BP Eliminating 7,700 Jobs (5% Of Its Workforce) Because It Made Noises About Greener Energy Sources

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1. I used to work as a contractor for BP in Houston

Worked in a highrise industrial complex of buildings with a duckpond on the grounds.

There was a flock of vultures that roosted on the window ledges of the high rise, waiting for one of the ducks to get hit by a car. Then they'd bring their feast back up to the window ledge to eat it in full view of the conference room.

It became a metaphor for being a contractor at BP. Every 18 months or so, they would kill all the contractors and mid managers in massive layoffs. A few months later, they'd start hiring again, and the remaining managers would all announce new "initiatives" to make their management stripes.

It was an endless cycle.