re: Rumor Shell is closing down its New Orleans operations

Posted by rocket31

Member since Jan 2008

41819 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 12:43 am to slackster

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This kind of comment isn't any different than someone saying you shouldn't live along the Gulf Coast and expect any sympathy when it comes to hurricanes or you shouldn't live in CA and expect any sympathy when an earthquake strikes.

equating capitalistic free markets to natural disasters now are we?

Posted by steeltiger17

Member since Mar 2015

490 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 12:46 am to ihometiger

Only field workers with truck nuts are losing jobs right?

Posted by slackster

Houston

Member since Mar 2009

84871 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 12:49 am to rocket31

quote:
equating capitalistic free markets to natural disasters now are we?

It is the same logic. If you made decisions knowing the potential consequences and you get roasted by those consequences, why should I feel sorry for you, right?

Or does that only apply if you own truck nuts?

Posted by volod

Leesville, LA

Member since Jun 2014

5392 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 12:54 am to lsugradman

This is terrible. How I am I supposed to find a job now.

This post was edited on 1/21/16 at 12:55 am

Posted by OldHickory

New Orleans

Member since Apr 2012

10602 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 1:01 am to ihometiger

All good with me. Less of that garbage at the workplace. Too many of those Houston guys coming in every few months and acting like the trash that they are.

Posted by Kafka

I am the moral conscience of TD

Member since Jul 2007

141905 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 1:11 am to volod

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How I am I supposed to find a job now

LINK

Posted by Dead End

Baton Rouge

Member since Aug 2013

21237 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 1:32 am to ihometiger

That sucks. Hopefully it's not true.

I still don't understand why people on TD hate anything oilfield related.

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Posted by Marco Esquandolas

Member since Jul 2013

11426 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:26 am to volod

You will be OK...cuz affirmative action and all.

Posted by Tuscaloosa

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Member since Dec 2011

46611 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:42 am to lsugradman

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Then where would you get your gas from?

I suppose the same place I'll be getting it when all these thousands of people are laid off.

Posted by lsugradman

Member since Sep 2003

8545 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 3:16 am to Tuscaloosa

Oh so you don't think people should choose careers in the industry but you have no problem with consuming the product they help to produce. Gotcha.

Posted by Theboot32

Member since Jan 2016

2435 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 3:40 am to ihometiger

Damn, that would be bad, how many employees does Shell currently have in the city?

We laid off about 30 this week between Nola, baton Rouge and Houston.

Tough times for sure

Posted by Havoc

Member since Nov 2015

28343 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 4:45 am to WeeWee

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not really i live 3mins from a nude beach and other than my morning run i havent been to the beach since sept

But still.

Posted by Havoc

Member since Nov 2015

28343 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 4:53 am to slackster

Haven't most of these companies been recording bazillions in profits annually for decades now? And then a downturn hits and they start cutting. It sounds like the failure to responsibly plan for a rainy day is systemic from the top down to truck nuts.

I wonder if these companies would cut jobs just to force some kind of market correction via govt interference?

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Posted by LSUfan4444

Member since Mar 2004

53760 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 5:01 am to lsugradman

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Oh so you don't think people should choose careers in the industry but you have no problem with consuming the product they help to produce. Gotcha.

Not even close to the point.

Nobody has a problem with anyone choosing a career in the industry, just don't act all surprised and expect "woe is me" sympathy from those who chose something more stable.

I kinda feel the same about it as I do when someone who moves to the French Quarter complains about noise levels, or moves on/near a parade route and complains about parking, moves on/near the beach and complains about storms, etc.

#SorryNotSorry

Posted by Kino74

Denham springs

Member since Nov 2013

5344 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 5:17 am to Havoc

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Haven't most of these companies been recording bazillions in profits annually for decades now?

The profit margin % is low coupled with the fact they have high expenses causes causes that. Its no different from any other industry that is labor and tech intensive.

Posted by tankyank13

NOLA

Member since Nov 2012

7722 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 5:20 am to ihometiger

Ahhh this isn't that big of an issue, just deflecting from the real issues. . .what's the latest on those statues? Can I stop being offended yet?

Posted by GREENHEAD22

Member since Nov 2009

19595 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 5:25 am to Kino74

Exactly, the cost of operation is outrageous. Hell we spend a billion+ a year just on r&d. If you think about what goes into making a gallon of gas and the fact that it is cheaper than a gallon of milk, oj and water is fricking insane and impressive. Yet people still bitch like crazy while paying premiums for there organic food.

Between Chevron and Shell the metro area is about to loose a lot of high paying white collar jobs. Not to mention the states economy is going to take a big hit and the budgets about to get a lot worse. Enjoy the higher taxes.

Posted by eitek1

Member since Jun 2011

2129 posts

Posted on 1/21/16 at 5:33 am to ihometiger

That is pretty much a perpetual rumor that has gone on for years. I'm not sure if Shell has the office space there for all the Nola folks.

Some folks/positions are moving there but this was known a while back.

A mass exodus to Houston doesn't make sense economically.