We are very much still in the middle of a pandemic regardless of what Fox News wants you to think. Houston is home to every variation of COVID–19 that exist. The only reason I was OK returning to the office was the alternating schedule. Well, starting May 17, we won’t even be alternating. This company never fails to show us that they only value business and have no regard for our lives or humanity. It is not safe to force for capacity in a building when you can easily work from home. I will be finding another job and I suggest that you do the same because this complete disregard for human life and health because of “business results” aka managements careless decisions that don’t work out that somehow are our fault since were working from home. If I wasn’t sure about leaving... I’m definitely out the door now. Sayonara
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I live very close to the office so things were always easy for me
I received a call from the State of Texas COVID tracking folks. They told me I had tested positive and wanted to know who I’d been in around and what my symptoms were.
I hung up on them, as I assumed it was a spammer.
Googled the number and sure enough it was Department of State Health Services.
They called back 3 times. I finally answered.
Told them I had not been tested or experienced any symptoms. Was transferred several times.
Finally talked to a lady that said that I had been tested positive in Waco. I said Waco? She said yes. I said I haven’t been near Waco since the Aggies played their when I was in College 33 years ago.
I asked if she’d remove me from the state’s positive headcount. She said no. And requested that I answer questions on how I felt in the last 30 days since testing positive.
I responded to her questions honestly, like have you had severe headaches, I said yes, but pretty sure it was the Bordeaux…
So, how many of these numbers are real? I don’t believe COVID is real based on this episode.
Very little oil has been produced or refined by sitting behind a modern day typewriter, just words and opinions (which we know every one has one)
Not everyone in the field works outside. We have field offices you realize. We work more than 8 hours a day too. We don’t wear masks anymore. We aren’t catching COVID. No one is dying.
So did you quit OP?
@3qqz+1azPaNx2 sorry but even before 2020, the satellite office to the north of campus has always been sparsely occupied. I find it extremely hard to believe that there will be a large number of people there, especially with the staff reductions.
This isn’t about returning to the office for a few days. Houston area employees have already been working in the office on alternating schedules, specifically research Forest. This is about abandoning all safety measures in social distancing by forcing everyone in the office 100% of the time. There’s no way to social distance with 100% of people in the office. We’re already working in the office “a few days a week” meaning every day of the week, every other week. The email announcing this decision stated that this measure has been very effective and then proceeded to say that we’re disregarding this measure in forcing everyone back into the office. It’s not like the field jobs where you’re outside, it’s forcing people to congregate inside in close quarters for 8+ hours a day. I can’t think of a better way to test the limits of vaccinations and cause a stronger more resistant strain of Covid to arise in Houston again.
Hey Darren Woods, PIP Deez Nuts
Hear that sound?
https://youtu.be/0lzqRVuRqN0
Please quit. If you can't show up to the office for a few days you should be working elsewhere
“If people don’t commute, we don’t have a viable business model.”
LOLOLOL Check out the big brain on Brad......
My team and I have worked on site every single day since 1/2020. Crybabies are pathetic and sad. Grow up.
Houston (Spring) should feel lucky that you were able to work from home for the last 14 months. The CEO of Phillips 66 had their employees in Houston HDQ's return to the office in July 2020.
Refiner Phillips 66's return-to-work policy stirs unease as virus flares
By Liz Hampton, Erwin Seba
3 MIN READ
SUMMARY
Phillips 66, which began bringing back its 2,000 headquarters staff in May, has become a test case for Houston employers looking to recall workers from home offices.
In a video to employees, Chief Executive Greg Garland said their return would support its main product, gasoline, and be fair to company employees who cannot work from home*, according to a video transcript reviewed by Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-houston-idUSKBN24403V
DENVER/HOUSTON (Reuters) - About 20 employees of U.S. oil refiner Phillips 66 tested positive at its Texas headquarters for COVID-19 in recent weeks, people familiar with the matter said, alarming employees as the company strove to keep staff working in its offices.
Texas has reported record daily cases of the virus this week and Houston hospitals began emergency staffing and occupancy measures. On Thursday, the state ordered face masks be worn in public, reversing officials’ earlier opposition to a mandate.
