Summer 99 - TESCO Corporation

EDITOR’S MESSAGEThe end of the year, the end of the Millennium;we all knew that we would behere to see it happen but have we reallygiven any thought to what it means. Ifwe think back to our grandparents orparents who were born before the turnof the last century - did they have to considerso many things because they weremoving from the 1800’s to the 1900’s?They did not have computers, whichseem to have some type of control overeverything we do these days. There wereno planes flying, so there was not theworry about whether they should or couldfly at midnight on December 31. Banking,if any was primitive and certainly nota concern - would the ATM machine workand if it did, would there be any money,was not a concern. Food in the late1800’s was grown, fished, hunted anddefinitely prepared by hand, a far cry fromall the modern technology that we havetoday - so there certainly was no concernthat an electrical appliance wouldnot work.As we say good bye to the 1900’s andprepare for the year 2000 we realize howdifferent life must have been back thenand how the life we live today was possiblya twinkle in someone’s eye! Whoknows what the next 1000 years willbring. What we do know is that we haveseen the years’ change in the way welive and work.Thank you to all employees who havecontributed to CONNECTIONS in thispast year. A personal thank you to DonKarr who has had to put up with all mychanges in every issue.I would like to extend my best wishes toeach of you and your families for a wonderfulholiday season.Carol RosdobutkoEditor(Continued from page 6)expertise to troubleshoot potential problemswhile recommending solutions forequipment and hole issues.Thanks to the combined efforts of everyoneinvolved in the Latin American operation,Tesco is now preparing to workwith Plus Petrol on a high-pressure, highproduction gas well in South America.The excellent efforts are being recognizedby other operators as well as thecompanies we are presently working with.We anticipate continued growth and successwhile working in Argentina.Mike Vander StaakEngineering Technologist,Integrated Services & Solutions,CalgaryCOMPANY NEWSLAST CHRISTMAS PARTYOF THE MILLENNIUMOn Friday, November 26, 1999, Tesco’sCalgary personnel gathered to take partin the last Christmas Party of this Millennium.Held at the Glenmore Inn, approximately330 personnel and guests were joinedby out-of-towners, Don and Cindy Murray(Nisku) and Bruce and Laurie Clifton(Houston), and partook of a great meal,great wine and, hopefully, a great time.This year’s winners of the ChristmasCheer Gift Baskets were Judy Byer (Icewine basket) and Scotty Boyle (Irish Coffeebasket). For the second year in arow, the winners were seated at the sametable and good natured accusations of“rigging” were heard. We hope that Judyand Scotty enjoy their baskets.I would like to take this opportunity tothank all those individuals who helped outwith preparations and the actual runningof the Party. Thanks go out to LinaRunquist, Lori Ketchuk, Nigel Lakey,Martin Hall, Don Karr, Norma Balicki,Lucy Fontes, Dale Oveson, Donna Elliott,Sylvie Hnatiuk and Trish Morrison. Extraspecial thanks go out to Lorraine Grahamfor all her help. Your help wasgreatly appreciated.On behalf of the Committee, I hope thatyou had a good time and we wish you aMerry Christmas and hope to see you atthe first Christmas Party of the new Millennium.Marion JeromeChristmas Party CoordinatorTesco Corporation,CalgaryDEAR CONNECTIONS...If I take Tuesday off as a vacation day,and am required to work that sameweek on a Saturday, will I be paid overtime?Please refer to the Overtime Policy inyour Tesco Corporation Human ResourcePolicy book. Paid PersonalLeave, Vacation and Holiday Hours areexcluded from the overtime calculation.A total of 40 hours would have to beworked prior to Saturday for you to bepaid overtime.My family physician has recommendedthat I take massage therapyfor headaches, do any of the Tescoplans cover this cost?Canadian employees are eligible forMassage Therapy to a maximum of$500.00 per person per calendar yearfrom Equitable Life, with a referral froma doctor. Once you have reached themaximum coverage from Equitable Lifeyou can claim through the Tesco BenefitPlan with a referral letter or a copy of theoriginal referral that was sent to EquitableLife.Is it possible to change by ESSP contributionspart way through the year?Yes, the plan allows an employee tochange the designated percentage twiceper calendar year.NEWSLETTER CO-ORDINATORSCorporate & Product DevelopmentCorinne MaddenGris Gun Sandy MercerKelon/Ener-Rig Lee WoolseyMainlineLucy FontesCanadian OperationsMichelle LawrenceUS, Mexican & LA OperationsMike HensleyEditorCarol RosdobutkoPublisher Don KarrCONNECTIONS is published quarterly for theemployees of Tesco Corporation. We welcomesubmissions, story ideas and lettersfrom our readers. Please address all articles,comments and inquiries to:CONNECTIONS EDITORTesco Corporation6204 – 6A Street S.E.Calgary, AB T2H 2B7Fax: (403) 252-3362Articles can also be forwarded to yourdivisional co-ordinator.Tesco Connections Page 8Printed in Canada / Winter 99 / 12/99 / 800 / TC