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re: L'Damian Washington, Frank Wilson, and Austin Thomas should be announced for Ole Miss soon
Posted by lsu777 on 12/15/25 at 2:03 pm to Adam Banks
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We spent a ton of money to end up in the Texas Bowl.
That’s the point.
The DBs panned out. No qualms there.
Otherwise his roster sucked and we had even more holes the year before.
This current season: we had MASSIVE OL holes. The DL production was mediocre from the transfers. We let Xavier Atkins go. TE and WR were HUGE unbelievable misses with MASSIVE wasted dollars.
And then to top it all off the dude didn’t even know that AJ Haulcy was suspended to start the season. That is literally his job to know that.
dude you are clueless on what austin actually did :lol:
you think he was the talent evaluator :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
i am perfectly fine with LK letting them go and them going to OM, we will be more than fine. but its hilarious you have zero clue what AT actually did.
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re: Professionalism PSA: turn your camera on
Posted by lsu777 on 12/15/25 at 2:00 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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We’re generally a camera on firm, but our meetings aren’t some one presenting and people listening. They’re going back and forth about deliverables and what needs to be done. I find it helps people not talk over each other.
Office of firm wide meeting are obviously different and cameras off because it’s one person talking.
For clients, I always join at first with camera off and just do whatever they do
yea there are times when you have them on. but for normal everyday meetings, we want someone sharing a screen so you can see drawings etc so you dont need the cameras on.
if you are having dialogue yea...it helps but we have gone back to most of them being in person anyways.
re: Westlake Chemical Layoffs
Posted by lsu777 on 12/15/25 at 1:58 pm to jizzle6609
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The folks that got laid off are incapable of applying for jobs themselves?
I’m genuinely curious here. Other layoffs happen, frick it. Operators laid off, let’s coddle them and find jobs for them lol.
It’s the reasons most are at the plants in the first place I suppose. Lack of work ethic.
are you fricking retarded?
and what in the frick are you talking about? did anyone say they were incapable of applying for jobs? why the hell would you think they have a lack of work ethic?
you understand that these are well paying 6 figure jobs right plus great benefits? you understand that for everyone of these operator jobs you are competing with a couple hundred people? do you think these people get them by not having work ethic? not to mention now a days, no matter the position you are usually brought in as a contractor representing westlake and then after 6 months to a year you get hired
essentially its a year long job interview now
and layoffs do happen and I feel bad for them when its happening, especially around the holidays
anyways most will get a severence and heard it was more than 50 let go that were union so that would be operators/maintenance at north and south plants as petro is non union.
as someone else mentioned this will end up affecting alot more than just the the roughly; ~200 direct in the LC area. going affect a lot of contractors too.
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I started that thing up in 1992 and ran it till I retired this past Feb.
well you would know :lol: :bow:
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If the Chlorine unit is shut down, will that trickle down to Biolab or did Bio lab not rebuild?
they will still get it from Plant C in Westlake South, which is the most profitable Diaphragm plant and the newest or they will get it from the membrane unit at westlake south.
Biolab did rebuild
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Styrene unit doesn’t run batches
It takes several days to start up or shut down the unit
ok, just going off what i was told, unfamiliar with their process. but that was told to me by someone in that plant now.
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I’ve let my teams know that it’s inexcusable to not have your camera on when it’s an interactive meeting. Conferences, training, etc…fine to leave it off.
why?
do you understand how fricking stupid that sounds? I only have a camera on the laptop but why do you need to see someones face to have a meeting?
if its an important meeting, you will be sharing a screen...why do you need people on camera?
I hate when people have the camera on. Now if you are doing a presentation with the board...thats different. I used to have them and yea...thats the expectation
but you are not on any board. You are middle management at best, more than likely low level management.
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Time to find a good F250 on discount by some baw overspending his truck allowance.
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You think operators have truck allowances?
well its Babytac....your shouldnt expect anything else.
dude is a fricking idiot. quite possibly the dumbest person on this board from an IQ standpoint besides PJ in terms of regular posters.
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They are losing a lot of operators in other units to the LNG plants so hopefully that operators in plants being shut down will get moved to another unit.
Westlake in years past have been good about that.
thats what I expect but not sure they will be able to take care of everyone this time. I would imagine most in Louisiana will.
but Mississippi and europe...na
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Is that the one that blew up after Laura and spiked Chlorine prices for pool owners?
no that was Biolab. they took chlorine from Westlake and processed it to make tablets and pool chemicals.
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Trade war got them?
Na this has been coming
at least with the VCM and diaphragm units. That VCM plant was the least profitable of the fleet due to older tech. It was sold to Georgia Gulf by Vista in 99 before Condea bought the rest of the facility. Always been a headache to run with very tight margins.
Same with the diaphragm unit in Plant A at south plant. Plant A is the original magnessium plant built for the war effort and then converted to chlorine/Caustic later. Would cost hundreds of millions to convert it over to the new membrane technology. Membrane caustic is much more in demand because its way more pure, so the demand for diaphragm caustic already was low and the facility was just requiring more and more maintenance just to keep it up and running.
