Thread regarding National Oilwell Varco Inc. layoffs

88 to go at Montrose and Dundee

Redundancies announced

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Management hold a toolbox talk telling us that there is 10 million dollars worth of backlog work in the yard. Two days later they tell us that 88 guys are to be made redundant. What a shower of cocks. Useless cowardly management on massive salaries. It's them that should be hit, nae us.

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Post ID: @2yhr+GAdk5cp

It's a p**s take that trainees are being used to do a qualified persons job

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Post ID: @2vab+GAdk5cp

The company has made billions of the back of its people and this is how it treats its people. why are no managers or leads in the redundency figures ? Why do managers still get company cars when they don't need them, why are service hands coming from South Africa to do work in the north sea, these are all questions which need asking at consultation time

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Post ID: @2mve+GAdk5cp

They paid off all the trainee service engineers last year but this year the South African trainee engineers have been working in the North Sea but there's no work for engineers we keep getting told. I hope they are all cyber based or maybe they don't know until redundancy time.

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Post ID: @2aet+GAdk5cp

Bills pub is like the Royal arch..wipe your feet on the way out! Full of tinks too! Ex employees aswell! Go in for a pint some time and see his wife who clearly has issues with drink!! It's a long walk for bill past condor

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Post ID: @2fjs+GAdk5cp

Hope it doesn't stop the Managers golf days

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Post ID: @2eww+GAdk5cp

Our bonus was nothing to write home about, certainly not as much as some have made out. I am assuming that the shop floor guys would just have handed it back? Yeah right!!

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Post ID: @2fbh+GAdk5cp

Excellent point about the electrical service engineers, everything needs to be done fairly.

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Post ID: @2rok+GAdk5cp

I think the reduction in onshore and offshore bonuses may push people to leave. People could probably earn more money working in a job that is permanently onshore.

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Post ID: @2agt+GAdk5cp

I don't think anyone is arguing on here I think people are trying to make everyone aware of their situation so that it's something for everyone to consider and it may be helpful to their fellow workers.

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Post ID: @2vpm+GAdk5cp

Hold the managers to account and if you feel you have been selected and made redundant incorrectly then take them for unfair dismissal. They have to be able to justify there decision. It's not a time to argue with each other it's time to pull together against them.

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Post ID: @2hrk+GAdk5cp

Has nobody got anything to say about thanks? He ain't much better.

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Post ID: @2why+GAdk5cp

The Service Managers relocated to Dundee 2 years ago from Montrose. In this present climate of job cuts it must be more cost effective to relocate back to Montrose thus saving the company money.

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Post ID: @2nab+GAdk5cp

Very strange how the electrical service engineers who are all called the same on their contracts have been separated into different groups this time. Just because someone has been on a cyber base course they are safe and yet no one informed any of the electrical service engineers which group they were in. Surely if the electrical service engineers have had their job titles changed they should have been informed of this because isn't this a change of job. Maybe some electrical service engineers wouldn't have applied for the position if they were informed at the time there were two different groups, it seems they have been purposely misled. The engineers should have been informed of the change in their roles but hey managers can do anything they like forget the legality of the situation.

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Post ID: @2tlt+GAdk5cp

Who seen them laffing on way out of meeting?

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Post ID: @2mae+GAdk5cp

What managers are ok?? Speak your mind

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Post ID: @2slh+GAdk5cp

Biff is just an idiot, totally out of his depth. Should stick to pulling pints in his sh--hole of a pub. Why can tricky dicky and others above him not see that he is totally inept?

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Post ID: @2tfo+GAdk5cp

Couple of the managers are ok, have shown they care about their departments, shame they are in minority. Majority are w*nkers, they use others to climb the corporate ladder, well guess what, higher you are, harder you'll fall including the laughing buffoon, the way he laughed and joked at meeting was shocking. Buffalo Bill, f'ing cowboy, one of these days he'll fall off his ladder and the sooner the better, maybe then we'll get some proper leadership, shame it will be too late for most of us.

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Post ID: @2ckp+GAdk5cp

Yeh and vast majority are f---in useless arselickers.

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Post ID: @2uvj+GAdk5cp

There is 20 something planners altogether between RFE pce national etc Craig.

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Post ID: @2srb+GAdk5cp

20 odd planners! Yeah ok! Twat!

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Post ID: @2ccq+GAdk5cp

Why would his job be safe? He has no technical ability above wire locking

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Post ID: @2dxx+GAdk5cp

Oh good for you Gus, I take it chalmers told you your job was safe when you rolled over in bed this morning

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Post ID: @2ort+GAdk5cp

HSE untouched. New start the other week I believe. What do the hse managers actually do except tour the uk and world achieving f all.

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Post ID: @2dui+GAdk5cp

!!!! 12 fitters are going to make space for the 12 apprentices

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Post ID: @2xgm+GAdk5cp

How can anyone be inspired to work at the company now!! The managers are ment to lead by example!

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Post ID: @2tpu+GAdk5cp

The youngest machinist will be staying! Why keep to old men

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Post ID: @2srg+GAdk5cp

There's is a heap more than 8 planners mate theres 20 odd atleast. It's bullshit the RFE boys are the best ones in there that's why they were put on that equipment. All the rest are just good with a sledge hammer and gas axe!

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Post ID: @2htn+GAdk5cp

The pen pushers survive to live another day. Still need 8 planners to plan out zero work though. Joke

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Post ID: @2ztq+GAdk5cp

Total cowardly announcement. Did not have the guts to announce it face to face with the workshop guys. Send out letters instead. Totally sums up the management here. Spineless clowns.

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Post ID: @2llm+GAdk5cp

If your name is on the tash's list, you are going.... he overlooked the fact that he now has to add his own name to it... karma has a nasty point of biting you on the a#se

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Post ID: @2qzy+GAdk5cp

Let's make an already top heavy repair group even more top heavy. Usual crap from an incompetent, drunken ape.

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Post ID: @2eyl+GAdk5cp

2 out of 3 machine men to go. Bet the one who spends the majority of his day in the smoke shelter will be the one who they keep

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Post ID: @2cep+GAdk5cp

A project guy upstairs been sat around for months with no work not even under consideration ????????

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Post ID: @2grt+GAdk5cp

Workshop shafted yet again. Anyone with any sense will leave, latest rumour is that those left are going on straight day shift. Gonna tell my dad.

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Post ID: @2dry+GAdk5cp

At least the rig systems workshop manager will be safe, smiling and laughing at announcement to inform staff that their livelihoods are about to be ripped away from them, people with young families. He's ok though, if he ever does get found out, he had always got his pub to fall back on. #totalarseholeofaman

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Post ID: @2hqx+GAdk5cp

Another pay off in 6 months to come aswell! Keeps coming and coming! Very insecure industry! There's no work period! Won't be for many years! Workshop has been treated like sh-- with loss of earning and bonus scheame! While the office walk around like Heros! Guys ...your going on days so f---ing leave

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Post ID: @2hov+GAdk5cp

Baku is a hell of mail run.

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Post ID: @2wqa+GAdk5cp

There is always mail to deliver.

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Post ID: @1rdu+GAdk5cp

This is bullshit I'm calling my dad!

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