Has your company / office laid people off?

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by supe
Should have broken the No and No group into in O&G and not in O&G.

According to most O&G guys on Beyond, there's no possible way anyone's job in Alberta isn't affected by O&G downturns, if they're screwed, we're all screwed.

[ExtraSlow]

Cry and the world cries with you, laugh and you laugh alone. - O&G remix.

[themack89]

Voted yes and yes. Work for Oil Field Services company.

[Feruk]

No and no. O&G producer, but we run super lean and basically cancelled additional planned hires.

Of my buddies, one has been laid off, two likely will, and a fourth thinks he might be as well. Two of those are at producers, one in O&G indirectly service related, and one not at all O&G related.

[Graham_A_M]

Lol I work in the heavy oil processing equipment So VERY much in O&G... locally were dead, but production elsewhere in the world is expected to quadruple in the next couple months... now were adding two more shifts to make up for it.

No layoffs in the absolute least.

[SKR]

Voted yes and yes. O&G service company. I think so far it's been guys they've wanted to get rid of. I think they've "laid off" some old guys who were close to retirement too, but I don't know if that really counts.

[finboy]

In a services company, had 2 big talked from the executives about cost saving measures, but no word of layoffs. Some producers have started cancelling projects with us, and our workflow is looking non existent for the near future.

[thetransporter]

went to put a check in the bank today at ATB .. they reinstated their 2008-style check hold policy but gave it a over ride..

[J-D]

No & No. Business as usual for the most part.

[botox]

No and no. O&G company and no hiring freeze as far as I'm aware of no contractors have left and all projects are still going strong.

[FraserB]

Originally posted by thetransporter
went to put a check in the bank today at ATB .. they reinstated their 2008-style check hold policy but gave it a over ride..

What policy is this?

[leftwing]

No and No. We are hiring as usual right now. Work in Utilities not O&G

[Vagabond142]

No and no. Computer retail store, so doing just dandy

[msommers]

In a service role surrounded by oil field service guys. Lots of their friends either aren't working, on their last job or hear of their office guys getting laid off.

We're the first ones to bear to shitstorm and anyone working right now is feeling lucky.

Selling everything and moving to Nicaragua.

[CompletelyNumb]

Yes and Yes.

I'm still working but I'm now single man working 24 hours. Took a pay cut. And charging 23% less travel time to accommodate a lower project bid.

The noose is tightening.

[tcon]

No & No, safe in power gen for now.

[zieg]

Yes and yes, but nothing in my department.

[sabad66]

Work for a large E&P. Yes and yes, but don't see it happening in my department. For once it's actually 'good' to be in Downstream!

[hampstor]

Yes and yes. Integrated energy company.

[adamc]

Originally posted by msommers
Selling everything and moving to Nicaragua.

Met up with CompletelyNumb last night for a beer, and almost this exact idea was floated. Swap Nicaragua for Thailand. Seriously considering leaving to somewhere cheaper until oil comes back.


I lived very well on the beaches of Lombok, Indonesia for a while on about $15/day.