What changes are in store for Eldridge location? Brand new building - 20+ stories, 16 year lease - going to be kind of expenisive to maintain what with all the layoffs plus folk working from home. and no new projects.
Topics regarding layoffs at McDermott International Inc.
McDermott Layoffs 2021
Do you think there may be small/medium/large McDermott Layoffs 2021? Any news or rumors?
CIO laid off today.
The machine will say it’s for a positive reason but the real truth is another cost cutting move and many more starting next week.
What is the layoff package being offered?
Asking for a friend.
Are all your questions answered?
So are all your questions answered and are you ready to believe?
Questions!
One more day to submit questions to DD! Mine: Couldn't some of the bonus money you handed out during Ch 11 been used to keep the meager cost of living raises we had coming?
Supply chain
What happened in supply chain?
Podcasts
So is everyone motivated and enlightened by the management teams podcast. They can now tell us how great they are and how lucky we are.
Insanity
Repetition of same expecting a different outcome-
Anyone have access to this article from Upstream?
https://www.upstreamonline.com/finance/mcdermott-set-to-wield-jobs-axe-as-workload-drops-dramatically/2-1-831980
Huge layoffs next week. Also, another round of Boardroom bonuses.
Some things never change.
Layoffs in June?
I've heard there might be layoffs sometime this month, can anyone confirm this?
Holidays
I heard they are going to go to a 4-10 workweek policy and any holidays on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays wont be paid holidays unless you are at least manager level. A lot of the other engineering companies are doing the same thing.
Q1 Loss Summary
For first quarter, under Chapter-11 bankruptcy protection McDermott reports $1.4 billion loss on $1.9 billion revenues. Latest period did include $884 million impairments on property and equipment and further $94 million on goodwill. Total Tyra... — read more
More perks and bonuses ??????? WHY ???
Do we need DD's expertise that badly ??????
a hearing tomorrow
There is another bankruptcy hearing tomorrow with the United States Trustee. Any idea what this is about?
Does anybody know if DD took some of the bailout money as an extension bonus ???
I cant get a straight answer from corporate.
Hiring & Merit Actions Email
Gist of the email... no more hiring & no more raises for the foreseeable future... I better not see one more stinking cent or one more transfer of stocks to the already grossly overcompensated BOD or Executives for running the company in the... — read more
chop chop
that last email from DD sounds ominous, but is not surprising. Oil is in the 20s... that means it is time to cut jobs. You got to wonder if MDR will make it out of chapter 11.
The finish line is now in few at Cameron. We need everyone to pull together and get this done.
Bellyaching about the buses helps noone !
Looks like we'll get a few billion in stimulus, Need to allocate a good percentage into executive packages.
DD needs more funding.
Office Closing and the Corona Virus
Any news out there about possible office closings due to the Corona virus particulary my office location in Plainfield, Illinois?? If the office would close, what is the possibility that our pay would continue? If the offices stay open, what is... — read more
Busing workers in and out like sardines
Workers on the Hackberry Louisiana LNG site are still being crammed on buses to and from the jobsite as of yesterday. So much for social distancing...
Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Next to Purell
The SEC is investigating statements made by the company before its bankruptcy. "Federal regulator objects to clause in McDermott bankruptcy "Commission has filed an objection to part of Houston-based McDermott International Inc.’s bankruptcy... — read more
Charlotte NC Office
Office is done and gone. Everyone was laid off this week.
New Thread - Master Thread - CORONA VIRUS and McDermott
What are your thoguhts?
Layoffs this week
Heard some corporate do nothings are going to get cut this week. If you don’t have a charge number then you’re gone.
Let's see. $5 million for me ..... and a 1.2% salary increase for you.
Yep. Sounds about right.
US fabrication shops
Does anyone know the truth about the sale of the US fabrication shops. All we are told at all the meetings first quarter. I wonder why they keep laying off skilled labor and not office workers or managers. Instead they move people around to try to... — read more