Yes, people have already been laid off but there will not likely be anymore layoffs
Yes, people have already been laid off and there will probably be more layoffs as well
No, no one has been laid off yet but there will likely be layoffs in the coming months
No, no one has been laid off yet and likely will not be any layoffs
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Has your company / office laid people off?
Figured I'd post this up and see. There's been lots of news about the bigger companies announcing hundreds / thousands of layoffs but I'm more curious how many are being hit / have already been hit here in Calgary. Both large and small companies.
So, my question is, has your company already laid off people and/or do you expect more layoffs in the next few months?
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Voted for no. Don't expect any either.
That said you never do know though.
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents... some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new Dark Age."
-H.P. Lovecraft
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Voted No and not expecting. We don't run heavy in my division and not familiar with the other divisions.
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There's no option for laid off a lot of contractors but haven't heard of any employee layoffs, so I voted no, and don't expect to (for employees).
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No, which is surprising. We brought on quite a few people to handle various upcoming/anticipated projects which have now either been cancelled or delayed, however we are still retaining all of them.
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No for the company I'm seconded to (E&P in construction phase), we don't expect any. But are under a hiring freeze.
As for my primary employer (EPCM), I think there have been a few, but not any significant number.
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Voted: No, no one has been laid off yet and likely will not be any layoffs.
So right now 80% of responses are saying no layoffs. Nothing to worry about here. Calgary will be just fine.
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Is this more for oil/gas related careers?
Voted no and no layoffs planned. The gas prices hasn't really affected my area of profession. People are still buying Mercedes-Benz like there's no tomorrow. And still servicing and buying Parts. Business is great, our new dealership is set to finish/open in April.
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Originally posted by GTS Jeff
You know those bored stay at home moms who's entire lives revolve around driving their kids to soccer, various cleaning accessories, and worrying about neighbourhood rapists? The kind of people that watch the View and go "uh huh..." Those unfulfilled people who try to fill the void in their empty lives by writing whiny letters to the editor complaining about shit that no one really cares about?
Well imagine if instead of writing that letter to the editor, she just posts on a car forum for car enthusiasts. That's Kritafo.
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No and don't expect any in the Calgary office, but there were a few layoffs in the East. But we're in consulting/professional services.
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No and no, my work has absolutely zero to do with O&G.
In fact my workplace has less employees now than it did before the 2002 "boom".
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Voted Yes, and I know there are more coming.
O&G Company.
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just got laid off this morning, so i voted yes, and things did not sound promising so i expect a few more will be layed off depending how things go. Hopefully it picks up in spring
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Yes as well and there will be more. Friend got laid off last week from a very large VAR. Most VAR's are having a hard time now because O&G companies are pausing all their projects.
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work is down big time it feels like 2002 and 2009 again
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Originally posted by MGCM
just got laid off this morning, so i voted yes, and things did not sound promising so i expect a few more will be layed off depending how things go. Hopefully it picks up in spring
Sorry to hear bro. More time to play CoC right
Originally posted by GTS Jeff
You know those bored stay at home moms who's entire lives revolve around driving their kids to soccer, various cleaning accessories, and worrying about neighbourhood rapists? The kind of people that watch the View and go "uh huh..." Those unfulfilled people who try to fill the void in their empty lives by writing whiny letters to the editor complaining about shit that no one really cares about?
Well imagine if instead of writing that letter to the editor, she just posts on a car forum for car enthusiasts. That's Kritafo.
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guess i'll have to learn how to raidOriginally posted by dj_rice
Sorry to hear bro. More time to play CoC right
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We are "restructuring" right now...so several people have been laid off and a few shops have been closed down/merged. O&G.
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Yes/Possibly.
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Should have broken the No and No group into in O&G and not in O&G.
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I kinda wanted an overall sense because if I put O&G as a seperate category it gets skewed regardless. It is just O&G producers? What about service companies that only do O&G (wireline) or mod yards and sales that only do work for O&G.Originally posted by supe
Should have broken the No and No group into in O&G and not in O&G.
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