Styrene unit has been in trouble for a while, they have been down to 1 customer for like 5 years and has been running batches from what i understand. So only a matter of time that they said screw it
overall the chemical market is very very tight though. Would look for lots of consolidation and closing of facilities over the next year or two.
overall global ecomony is just not good and these are global businesses.
Westlake Chemical Layoffs
Posted by lsu777 on 12/15/25 at 9:20 am
Westlake Chemical just announced they are closing the following
Lake Charles Area
Westlake North VCM plant(this is the whole site)
Plant A diaphragm in Westlake South. This is the oldest Chlorine/Caustic units in the south plant
Styrene unit in westlake Petro
Aberdeen Miss
PVC plant- whole plant
Europe
Epoxy/BPA facility in the Netherlands
LINK
Expected to have roughly 300 employees laid off. I would expect most actual Westlake employees to be reassigned where possible and take the place of Contractors working as representatives of Westlake. But there will be layoffs for sure.
Sounds like they are getting severance packages though but really shitty to do it right before Christmas like that.
Lake Charles Area
Westlake North VCM plant(this is the whole site)
Plant A diaphragm in Westlake South. This is the oldest Chlorine/Caustic units in the south plant
Styrene unit in westlake Petro
Aberdeen Miss
PVC plant- whole plant
Europe
Epoxy/BPA facility in the Netherlands
LINK
Expected to have roughly 300 employees laid off. I would expect most actual Westlake employees to be reassigned where possible and take the place of Contractors working as representatives of Westlake. But there will be layoffs for sure.
Sounds like they are getting severance packages though but really shitty to do it right before Christmas like that.
i thought you were rich....why are you worried about something as simple as insurance coverage?
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Not sure why hourly pay is looked down upon so much?
Just like a salary its the rate that matters. Tons of hourly roles that come with full benefits, PTO etc.
i didnt mean it as looking down on it
in the end we are all paid hourly, point was I dont have to punch a clock
in general I work roughly 35 hours per week..I am paid a salary.....My company is perfectly fine with that...but if something comes up that makes me work 70 hours or even 84 hours that week...I would be expected to handle it. that is rare
i just meant it as...my company doesnt look at the clock or watch gate logs of its salary people.
Not that working by the hour is bad.
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So he can discount anything I say as if I'm trying to make commission off of him on TD
It's a low IQ move anytime someone feels uncomfortable about a topic they are ignorant on.
so many do it on here...they project insecurities on others. Its why you see so many people on here complaining about how other people spend their money.
but i dont get it with fareplay...in the past he has said he drives a Porsche and talked about how wealthy he is
if you are wealthy....why would you risk losing it all over an extra 1k a year or so?
not very good risk vs cost analysis thats for sure.
re: Is anyone else wondering why teams aren’t going after Kenny Dillingham?
Posted by lsu777 on 12/12/25 at 11:43 am to beauchristopher
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I agree everybody has their price, but he sure seemed preachy about staying.
because unless its a top 5 maybe even top 10 job....he isnt leaving.
if michigan made right offer and had everything in line for NIL...he might leave
i dont think they are going that direction though
and he might have been preachy about it but been way way more preachy about Arizona state and lack of support, especially NIL support
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have a work visa
wtf
why does Louisiana have all of these people on work visas?
I can see for forming....maybe
but other than that...why the frick do we have them?
re: How much car insurance you baws have?
Posted by lsu777 on 12/12/25 at 11:23 am to BabyDraco1499
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Definitely the major drawback... But I will say, just like I realized how TRULY stupid people could be surprised me when I joined the military, working in this has shown me an even deeper side and I am constantly surprsied :rotflmao:
100%
thats when i realized....i could never ever ever do anything that worked with gen pop, especially the poorer side of that equation
may god bless you, you have way way more patience than I could ever be. frick that man
like it would be cool chasing like legit mafioso or even legti gangster
but take THE wire for example which was about as realistic as you could get for inner city drug work back in the early 2000s and for every Barkersdale or Stringer bell....you got to deal with 250 corner boys who barely made it to 4th grade. frick that
and thats not even mentioning trailer park trash
yea I could never
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What does health and life have to do with it? The assumption your health insurance is going to cover your injuries is a broad one.
Depending on state, an umbrella policy is 300-700 annually for a mil in coverage.
exactly and even if they health insurance covers his...its not covering the other driver if its his fault
lose control and hit a building/house....not covered past the limits
other drivers car...not covered past the limit. example....hit a guy driving a new SUV and you have min coverage and it totals it....yea you are fricked.
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Idk I never thought about that since I have health and life. Also the coverage can get pricy and chances are low so EV felt off.
Are you an insurance salesmen?
why do you assume he is insurance because he understands risk transfer?
What he said is common knowledge
what he said is especially true if you or your spouse owns a business.
but if I am a high net worth individual....why would I not want to transfer risk and make sure I hold onto my assets for a small monthly fee in comparison?
if you have kids of driving age...makes even more sense to do so.
re: Does your work pay you for your lunch break?
Posted by lsu777 on 12/12/25 at 11:15 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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I went to college so I don’t have an hourly job
this
i get paid to do a job, not punch a clock.
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