Thread regarding Baker Hughes layoffs

Living Well

In this period of downturn and uncertainty, our colleagues are being made redundant and the sales teams are scrambling for every $ available I find it quite incredible that we now have to find times in our daily work lives for Yoga & Breath classes along with Fitness Workout classes.

The employee cuts have been severe and those left are working many different roles trying to keep what little work we have running as smoothly as possible.

Do those in power really believe we need or have time to engage with these feel-good activities? Perhaps they believe the whole world works in a Houston cube office environment.

Soapbox rant for today over. I just felt the recent feel-good emails were badly timed.

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Post ID: @OP+16oFoYZS

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@7wxk+16oFoYZ - I disagree completely, HR has built a kingdom with more “executives” than nearly any other function in the company. You have an entire group of people who think they run and/or drive the company but expect the manager to do the actual HR work in a “self service” model. The biggest thing they’re responsible for is culture which I don’t think a single person actually believes is good. Even long service employees hate what Baker has become. I thought when the new HRO came in she’d actually take a close look at her org and make real changes, that hasn’t happen. I have zero respect for the entire HR team and their total lack of getting anything tangible actually done.

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Post ID: @8mgu+16oFoYZS

Not HRs fault. It’s really no ones fault but ours to live and die with this industry. What else can Human Resources do or say to make the situation better? It’s a s—-hole when the market is bad. Oh but when it’s high...

We got severances and that was nice. On to the next show

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Post ID: @7wxk+16oFoYZS

Don’t count on HR getting any better with the new leader that were brought in from Marathon.

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Post ID: @3vyz+16oFoYZS

@OP Why do extra? It isn’t as though you’re being paid more or guaranteed job security. Unemployment lines are filled with people who went the extra mile only to find themselves kicked out the door the next day.

You get a task. You get a deadline. The task falls within your job description and your pay grade. Do exactly that task by exactly that deadline up to the limit of your job description and pay grade. Nothing more is required, and doing more won’t save you.

Cynical? Absolutely. But I’m not wrong.

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Post ID: @1fhf+16oFoYZS

HR anywhere is a joke. Used to be called Personnel. You used to be a person. Now you’re just a resource.

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Post ID: @yxr+16oFoYZS

I'll take some extra feel good money to take the edge off.

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Post ID: @zic+16oFoYZS

Someone in HR must have read it in a book - best practices at Google, Facebook, Apple, etc.

THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BEAST - oil and gas. How about actually empowering managers and employees with the right resources to get the job done. How about clear career paths, continuing education support, and actually giving 2 F-ks about their jobs?

HR at Baker is a joke!!!

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