Doesn't make sense. COP is still hiring more new hires this summer.
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Let's get this straight, the company is "ConocoPhillips"....."Conoco" would have never treated their people like this.....
.....make that neither human nor resourceful.
HR wouldn't know dignity and respect if it looked them in the face. A group that has always been neither human nor respectful.
Yes. Plain clothed, armed guards were used for everyone, and it had nothing to do with "hard" or "easy" cases. This was at the POB in Bartlesville, but the same thing happened at P66 in the Adams bldg. I think they wanted to treat eaveryone the same.
Whoa. Armed guards? Was that at the Main complex? I just walked out with the meek little HR person who gave me my papers, and she was very respectful. Maybe there were different tactics for the suspected "hard cases" and "easy cases"?
Definitely is good to look at this reviews to make sure I will never apply for this company in the future, I'm sure they will be looking for technical people in the mid/long term when prices come to a decent level.
Have to agree, Conoco seemed much more concerned about protecting themself from potential ligatition than anything else. The way they treated people is out in the market now, will likely affect their ability to recruit and retain talent in the future.
Dignity and respect is not laying off someone who has been with the company 30 - 40 years and having them escorted out without getting to say goodbye to coworkers or to get their personal belongings from their office. Dignity and respect is approaching those employees a month ago and working out early retirement agreements, which would have allowed them to at least be celebrated and honored by their coworkers during their last days.
Layoffs were handled with dignity and respect?? I don't know about that. Most of the people who were laid off were unexpectedly called to a conference room where they were told due to declining oil prices and unfavorable market conditions, the company has been force to cut costs. That sounds reasonable, except the next course of events didn't seem quite respectful to me. The person laid off was not told why their were selected. They were then given their walking papers and escorted from the building by armed guards. They were not allowed to return to their offices, say goodbye to their co-workers, or pack up their personal belongings.
Layoffs were handled with dignity and respect....
Honestly, you're better off somewhere else right now. This company has no idea how to manage difficult times.
Why not? Interns are recruited in the Fall or Winter semester, most reputable companies are done recruiting by 12/1. So, let's say I got an internship with Conoco and it's April right now, why would I say no to Conoco and sit home and do nothing. I'd rather add Conoco to my resume and the hiring decision might be done later by both me and Conoco. You have a timing issue her (in addition to a company quality one)
Why on earth would an individual follow through with an internship at a company with no opportunity to hire on full time? Endless other opportunities elsewhere for internships at companies with plans on hiring (and not firing).
Thank you
We will keep the commitments, we always do, if you were long enough with Conoco you know this already
Intern offers would have been made in August-October of last year. It's very bad form and a great way to sour relationships with universities if you rescind internship offers. They may have the intern program as scheduled but likely will be offering very few (if any) of them full time positions at the end of the summer. Same thing happened when they had small layoffs in early 2009, they still had interns but hired only maybe 1 or 2 engineering interns despite some really good candidates.
At least the layoff of new hires belies the claims that it's only those nearing retirement who are being targeted.
Commitments made prior to downturn.