By Carly Fiorina Source: LinkedIn Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been talking about why employees leave. Over four million employees have left their jobs during the Great Resignation of 2021. This is a historically high number. The reasons... — read more 

From the NYer interview of Trader Joe's ex CEO/founder (sold to Aldi): After he left Trader Joe’s, Coulombe spent a couple decades serving on corporate boards and helping clean up companies in distress. Many of these efforts were successful, and all... — read more 

By Olivia Pulsinelli – Assistant managing editor, Houston Business Journal Oct 22, 2021, 4:06pm EDT Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), which employs thousands of people in the Houston area, reportedly is closing two of its local... — read more 

Lots of talk around people waiting until the January salary treatment to make a decision to leave or stay. I just can’t see any large raises taking place, my guess is 6% or less depending on the rank group. Thoughts?

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/10/22/exxon-to-close-two-houston-office-towers-following-worker-exodus “The assessment process is not a headcount reduction exercise,” Exxon said in the statement. “It is an annual process for performance... — read more 

DW deserves to be PIP’d more than anyone in EM. Prove me wrong.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exxon-shutter-two-houston-office-171907694.html

I spoke with Aetna yesterday and they have made it clear that ExxonMobil HR has sat down with them and removed several covered benefit from our health and dental insurances for next year. For some, this may be no big deal, but for those of us that... — read more 

Attrition warfare is a military strategy consisting of belligerent attempts to win a war by wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse through continuous losses in personnel and materiel. The word attrition comes from the Latin root atterere... — read more 

The U.S. Energy Landscape Has Changed. What That Means for Inflation. Source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/why-todays-energy-inflation-is-different-51634677139 No paywall: https://archive.ph/N2E2h In only six months’ time, the script on... — read more 

https://247wallst.com/special-report/2021/10/13/companies-that-produce-the-most-plastic-waste-around-the-world-2/11/ To identify the company generating the most waste from single-use plastic manufacturing, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data in "The Plastic... — read more 

DW wore his Effie Trinket dress and wig and announced that the third installment of the Hunger Games will be in 2022. You can be excused for not knowing about the Hunger Games in 2019, but not anymore. We need to hire additional people to have... — read more 

21 October 2021 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday it had temporarily cut back production at its unit in Chad and reduced staffing in the country to essential personnel following worker protests against a proposed sale of its stake in the... — read more 

Why are there so many layers of management in IT? Seriously, we dont need 5 levels, it just adds bureacracy.

One thing I hate the most about the current situation is how little our performance affects the ranking we receive. The whole ranking system is fixed. Our individual ratings should be based on meritocracy instead of whatever directive arrives from... — read more 

by Sabina Nawaz Harvard Business Review www.hbr.org It’s time to retire the saying “Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.” Even though advocates of this approach believe it reduces whining, increases empowerment, helps employees manage up... — read more 

Oct. 21, 2021 9:21 AM ET Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) By: Carl Surran, Seeking Alpha News Editor Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) unveils plans to spend $400M to expand carbon capture and storage at its LaBarge, Wyo., facility, which the company says already... — read more 

Reuters | Posted: 16 hours ago | Updated: 14 hours ago | 2 Min Read (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp board is debating whether to continue with several major oil and gas projects amid a global push from investors for fossil fuel companies to be more... — read more 

I often wonder in Dallas has had a lightbulb moment and said, “Oh damn. What have we done.” They’ve started something they won’t be able to stop. Call it the #greatresignation or #exxodus either way it is just getting started. Attrition continues to... — read more 

Did they bring back the education reimbursement? I read a response to a previous post and got confused

Why?

There’s been a lot of talk here about CL 30 by age 30 if you want a high flying career. But I’m wondering what the “average” end-of-career CL looks like for someone who is good/not great but manages to make it 30 years in EMRE/GP type career paths. I... — read more 

Union workers at Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM.N) Beaumont, Texas, oil refinery overwhelmingly rejected the company's six-year labor contract on Tuesday, extending a lengthy standoff over job... — read more 

I get tired of hearing people commenting that everybody is replaceable and we should be happy to have a job. Yes, everybody is replaceable in the sense that you can get somebody younger and cheaper to fill that position, but their knowledge and... — read more 

Hearing rumors from executive levels that some business units are talking about a retention package of some sort. Can anyone confirm any truth to this?

The layoffs are over but it will continue to be more and more challenging to be highly ranked. This means if you choose to stay your salary will likely stagnate and go down due to inflation.

Cummins to introduce natural gas engine for heavy-duty trucks October 18, 2021 www.fuelsandlubes.com Cummins Inc. will bring to the North American market a 15-liter natural gas engine for heavy-duty trucks, the company announced. The 15-liter... — read more 

18 October 2021 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas ExxonMobil India has appointed Monte Dobson as CEO and lead country manager, succeeding Bill Davis. As lead country manager, Dobson will be responsible for ExxonMobil... — read more 

Pretty sure the forum invitees will only include CL32 and above. Know of several people from P&GA, Controllers, and Law who received an in person invite even though they never registered. Gotta control that narrative. Over/under on a CL 33... — read more 

Guess they are coming here to learn about our sites/practices and workprocesses before returning back to home country and do the work remotely. Are they competent in their work or require full support from us?

How is DW still the CEO? He obviously has no idea what he's doing. Can we please get somebody competent to lead us?

We all know there's a congressional hearing on Oct 28 and DW will be there. Might be the quirky dot on his career here. All of y'all thinking the next CEO will be kinder, greener, gentler. You got another thing coming. These new blocks are carnivores... — read more 

Interesting article from McKinsey. I liked this excerpt... “because many employers are handling the situation similarly – failing to invest in a more fulfilling employee experience and failing to meet new demands for autonomy and flexibility at work... — read more 

Does anyone know if the time spent as an intern counts towards the 5-years of service required to vest in the Pension plan?

Since someone or something is trying to bury this post I added it here. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1dl09z6Q

I am reposting something from earlier this week that I thought was pretty accurate (although sarcastic). I thought we should re-post the items that someone is clearly trying to bury w/ nonsense posts! Summary of GP Forum - By US 10yr employee ... — read more 

I’d like to know the CL29 salary range. Not concerned with YEE or RGP, just straight up what’s the min and max salary for this CL in the U. S. Copied prior post for CL25 and curious what CL289 is.