San Ramon, California-based Chevron appears to be using the pandemic to address its diversity issues by manipulating layoffs to favor non-white senior and mid-level managers. Some managers are being asked to re-apply for their existing positions.
According to a credible news source, "Chevron is said to be reducing the 'dominance of white males' in company management by increasing the percentage of top jobs held by women and
minorities to 44%, up from 38% last year.
Women and non-white men represented nearly half of the oil industry’s workforce as of 2019, but they are still a minority in senior management roles."
It is unknown if this affirmative action will satisfy the minority grievance industry who coerce companies into social engineering at the risk of reputational damage and threatened boycotts.
It is bad enough that the energy industry is in a turmoil that is forcing companies to restructure, downsize, and consolidate business operations.
Unfortunately, many senior executive are not willing to risk their jobs with controversy on their watch so simply roll-over and agree to the grievance industry demands. In a number of cases, the bottom line is to sacrifice competence for color at the expense of the shareholders and displaced employees.
Proof of concerned executives fearful for their jobs can be found in the company's support of the counter-productive Black Lives Matter, an organization led by trained Marxists who support an agenda to eliminate capitalism, destroy the fossil fuel industry, and to replace capitalism with socialism.
Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next
AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT CARLISLE INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES
Saint Augustine, Florida-based Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, a major manufacturer of high-performance wire and cabling for the aerospace industry, has announced a major restructuring program that has significantly reduced Carlisle's revenue stream.
The company is responding to the fiscal emergency by shutting down its plant in Kent Washington over the coming year and permanently layoff its 595 employees.
An unspecified number of layoffs occurred at other company locations in Mobile Alabama, El Segundo, California, and Riverside, California which is closed or being closed.
The company plans to consolidate its commercial aerospace work at the company's other locations in Saint Augustine, Florida; Franklin, Wisconsin; and Nogales, Mexico.
According to a spokesperson for the company's parent, the Carlisle Companies, "Aircraft build and retrofit are way down. Our business has gone away, frankly. The shutdown should be complete by the end of 2021, if not sooner.”
Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?
AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT HAYNES INTERNATIONAL
Kokomo, Indiana-based Haynes International, a major producer of corrosion-resistant and high-temperature alloys, has implemented a cost-cutting program in response to falling revenues linked to the general business dowturn in the aerospace sector caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Impacted were 91 employees who received involuntary layoffs along with an unspecified number of voluntary layoffs.
According to President and Michael Shor, "We are living through the most unique time that I've experienced in my lifetime Where possible, employees who are able to work from home continue to do so. Where not possible or if an employee feels uncomfortable coming to work, we established a process of voluntary layoffs."
Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?