Topics regarding layoffs at ExxonMobil Corp.

Topics regarding layoffs at ExxonMobil Corp.

Feeling Good

Just got and received a fantastic job offer. I'm thrilled to be leaving. Keep pushing to find something if you're unhappy like I was.

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| 1350 views | | 3 replies (last October 28, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1dwc4mKI

Petroleum engineer pay

I was offered a job at Exxon as a petroleum engineer at ridiculously low pay. It went 30 percent under what I was making at my former company (I was laid off several months ago.) Is this really what petroleum engineers make at Exxon? Under $100k?... — read more 

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| 2220 views | | 9 replies (last October 27, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1dwHJ1au

Training ground for wannabe managers not leaders

I had 8 managers/supervisors in last 7 years. Only 1 of the 8 was any good because he was close to retirement and earned his position/ the respect. The others were green around the gills, there to check the boxes and to crack the whip. Most... — read more 

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| 1300 views | | 5 replies (last October 28, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1dwvG9VR

EOM Pay Increases

There is a thread on Chevron's board that discusses EOM's pay increases: here is the link thelayoff.com/t/1dwZAebL or @OP+1dwZAebL

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| 1832 views | | 1 reply (October 27, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1dw35Eur

Elon Musk is now worth more than ExxonMobil

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Tue October 26, 2021 CNN New York (CNN Business)Elon Musk is rapidly approaching a net worth of $300 billion, as Tesla's market cap soars past $1 trillion. That's enough to surpass one of his biggest rivals:... — read more 

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| 1100 views | | 4 replies (last October 27, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1dve54Bo

SSD Testing

Best and brightest can’t resist replying to all, clown show

Toxic managers

This company have some of the worst managers I’ve ever encounter in my 30 years of experience. The last one is the all time worst. This piece of sh*t manager saved his own hide by adding my responsibilities to his job description during a re-org. ... — read more 

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| 2050 views | | 6 replies (last October 27, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1dvO7RE1

BTC - raises and PDS

More than 20% attrition, layoffs through unfair ranking continue, raises in Indian companies is around 30% as a norm plus bonuses based on performance (even Shell does this in India, their pay is still competitive with Tech companies). ExxonMobil... — read more 

Volunteer at a charity or something

So many people on this site need to get out of their bubble and go help some less fortunate people. An attitude of gratitude goes far in life. Much further than the victim mentality on full display here.

Paid hacks

It's clear the company now has people working on this site to change the tone and take over the narrative. It's like EM is afraid of the truth coming out. And it's not just HR and PG&A employees. It looks like they have hired outside consultants to... — read more 

Enough complaining about OpenInvoice

If I hear another person in Uncon act like raising approval levels in OpenInvoice will fix everything I will lose my mind. Seems to be the latest sport is complaining about OpenInvoice. Get over it. Oh and the BTC invoice coders do no worse a job... — read more 

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| 1051 views | | 1 reply (October 25, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1du09WXV

Work From Home?

A lot of people are pushing working from home full time not just because of COVID but a more permanent arrangement. But do you realize companies including Exxon Mobil gather data and evaluate if these are positions that should be transportable to... — read more 

People Talent

Ever notice the company touts our people as our most important asset. But they don’t mean you as an individual. You are no different than any other asset that needs to be managed and controlled. One of the goals of management is to commoditization... — read more 

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| 1213 views | | 2 replies (last October 26, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1duFYWXZ

Thought exercise

A good thought exercise for everyone complaining about their supervisor. Rank your team. Meet the distribution. Provide feedback to the low ranked team members. If you are as caring and all the things your supervisor is not the next step is to share... — read more 

Meaning of low ranking

So many people get hung up on a low ranking thinking it means they are a bad engineer. All it means is the other engineers were better than you. It is relative not absolute. If you are part of a group of really good engineers and are ranked lower... — read more 

Basic premise of so many posts

So many posts on this site go like this: Every single one of the thousands of supervisors and managers in the company are the same and are bad. Those bad supervisors didn’t do my ranking right or treat me right. They should have ranked me high and... — read more 

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| 1290 views | | 8 replies (last October 25, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1du2dC3y

No more layoffs, just firings?

It seems management is focused on RIFs through PIP cuts. Does that mean layoffs are off the table from now on?

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| 1820 views | | 6 replies (last October 25, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1duM8yWL

The company’s troll farm greatest hits

Looks like the company has learned from its business partner, comrade colonel Putin, that dissent is better suppressed with a troll farm than through direct interdiction (anyway, not yet available in the US). Well scripted trolls can mess up any... — read more 

EM Squid Game

This is a fitting new title for the Ranking Process with mandatory 8% PIP Your friends drop on each side of you for seemingly no reason and you just look forward and try to comply with the rules and live to compete in the next round. What are the... — read more 

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| 2360 views | | 8 replies (last October 25, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1dtdvbto

Are you ready for 2022 ranking?

Many seem to be pretending the burning dumpster fire train wreck driving off a cliff that will be the 2022 ranking won’t happen. It will happen. What are you doing to be prepared for a drop in ranking? A drop in ranking means smaller raises and more... — read more 

Willing Blindness

So many people on here post like they didn’t realize the way the company / world work. If you didn’t realize within a couple of years how the ranking system, HiPos, etc work you weren’t paying attention. I am not justifying it or saying it is right... — read more 

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| 1930 views | | 9 replies (last October 25, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1dtzvPv6

Are remaining XOMers really naive or cunning?

Reading all the BS posted on LI (and some arrogant ba----ds here) by all levels of remaining XOM employees (primarily by those with authority) I am thinking are these XOM posters really naive, ignorant, or have they become cunning because of the PDS... — read more 

Chanting at forum

Did anyone else hear the crowds chanting when DW came to Houston for the employee forum. I thought I heard them saying, “Let’s go Darren” but I can’t be sure. Anyone else hear it?

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| 2140 views | | 4 replies (last October 25, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1dtM7nFY

Equinor has more robots than us

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/equinor_robots-can-help-increase-safety-for-employees-activity-6856598657240748033-H4Tn Snoop is looking pretty far behind the competition.

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Post ID: @OP+1dtCPo0d

Jobs with travel

Company no longer offers opportunities for worldwide travel. This was why I stayed in the past. Anyone know of companies or industries where world travel is a big part of the job?

Middle management: you’re not out of the Woods

Last year was a close call: if the company would have not borrowed money to pay the dividend or if the dividend would have been under threat from the pandemic for another year, the share price would have tumbled into lower single digits and EM would... — read more 

Re-hiring from the Laid Off Pool

Is XOM really looking at re-hiring those who got laid off? One of my previous manager who I am on neutral terms with reached out to me unofficially told me that the company cut too many people and just now realizing that and then asked me if I would... — read more 

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| 3780 views | | 22 replies (last October 25, 2021)
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