see if ELT will be rebranding SPIRIT values since People no longer matter. Any suggestions for a new “P” value?

How long until this gets deleted off the website? Chief Diversity Officer Natacha Buchanan said the HOW program is a response to an evolving work environment. “ConocoPhillips trusts its employees to do their work and is providing them the... — read more 

Has anyone heard about the VCIP being restructured?

I’m among the RTO mandated. Layoffs can’t come soon enough, as far as I’m concerned. I’m unwilling to leave for free, and RTO is an arrangement I can’t wait to get out of.

Any predictions on how upcoming layoffs will look (assuming what Ryan hinted at is true)? Just trying to plan my next steps accordingly and hopefully make a timeframe.

Good luck to you all. 2012 I left COP, my company is hiring if you like working at a gas plant. All types of positions ava. The company not only has a good hiring package but when It comes to annual bonus, you get one right before Christmas and the... — read more 

Since leadership has made it clear that we are only successful when we are together, when are we going to move everyone from BVL to Houston?

It was already demonstrated with empirical data and Business feedback in 2022 that productivity and Business satisfaction went up with the hybrid schedule for COP but nooooo they had to get outside Amazon inspired pptx consultants to bring... — read more 

Get rid of middle managers who are too cowardly to hold bad performers accountable. If someone is not good at their job they need to be let go or demoted to something they can actually do. Instead, they are shipped off to big projects like NxtGen or... — read more