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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No, head office for North America Central is in Calgary. And they're always hiring!Originally posted by 03ozwhip
Their head office is in Edmonton/(Australia) anyways. They don't really have a reason to have an office here in my opinion. They're also hiring right now.
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Some good news... Oil closed ~49 WTI today
Hopefully the stabilization of 50-60 is here and go forward build
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My work sent an email update, we have a meeting this friday but in the same email, we will be updated on a weekly basis til at least the end of April.
I would love to just pack up and go somewhere but a) I'm broke and b) my back is still pretty effed.
On another note, i have an interview tmw morning...odd
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I know some (many?) of you really don't care because you would consider the people working at this place about equivalent of monkeys or less, but Stewart & Stevenson is walking people out the door right now at their facility in SE Calgary off Shepard Road. Sad day for those affected, hopefully some can land on their feet elsewhere and maybe in an unrelated field, sometimes good can come out of bad.
Will fuck off, again.
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It's never good when anyone is a casualty of the current conditions. My husbands work is at a point of having to make the hard call to let people go, reduce hours, or continue to struggle.
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that was only because of whats happening in Yemen at that time period.Originally posted by 8Ball
Some good news... Oil closed ~49 WTI today
Hopefully the stabilization of 50-60 is here and go forward build
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Yea, oil tanked 5% on Friday. It ain't over yet folks, "peak storage" hasn't hit yet
http://business.financialpost.com/20..._lsa=aa1d-18be
Note the assumptions Bloomberg made when analysing the data is that oil production has flatlined... which it is still increasing week over week!
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Asked at last minute to take my vacation this upcoming week after not having any billable work the previous week. Crap.
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Sucks to hear but hopefully it's just a vacation and doesn't lead to anything else.Originally posted by Davetronz
Asked at last minute to take my vacation this upcoming week after not having any billable work the previous week. Crap.
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What's everyones thoughts on working in Iraq currently? I only know what i see in the news and my friends in kuwait/ oman say the news are blowing whatever is happening in iraq out of proportion, but again, they're not exactly in Iraq soo... I can only take their opinions with a grain of salt.
Some regions are def better then others or does the whole country suck? Thoughts?
TIA.
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It isn't blown out of proportion. The border area or Iraq-Kurdistan and many other areas are not safe. We work in the area but need many hurdles checked off before we send our guys in Iraq and Kurd. Full armed protection 24/7 is the norm.Originally posted by l/l/rX
What's everyones thoughts on working in Iraq currently? I only know what i see in the news and my friends in kuwait/ oman say the news are blowing whatever is happening in iraq out of proportion, but again, they're not exactly in Iraq soo... I can only take their opinions with a grain of salt.
Some regions are def better then others or does the whole country suck? Thoughts?
TIA.
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Even the "good" parts of the Middle East aren't that great. I guess it depends on your life insurance situation and if you have any dependents.
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You need a whole different kind of PPE over there...Originally posted by l/l/rX
What's everyones thoughts on working in Iraq currently? I only know what i see in the news and my friends in kuwait/ oman say the news are blowing whatever is happening in iraq out of proportion, but again, they're not exactly in Iraq soo... I can only take their opinions with a grain of salt.
Some regions are def better then others or does the whole country suck? Thoughts?
TIA.
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If you think I have been trying to present myself as intellectually superior, then you truly are a dimwit.
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What's the job you're thinking of?Originally posted by l/l/rX
What's everyones thoughts on working in Iraq currently? I only know what i see in the news and my friends in kuwait/ oman say the news are blowing whatever is happening in iraq out of proportion, but again, they're not exactly in Iraq soo... I can only take their opinions with a grain of salt.
Some regions are def better then others or does the whole country suck? Thoughts?
TIA.
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Did you get severance? Doesn't that affect when EI starts?
(Asking you and also a general question if anyone knows?)
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EI is a huge scam, they over collect and under pay. Basically it supports those "seasonal" workers.
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If they were an actual insurance provider you would be paying considerably more every month.Originally posted by Sugarphreak
That said, my household costs are so far and beyond what EI pays out that all of that cash was gone within 30 days. I've paid into the damn system forever, I expect them to at least pay out to help mitigate my costs from day one. If they were an actual insurance provider like they pretend, I would have dropped them and gone somewhere else.
Remember, the person making $200k/year pays the same EI premiums as the guy making $50k/year.
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