Share any updates you may have about PG&E layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
VSP is over, when do the layoffs start?
The VSP program is over with less than 500 people taking it. The CEO stated that the target reduction was over 2800 employees. When and how will 2300 people lose their jobs? Do you think that another VSP round is on the way?
Job Cuts
CEO announced a need to cut jobs. Says there will be more info in coming weeks. Talked of a voluntary separation. Heard rumors the goal is to cut 2,800 positions. We’ve stopped almost all hiring since last year.
VSPs for Over 55
Anyone else applying for the VSP offer? Is it enough to justify an early retirement?
Lay offs are happening
My fiancé was just hired on with 316 employees.. within a month… to date, all of them just got laid off…. Yeah whatever is going on… they will hire and lay people off
Mary
What would happen if PG&E customers had Solar panels put on top of their home to save money on their electric bills and in their pockets.
Layoff
Laying off workers because of the Dixie Fire will save you money and help put back money for the past fires will show good faith.
How bad will it get?
I'm worried that PG&E will use this opportunity to get rid of whoever they want, especially older employees who make more money, with no consequences and smaller severance. We all know it will get bad, but I'm afraid it might get much worse than many... — read more
Master thread for CoronaVirus and impact on PG&E
Q&A kinda thread - what's happening next?
PG&E Layoffs 2019
Is there going to be any reorg or PG&E Layoffs in 2019?
PG&E Layoffs 2020
Is this going to be an interesting year as it relates to PG&E Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?
Project Falcon
Dead or alive?
Tubbs fire...now what
With the Tubbs fire back on the plate, will this big financial hit affect workers, pensions and layoffs?
PGE Restructure
To exit bankruptcy PGE has to submit a reorganization plan. Does anyone have ideas on what the new CEO will propose? Is the sale of Gas still in the plate? What about layoffs?
More PG&E layoffs?
Its also rumored that they will eliminate all the contractors in Gas Operations by the end of the year. They will also reduce the management pool, especially the individuals supervising 5 or less employees. They will also not back fill any position... — read more
Contractors to be laid off first.
PG&E will lay-off contractors first. Then it will tighten the belt on PG&E employees as it shrinks its best to income ratio. Watch and see.
Maybe Twice
How many Small companies declare BK ? (quite a few as a Percentage of small companies) How many Large companies declare BK ? (Not too many as a Percentage of large companies) How Many companies declare BK TWICE in a 10-15 year span. Well we soon may... — read more
PG&E Layoffs 2018
I do not want to be laid off. Yet, there are many rumors about potential job cuts here in San Francisco.
Treating us like animals
Once this was a great place to work at, but in the last several years that has changed completely. The office conditions at PG&E today are truly horrible. They are packing us in offices to the point you can't hear yourself think, stacking us in the... — read more
Outsourcing is not the solution!
PG&E has been going down for years thanks to its incompetent management and CEO. When will people realize that outsourcing jobs to cheaper countries is not the solution to all of your problems? Of course, most of this is due to the fact that instead... — read more
Round 2 - PG&E Layoffs
What do we know so far? Let's consolidate in this thread.
PG&E Gas Operations
they have announced today that there will be restructuring in gas operations tomorrow. They already layoff some directors last month and its expected that they hit mangers and supervisors tomorrow. Also some notable people got layoff today. This is... — read more
PG&E March 2017 Layoffs
Starting this thread just in case someone wanted to contribute info as it relates to March 2017 layoffs. The first pass and cuts back in late 2016 and Jan 2017 were poorly covered in the media, and we may want to use this space to share info. In... — read more
The Bobs are Here
Now McKinsey is here and planning the next round of layoffs. Anyone familiar with "Office Space"? Yeah, I'm gonna have to go ahead and ask you to do the work of 10 people now... and since you were already doing the work of 5 people, it won't be too... — read more
Officers
actually it was announced 8-9 officers (sr. level) were laid off, not only support support. in order to lay off union staff, they have to deal with union first... maybe this is something already happening and in negotiation.
Huge Layoffs Coming in 2017
Due to poor management decisions, expenses suddenly are reported to be out of control and instead of letting go leaders...it's going to be a mass reductions of union employees and support staff.
Rise Up Losers
The worker is silent. After: 450 layoffs, 800 contractors axed, 70 jobs sent to Indians. training replacements. 300 mil saved (per year). customer service quality to drop 80%. = 180 IT jobs cut, 40% of IT jobs go to India. TCS/Tata grabs the lion... — read more
pg&e protects its employees like nobody else
pg&e protects its employees like nobody else. occasionally there will be a small round of targeted layoffs (like the poster below - he notes 2 layoffs) but in general the company does not like letting people go
PG&E Layoffs 2016
What is the likelihood of PG&E layoffs in San Francisco in 2016? Please let me know if you have any information.
Update - 100s cut
http://companies.bizjournals.com/profile/pg-e/130794/?mkt=sanfrancisco
PG&E cutting IT support jobs and outsourcing the work...
PG&E cutting IT support jobs and outsourcing the work... There is so much waste at PG&E that if they just clean up all the stuff that is unsupported and application running that aren't even being used. How do you outsource a Power Grid to a 3RD world... — read more
PG&E Layoffs 2017
I never thought that we'll see this but we might have layoffs here in San Francisco.
How many people work at PG&E?
Do you know what are top three locations in terms of employee count? Also, how many work at San Francisco?
Layoff
PG&E protect his employees, who protect PG&E,. pG'&E one day will have to cut cost because of it's invester and they are losing money with all the fires. 6 years in a row.
PG&E ramps down workforce ahead of next year's fire season, says it's not 'layoffs': Here's why
With just six months to California wildfire season, PG&E says it has ramped down its workforce, reducing the number of contractors in recent weeks. EWG says PG&E laid off at least 800 contract employees over the past few weeks, including many... — read more