Thread regarding ConocoPhillips layoffs

This post is Fake News. Most of what you are saying is simply not true.

What is worse is you are replying to yourself in this thread pretending to be other people.

I like the first post in this series. I can identify as a survivor. Lately all I see is gross management incompetence, dishonesty, and utter lack of integrity. So tired of all this... Managers lie to motivate you and s--- every last drop of blood they can, then kick you to the curb after riding on your back to success. You cowards, it would be better for you if you had not been born.

The problem is very basic ... performance is not recognised.

True story. There is a lot of swamp to drain but this is a big part of it. Good post

I was let go last fall. It ticked me off, but not all that much any more. I am still in touch with some of the survivors, and they are largely hunkered down, wondering what's next, and looking at the job boards. The work is largely the unsatisfying, "busy work" that fills their days and they are not a happy lot by any measure...except for the "protected species (PS)." The PS tow the party line, and try and put the COP spin on every edict and bad decision. They are also ready for the next axe to cleave more of the staff as assets are auctioned off and entire business units are gutted. More high-grading on the way folks...yippee!

E.K. is poster child for these types of "leaders"

Well said, whoever said "all decisions make sense in the short term, stupid in the long run." Epitomizes the company's problems. To be fair, it exists in many other companies and industries. It's just take. to a new level here. The private firms are better off in this regard. The "leadership" doesn't feel as much pressure to focus on quarterly progress and making shareholders see their profits every stupid quarter. They are more free to focus on the marathon, and not the little sprints. Unfortunately, our "leaders'" incentives are set up with the same shortsightedness. Insanity, and the average stockholder is clueless about it. These greedy, narcissistic, pathological board members and executives are destroying the middle class, the working class, many public companies, and definitely the average investors.

In our asset our "up and comers" are all spouses. It is nepotism deep around here

My favorite "leader" is the no-nothing guy heading finance who does not know accounting. He parades around the workout center wearing only a towel around his ugly a$$ then goes outside for a smoke.

Well done. Too bad, SLT will never listen and always covered mistake by another mistake. All decisions are pretty smart in short term, stupid in long run!!!!! Easygoing, hardworking workers let go, Hypocrites got promoted!

Agree 100%. These chosen few are identified by only a few of the criteria that should be considered. They've made poor decisions over and over, including who they've decided to retain and layoff. As for knowing how to present: they know how to present the work of those under them. They would never allow those who've actually done the work to present to their supervisors and get them some credit and face time. The marks of poor leadership. Scum.

Good post. Very accurate. Perhaps, after the asset sales are completed, there will be an opportunity to downsize organization, reduce the excessive processes, end the the micro- managing. The upcoming severe downsizing presents an opportunity for surviving workforce to have some significant work with some degree of decision making. This will only be possible if there is a significant reduction in workforce, particularly in the executive, managerial and supervisory levels. This will force work efforts to be focused. People will will have step up and assume some decision making responsibility.