Phillips 66, which began bringing back its 2,000 headquarters staff in May, has become a test case for Houston employers looking to recall workers from home offices.
In a video to employees, Chief Executive Greg Garland said their return would support its main product, gasoline, and be fair to company employees who cannot work from home, according to a video transcript reviewed by Reuters.
“Our company bled $1.6 billion of cash in the first quarter. We’ll bleed at least that much in the second quarter,” he said, adding that weak fuel sales put employee jobs in jeopardy. “If people don’t commute, we don’t have a viable business model.”
The company also had very few COVID-19 cases and no workplace transmission that it knew of, he added.
But since then, the rising number of employee cases has troubled staff, according to four people who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to media. Phillips only recently mandated masks be worn in all areas of its offices.
Employees had expressed concern about going to work amid Texas’ surge in cases and were unhappy about the relative protection of top executives with private elevators and enclosed offices, the sources said.
A Phillips 66 spokesman said in a written reply to questions that the safety of employees, contractors and communities was the company’s top priority.
Employee “monitoring, isolation and/or quarantining is taking place as necessary,” he said, but did not respond to a question on the number of cases.
Office seating complied with social distancing guidelines, and where this was not possible, employees worked staggered shifts, the company said.
Reporting by Liz Hampton in Denver and Erwin Seba in Houston; editing by Richard Pullin
you can quit and not tell anyone, nobody will miss you
Go ahead and quit without severance. No one cares.
Me too.
I think we should restore the match to field and plant workers who showed up to work every day even during COVID/freeze. I support a 15% cut in base salary for bottom 2 quintiles, but restore match for all office employees. Plus I support staying in job minimum 3 to 4 years. Also, simply by dropping the salary curves and extending promotion frequency and de-classifyng jobs.
Always thought exxonmobil hired the best and brightest. This thread right here shows that all employees are fu----g mo--ns and little children.
Omg! Legal is going to come track me down! Haha. What a d-mb sh-t thing to say. As if they care about me or you for that matter. You have to be NSI to conclude that XOM legal would get involved with an anonymous forum.
@1tmm+1azPaNx2 over here thinking that law or the corporation gives two sh—s about the sensitive office workers in this thread, or that they would even bother trying to compel another company it doesn’t do business with to violate a foundational part of its terms of service... and then having the arrogance to believe others are “NSI”.
Need a drink after a hard day of power point and kissing a$$. I like beer!
Gig-paid troll must be sleeping now.
At least 10 posts on this thread alone.
Must have touched a hot-spot.
Quit as soon as you can. You earned it!
Bye!
“Safety.... until it impacts ‘business results’” then it’s eff you and your life
All you people please just quit and make room for those who want to work. The company doesn’t owe you anything.
I am not surprised we are asked come to office now that I have zero expectation from this company, but I don't want to hear the word 'safety' ever again from EM. BS!
I want to be home with my dogs.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/27/tensions-rise-as-return-to-work-plans-gain-steam.html
Who the he-l owns the Bentley then?
Yup! And we all have to work with your du-b a-s too. Good luck on the NSI train
This entire thread is pure comedy...I don't care who you are, this is funny!
How dare you
I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t last a day.
If i wanted to risk my life for a job, I’d be in the field...
Well hot damn wrap one on cause we goin on a ride in our Tesla to the campus to do some na--d hot yoga after eating our vegan tea tree leaf and kale salads and after that we gonna hammer some rails of Colombian bam bam and be off work by 2 for a mental health day... what a day to be alive
I hate every single one of you, see y’all on the PIP list.
Stupid field guy. We don’t have to drive to yoga. It is at the wellness center on campus offered at convenient times throughout the day between our working hours of 9 am to 3 pm. I usually go before or after my hour long lunch break.
Just use the elevator and you don’t have to worry about the handrail. Problem solved. You’re welcome.
Audi? We are all driving Tesla’s now you savage.
How big a boy are ya? And are you cute?
No, not really. They do have a point. Why are people in Houston losing their minds when other places even in Texas not somewhere else in the world have been working at the office just fine with no issues? I think that is their point.