In Canada want to allow companies like Imperial Oil to port jobs to BTC and KLTC, then Canada needs to provide social safety net that will help us maintain our lifestyle. So, basically, I am saying Canada needs to tax companies that are porting... — read more 

...it would be if some competitor comes to sn---h folks away from Imperial before they've had a chance to transition the work.

Wonder if severance packages will have considerations against "total compensation". Thats what we've been told for years as why we are paid less overall. Wonder if there is some legal angle that leverages this.

Houston, Permian and gulf coast plants are being overrun by Indian expats. Does Canada have this same problem or are Canadian laws preventing it?

Nothing more ridiculous than politicians using Imperial’s announcement as a distraction to blame each other for policies or tie Carney to Brookfield. No the campus is not being sold to Brookfield. It’s a local firm. Make sure they redirect back to... — read more 

I’m sure everyone has seen the flow chart, no by the end of Oct and you get severance. Yes…if you don’t make the get, you get severed and get the same severance. Get offered a position and decline, you get severed and get the same severance. So it... — read more 

“Edmonton for thee ; not for me” . Has anyone asked the MC directly if they are moving ? It would be very awkward if someone did . Just sayin’. Whelan never left Calgary during his Houston grooming assignment either .

I’m considering accepting the move to Edmonton. My spouse doesn’t work, I don’t have family ties to Calgary, and my kids are young enough (with another on the way). I have enough savings to last me a few years, so the main issues I’m juggling in my... — read more 

LOL: One user in a thread on thelayoff.com predicted how the company’s assets would be shifted around. His first prediction was that Calgary Quarry Park HQ would be sold to Brookfield. -... — read more 

The walls are crashing down around you. The future of a stable, well paying job, in a great city, is over. The vision of a lucrative nest egg is challenged. Your sense of identity and worth is compromised. Your doubts are setting in. But... — read more 

Remember when they told us that if we help "them" get to $12 and $16 respectively at CL and Kearl all will be good and we will all be safe.....yeeeeeeeeahhh

I joined this fkn company cuz of the defined benefit of plan because in my mind it used to offset the PIP/PDS bullsh-t we have to do every year. Well Atleast they don’t do layoffs right ? I mean even tho the PDS system can be biased it can never be... — read more 

So desperate I just may

Take a look at the job postings in India to understand who they will be firing! Pretty classy to keep posting about jobs and hiring in India the same time you are firing and doing mass layoffs of the long time employees who built the... — read more 

It’s so infuriating to read in the news how the Provincial government tries to tie the layoffs to the feds, focusing solely on the pipeline or some perceived “red tape.” I’m with IRP, and there was no shortage of projects (less so now, no one knows... — read more 

They are hard earned for the ones that received them. It’s not much for non execs but enough to care about them. What happens to RDUs if: You decline mobility Accept mobility but not selected for job Accept mobility, receive bit decline... — read more 

People are nervous and watching their backs, so now there’s this constant tension where nobody feels secure enough to plan their future here. It’s a huge mistake, and it’s going to cost this place way more in the long run than anyone at the top... — read more 

Step 1: Slash MPT using the "ranking" system Step 2: Close QP and layoff hundred Step 3: Sell Kearl to Suncor Goal: Shed pension risk based on the demographic curve before the majority vests. NOTE: We are on Step 2 this week.

There, I said it. I’m 55, still in debt, with a family and aging parents. We should all be able to live decent lives, yet we’re under constant pressure just to cover basic survival. And it can all be gone in a second. After nearly 30 years of hard... — read more 

What are your thoughts? It feels like an exercise to see who would be willing to support after they've outsourced almost everything. Take the few that are willing (or if there are extras, the top picks in their mind) and distribute them into the... — read more 

Where is everyone applying? I know most people are already looking, since no one’s crazy enough to just wait and see if their number comes up, but the listings I see are honestly discouraging. There are so few openings compared to how many of us will... — read more 

Friends, Imperial Oil is offshoring thousands of Calgary jobs while taking advantage of Alberta’s resources, tax breaks, and our province’s livelihood. We can’t let this go unchallenged. Here’s what you can do today: 1. Write to your MLA and MP... — read more 

If you people don't think they are whittling the company down to make it look amazing on a balance sheet for an eventual sale, you're going to be blindsided when it happens. Don't trust them or what they say. Keep your bills low and your lifestyle in... — read more 

Market may not have liked the news, and ambiguous and misleading press release. Are employees protest selling?

What's the new information from today? Dept numbers etc?

The People of Alberta own the Oil Sands. No one is going Edmonton ! Provincial Legislation will be passed within the year to prohibit Outsourcing of jobs that are related to the Oil Sands Industry. So not only will the large majority of the 900 jobs... — read more 

For those who survive the cuts, it feels insane to uproot your whole family for a job that might disappear a year later. I know some won’t have much of a choice, but the costs, both financial and personal, are huge, and the payoff in the long run... — read more 

Does it bother you that you are not receiving the same pay as your EM counterparts? We're making it way too easy for Exxon to take advantage of Canadians

This is what you get when we could have unionized the entire company under one flag and held them by the short and curlys. Instead you all trusted a corporation to have your best interests at heart. Life lesson for you all.

Is that definitely true? How many are in the immediate danger?

Get ready to overpay for a house in Edmonton and have a tough time unloading your house in Calgary. The number of people moving is enough to temporarily change prices. Good luck losing when you sell and then being underwater when ypu buy!

In case people haven't noticed; this has been standard operating procedure for Imperial Oil Ltd. over the last at least 10 years, and for sure since their restructuring at FAP. Do more with less and if you buy-in we may allow you into our cliché (as... — read more 

Telling some of your top performers and employees that the decision to cut your job was done to "strengthen the company". Next month they'll be saying their people is their power. It used to be "we only keep the elite, top performing" as if your... — read more 

There is risk of fire, explosions, hazardous gas release and much more in refineries. Putting office workers on this site to save a corporate lease is asinine. Make no mistake, this company does not give a sh-t about you, your health, or your... — read more 

@OP+1k6bad70d @OP+1k6bbvkjx @OP+1k6b0az1v @OP+1k6az858z Now we know who the real trolls were.

Key point missing is where this building at Strathcona will be given there’s really no excess office space. You will likely be in a blastproof building (like the current office building) and subjecting yourself to questionable air quality for the... — read more 

If the company is going to treat its employees as disposable, I for one will not be helping them decide who to lay-off and who to keep. Make them make the tough decisions that will backfire.

I need this job. My family relies on me. I can't afford to lose it right now. The fact that I have a one in five chance to be laid off is nauseating. And to think this is all because they don't care about us and want to replace us with cheaper... — read more 

Anyone knows already if they are willing to relocate to Edmonton? I've never been there so I have no idea how it stacks up against Calgary. I've head good things, apparently their Hockey team is pretty solid too.

There's a lot of expats in Houston, others around the world. Is anyone aware of the plan for them or the impact? Are they included in the cuts announced today?