Axe falling at PetroCanada/Suncor

[theikon]

Anyone heard of the axe falling yesterday or today at PetroCanada or Suncor?

[alltherage]

What are you talking about?

[Hack&Lube]

People getting fired/laidoff

[Agamemnon]

Originally Posted by alltherage

What are you talking about?

I would assume layoffs and redundancies due to the recent merger... seems pretty obvious.

[Scoopdogg]

I work at Suncor (Former Petro Employee) and they have been letting alot of people go. I'm in I.S. so I have only heard of I.S employees but I personally know of about a dozen that have been let go.

Other Business Units have laid off down to the Manager levels as well, but I don't know exact numbers.

I expect to know my fate within 2 weeks or so.

[MacDaddy77]

A friend of mine was let go from their land department.

Apparently she got a wicked severance package though.

[stang]

Originally Posted by MacDaddy77

A friend of mine was let go from their land department.

Apparently she got a wicked severance package though.

What would a wicked severance package be? A years Salary? More?

[MacDaddy77]

Originally Posted by stang

What would a wicked severance package be? A years Salary? More?

She redeived 5 months salary. Not too bad considering she only worked there for 2 years.

I would consider that wicked

[stang]

Originally Posted by MacDaddy77

She redeived 5 months salary. Not too bad considering she only worked there for 2 years.

I would consider that wicked

Cool.. Thats is pretty wicked.

[Wookie]

It's wicked if you're able to find a similar or equally as good job within 4 months.

[stang]

Originally Posted by Wookie

It's wicked if you're able to find a similar or equally as good job within 4 months.

Better then a pink slip and a kick in the arse...

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Wookie

It's wicked if you're able to find a similar or equally as good job within 4 months.

That's still 4 months more than a lot of people outside of O/G get when they lose their jobs.

[Wookie]

Sure to both of you, but wicked, used in it's original Boston area context would imply something much better than good! 1 month would be okay, anything more good, a huge payout would make me go "Wiiiiicked!" maybe even with my thumbs up. But if in three months I was still looking for a job. I'd be thinking "duuuude, not so wiiiiked anymore" and my thumbs probably would not point anywhere.

[burn_this_city]

I work in Major Projects and we've been largely untouched. Helped that there were only two people working at Petro in my position.

[Titan]

Originally Posted by Wookie

Sure to both of you, but wicked, used in it's original Boston area context would imply something much better than good! 1 month would be okay, anything more good, a huge payout would make me go "Wiiiiicked!" maybe even with my thumbs up. But if in three months I was still looking for a job. I'd be thinking "duuuude, not so wiiiiked anymore" and my thumbs probably would not point anywhere.

Way to take a stand Wookie. The geographical/social nuances of the use of the term wicked were kicking my a$$. All cleared up now.

[Old Yeller]

If you get laid off and get a severance package, can you the immediately apply for EI?

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by Old Yeller

If you get laid off and get a severance package, can you the immediately apply for EI?

I doubt it.

[EDBTZ12]

Am i the only one who thought of that poor little girl who was killed downtown from falling debris when reading the title?

[Bill Bumface]

Not good news for anyone already out of work and looking. With the numbers I've been hearing floated around it's not just dead weight being cut and there will be even more skilled unemployed workers floating around. Ugh.

Can terrorists blow up our natural gas reserves already?

[EN FUEGO]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

I doubt it.

Here in California you can apply right away if you get a sev. package. I know this from recent personal experience. <<<<<<Actually photograph of my boss on my last day.