Is it just me or is the COP Official Internal Propaganda Department more voracious than any other in industry? I can't even imagine the money spent on those pamphlets and videos over the years. At other companies I've worked at, they'd photocopy pamphlets not spend money on videos, graphics, and shiny professionally printed propaganda.
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Ok, but now they've just obtained a new low. I just saw an ad on this very website that was trying to solicit support for the COP political agenda. "Join us." Really? That is just beyond egregious that they would have the complete and total lack of sensitivity to spend money to spread their propaganda bull here. How many of ours jobs could have been saved if someone had dialed that crap back? Ellen's head should finally land on a platter for this! Who could possibly have thought this was a good idea??
Somehow the marketing idiots from the refining segment stayed with cop. Also need to quit donating money to every bird in North America. Only people who give a crap about cop is the shareholders and it won't be pretty on this quarter results. More lies to come "unexpected issue so we didn't breakeven".
Don't forget to put in a work order to return your 2"x3" paper name placard on the outside of your door at EC3 to its original peer reviewed glory. If you don't, it will counted as a near miss!
It's always been this way at COP. Remember all those stupid red swooshes hanging everywhere when they were introducing the new intranet, The Mark? What a ridiculous waste of resources and effort that was. Or how about the employee opinion surveys and the COP brand identity that goes no where? OR all the wasted effort around promoting trust and candor at a time when employees would be stupid to ever trust management? They need to cut deep, really deep, in the communications and branding departments (and start right from the very top). There's no point trying to "sell" employees on those concepts...nobody's buying the party line anymore. Even the SPIRIT values we all supposedly "hold so dear" are pretty damn hard to swallow these days.
It's their Kool aid. Drink up. Don't forget all the emails from management on how they want you to vote, accompanied by stickers, pens, hats, and shirts.
Collaboration and accountability! I need more instruction and information! I don't know what these words mean yet!
I noticed this as well. It is the sign of a company in decline.