- Came as a shock – Dagens Næringsliv

Every three must be from one of Southern Norway’s largest workplaces, oil services company National Oilwell Varco. – The number came as a shock, said test mechanic Jarl Bakke Rud (54).

Published: 17/06/2015 – 7:34 p.m. Updated: 17/06/2015 – 8:13 p.m.

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In one of the cornerstone companies in the small municipality of Søgne outside Kristiansand employs 250 employees in National Oilwell Varco (November). Now threatened employees with dismissal after management announced Wednesday that 1,500 of 5,000 employees in Norway must stop.

– We have been aware that it probably would be layoffs, but the number came as a shock. I think no one was aware that there were so many that will be affected, says Jarl Bakke Rud, test mechanic in November

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