Calgary-based Imperial Oil to eliminate 20% of workforce (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 1 week ago by Sunshine@piefed.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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[-] TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 week ago

If only Alberta had a government that provided subsidies and tax cuts to oil companies to keep jobs in the province!

[-] Knoxvomica@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago

If anyone in Calgary is at all surprised at this, you learned nothing in 2009 and 2014. You also will probably learn nothing this time.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Albertans love their booms and love to forget about their busts.

[-] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No problem, just use the taxes you levied on oil profits to create a social backstop for the termin—

interrupted as paper handed to him

….Oh dear.

[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Does alberta still love big oil???

i cant understand these people who put their whole identity into loving an industry or corporation. These people walking around with "i love canadian oil & gas!" tshirts..

They dont love you back... they dont give a shit about you

[-] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

AI may be behind restructuring: expert

Chatgpt to save oil? /s

[-] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

Imperial moves a majority of jobs they "cut" out of Canada, firing 600 Canadians and hiring 200 Americans and 400 Indians.

Professor: Could this be a statement by the company on their outlook in Canada? No, it must be AI, even though I have no evidence that is the case at all.