I'm thinking we won't see more cuts until next year. Anyone else have thoughts on timing?

Do we still need Exploration? Is EM still winning post Guyana?

When will PDS feedback start / end? Are supervisors/ managers having a rough time giving feedback?

I've been job hunting for a while now, and I've gotten some offers, but nothing that matches what I make here. That's pretty concerning because Exxon hasn't been known for top-tier pay for years, yet the offers I'm getting are still noticeably lower... — read more 

If I bet my life on anything, it’s American Exceptionalism rooted in integrity, excellence, and courage. Working alongside our global teams has only reinforced it: no other country comes close. Yet stepping back, it’s clear how offshoring and... — read more 

Lessons learned from Hormuz conflict is that XOM needs secure LNG and Venture Global is the perfect fit. XOM was slow in January of 2026 where it could have bought it cheap…and most likely paid it off in short term

How do I get a Sponsor? I just transferred to another team and I do not know any of the Supervisors like the others on the team do. I need a sponsor obviously to be able to get a ranking that will allow me to keep my job, so how do I go about getting... — read more 

Could someone please explain why we are laying off talent reservoir and geos in Australia and UK when we are going to need them to help us evaluate new prospects with the horizon challenge when we are struggling to recruit in the US. Is India the... — read more 

XOM has sold its Australian assets to Woodside. Why would XOM announce the potential acquisition of Woodside when they are minimizing foot print in Australia? 🇦🇺 Is this a co-k block so Shell or BP don’t purchase Woodside?

On February 15, ExxonMobil announced that the company's Huizhou Daya Bay R&D Center officially started construction in the Huizhou Daya Bay Petrochemical Park. The Daya Bay R&D Center is ExxonMobil's second R&D center in China after the Shanghai R&D... — read more 

I need advice on how to deal with a certain type of coworker. There’s a guy on my team who talks a lot in meetings and always volunteers easy solutions to every problem that comes up. But after the meeting, he’s nowhere to be found. None of his... — read more 

Proud to be in Uncon. Working for the best, corrupt, useless leadership. All they care about is posting in LinkedIn how great they are. Seeing supervisors and managements treat their people like slaves day in / day out and wait for the ranking... — read more 

Is there still Ultimate Potential w/ new changes to S&D. Can it go down or up if I have Excellent / Outstanding for 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 years after I’m 40yrs @ CL 27 or 28. What’s the new promotion guidelines?

Anyone have updates about Antwerp? I see that it’s been completely shut down since June 29th due to a strike. Not sure which way things are going. Link here:... — read more 

I expect to get PIP’d in a couple of weeks. Are there any disadvantages of taking PIL and retiring vs simply retiring? Does taking PIL affect retirement status or any retirement benefits?

How many layers of executive management exist between the CFO and a person who actually does some work? I'm looking at an example now that shows 5 layers, all based in Houston, all execs and none actually doing anything other than talking about other... — read more 

Is it just your supervisor? Or their supervisor as well?

I see some notes here saying hot line is not HR. A few years ago, I called the company hotline to report an unethical practice. I left a message, and the next morning someone called me back saying they were from Exxon HR. They told me they needed... — read more 

What legacies did TG and other recent retirees leave behind? Better or worst?

Any old timers know why EM is so reluctant to be a player in deepwater GOM?

Today is the day where XOM lost an unbelievable amount of talent between our Australia friends moving to Woodside and the remainder of the Brits being made redundant. Sad day for us all and we will suffer the consequences long term. DWW should pay... — read more 

I’ve read some PIP experiences where people mentioned scorecards, weekly or biweekly check‑ins, PIP goals, and coaching.... Can someone explain the PIP process in detail? What are these terms ?

In the cold light of day, how can employing green employees with no experience in another part of the world, add layers of management, kpis, traffic lights, scorecards, layered fu--ing engagement , QC by expats etc etc , ever be better than... — read more 

To those people who somehow benefited from this broken system and still call it totally fair: of course, it looks fair when you manipulate the system to get the outcome you want. Sitting in that room and assigning a rank to individuals is the very... — read more 

There's actually a PIP week here? It's not a year-round thing? Haven't been here long enough to know, but if it's true, I like it.

More cost cutting planned. As a result expect no raises and no CL promotions again this year. Meanwhile as inflation eats away at your pay, the buying power of your compensation goes down further.

I will start Upstream: Worst to be part of big BU. Lot of work and no reward Best: Small BU, same distribution and generally worse people. Even better Uncon support groups. Do nothing but critic others work - easy for any Exxon people GP - Avoid... — read more 

Now that PIP week is over, I'm curious about one thing: Did anyone between the ages of 52 and 55 get placed on a PIP or terminated?

When I was still young and naïve enough to believe hard work actually pays off. After the initial PDS review and all the excellent feedback, money savings...I expected top rating. Instead, I got a VG “above average.” I was so disappointed I took a... — read more 

ExxonMobil is stacked with unnecessary layers of management, and too many people hide in those layers instead of doing real work. Flattening the organization would cut costs, eliminate pointless hierarchy, and force people to actually earn their... — read more 

Rex Tillerson recently visited LT with a very pessimistic outlook of market and economic prospects. He highlighted that factors leading to a black swan are highly probable. As we all know this will be a perfect opportunity for XOM to grow... — read more 

https://www.trefis.com/stock/xom/articles/603827/exxon-saves-billions-but-margins-still-cut-in-half/2026-06-22

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If you already have a job, keep it. ExxonMobil looks glamorous from the outside, but that shine is fake. I learned the hard way. I ignored every warning about the toxic culture and left a stable job just for the brand name — biggest mistake of my... — read more 

I don’t know how it is in other organizations, but EMTech is aggressively hiring in BTC. Either move to a safer department or keep your options open and look elsewhere. I know strategy advisors are always on confidential projects, so they can’t... — read more 

Why would Oxy pay its Petro Technicals a very generous one time bonus unrelated to yearly goals or performance. Some top onshore and offshore engineers received +60,000 for their efforts.. Your opinions?

The global economy now uses roughly half as much energy per dollar of output as it did in 1980, helping cushion oil shocks. Read more in F&D magazine. https://www.imf.org/.../2026/06/picture-this-shock-absorbers Oil prices have risen sharply... — read more 

For a company that earned multi billion$ per quarter, it seems minimal reward/high risk to transition to low cost and low capability workforce in a 3rd world country. The savings seems like it is not worth the risk and also not worth destroying all... — read more 

Let's do it, you've got to do it. but it's optional. It's anonymous, I promise, for real. Exxon Quarterly Employee Survey by VP of Sarcasm and Irony On a scale of 1 to 5, how excited are you to provide feedback that will be carefully... — read more 

Besides the US, which countries are actually terminating for 2 NSI in 5 years? I know a lot of the countries we operate in have labor laws that don’t allow termination based on relative performance. Was HR hoping people wouldn’t know their rights... — read more