Shell in Early Talks to Acquire Rival BP

What level of IQ, emotional intelligence, experience, and adaptability do I need at Shell to not have my role outsourced or automated? Will being top quartile only in one area allow me to avoid being laid off in the next 5 years.

A bit of a rant here. Is anyone else tired of these Europeans in the US on expat assignments in JG1+ roles? They come here and take the highest paying US jobs and know Fu-k all about our basins. They act like managing a multi basin field is an easy... — read more 

Do we see $100 oil before end of year? Will this cause the leadership team to rethink cost cutting plans?

How are next few months looking?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FI11AKM5PY Interview of Fiverr CEO & Founder, Micha Kaufman Shell CEO probably thinks the same. Another sign that CEOs don't care about their workforce.

The "Sunday scaries" refer to the feelings of anxiety, dread, or unease that many people experience on Sundays, particularly in the evening, as the weekend ends and the workweek approaches. These feelings are often associated with anticipatory... — read more 

If this place is for rumours-heard this rumour from someone from someone. Any legs to this? Who would it even be?

Why is nobody dealing with this issue? Morale is in the gutter because of this and nobody among the so-called leadership seems to care.

I've worked for both Exxon and Shell. Shell definitely paid better than Exxon. Shell is a lot slower to make decisions. Both have a full spectrum of employees who range from great people to down right evil. Exxon folks were more likely to keep... — read more 

If Shell decided to pay out a $1 million severance to 1000 staff members per year to voluntarily leave Shell, would you take it? It would cost $1 billion per year. It would only be available to US/CA/UK/NL since they are trying to reduce their... — read more 

“Chevron is laying off more than 200 employees in Texas as it prepares to cut up to 20 percent of its global workforce by the end of next year. Chevron is laying off more than 200 employees in Texas as it prepares to cut up to 20 percent of its... — read more 

Why do I have to repost for my own job?

Is he at the Monaco gp maybe or enjoying his London pad at Shells expense? Plus his multi million salary for delivering a destruction of morale and no value.

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvsqe1kg

Not a sarcastic post, so go somewhere else if you are here to joke. I am looking for inspiration. How did Wael differentiate himself from the other candidates to become CEO? Was he on some critical projects that got him noticed?

Folks, those of you who worked as technical SME in the P&T organization, and are currently working outside Shell, kindly help me out. How is the job market in Canada or US for Shell SMEs? Do other companies recognize our technical expertise? If I... — read more 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/13/dutch-climate-campaigners-vow-to-take-shell-to-court-again

Landing a job, working, developing skills and moving up is not a solo sport. Regardless of an organization’s size, relationships with bosses, peers, subordinates and external contacts are all key. Is your career success and employment happiness... — read more 

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-worlds-50-most-valuable-companies-in-2025/

System Architecture The proposed system is a multi-agent framework where each agent is tailored to a specific role, coordinated by an Orchestrator agent. The architecture ensures collaboration, scalability, and adaptability to industry-specific... — read more 

Exxon financial report 2024 gives their employee count as 61000 and defines an employee as the one who is entitled for employee benefits. There is no mention of number of temporary employees or contractors being employed by Exxon. Shell financial... — read more 

What ever happened to running a steady ship? The need for adjustments and tweaks is always necessary to react to external forces. But is it really productive and healthy for long-term corporate health to keep hacking at the organization? We don’t... — read more 

So the news has been announced. IDT directly reports to CEO now. What do we all make of this?

Why nobody talk about the announcement of p&t integration in BL, and it will happen without job losses. Why all posts here only negative

There are a lot of petty, narrow-minded folks in GOA/GOM leadership. Collet, please have a massive change in the senior leaders. This group is absolutely a club of protect your own and forget about right and wrong types. My favorite experience is... — read more 

I saw a job post on Shell's website for Shell Graduate Program in Houston. Do you think they will only hire Engineering Graduates moving forward in... — read more 

Follows Zoe and others. Collette is now President and EVP GoA. Wael is disciplined and consistent on cuts...gotta give him that.

Wael will likely need to pursue further divestments or accelerate those already in motion to help fund the takeover, should it move forward. Alternatively, Shell could issue more shares as part of the deal, similar to the BG Group acquisition, where... — read more 

OPEC has moved up their meeting for May 3rd. Thoughts on whether they can reach a consensus on production cuts or are we going to see a full blown battle for market share?

It’s clear the money he spent on buying back shares would have been better kept on the balance sheet for the next downturn. To actually invest in real projects. He went for short term gain and prioritised his own bonus and it’s unravelling. As... — read more 

I learned absolutely nothing except for continuous cost cutting.

I'm of the belief that western white collar workers in non-consulting companies deserve to lose their jobs to outsourcing and automation because they don't "pay it forward". What do I mean by this? In most western countries, there is almost this... — read more 

Very little said about job cuts for the moment…but is this just the calm before the storm…the same old playbook based on cutting endlessly to boost some illusion of profitability through cutting and laying off instead of investing in the core... — read more 

“White House Press Release: President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order reinvigorating America’s beautiful clean coal industry. April 2025” So - is it time for Shell to buy up all those divested coal pits and mines that Shell Mining Company... — read more 

Chevron, BP, others moving work to the country, where engineers are paid salaries about a third or fourth of U.S. counterparts’ https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/big-oil-is-offshoring-its-prized-engineering-jobs-to-india-2e487fd0 Without... — read more 

For those in the know, does IT monitor laptop activity, and location... Asking for a friend? Also have seen videos where teams activity can easily be tracked.

Just a reminder, you can vote against certain directors if you take the time to vote. Gives you that small feeling of protest, who knows if enough of us do it maybe it will get noticed.

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1js4ha75x