Our group had expanded from 80 to 120 people in 3 years before the pandemic. Our department manager was the main driving force for this expansion despite the fact we were already lack of work at the time. He lied to the top management about the... — read more 

I have been in EMIT bangalore for a couple of years, so far the experience has been mixed. I wondering how others find it working in EMIT? thinking of looking for alternative job opportunities in tech companies like IBM which has a big presence here. — read more 

This week I’ve heard from 5 people that they are resigning. None have taken a job that is higher pay. Many have taken substantial pay cut (30+%) All I have spoken have said it’s because of current assessment system and culture. They were nice and... — read more 

Having a hard time booking conference rooms for meetings, sure see a lot of individual people booking 351 and 400 rooms to what looks like taking interviews on company equipment and during work hrs. Your friendly Admin ;)

Interesting article about people quitting their jobs. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210629-the-great-resignation-how-employers-drove-workers-to-quit

13 Signs That Someone Is About to Quit, According to Research Source: Harvard Business... — read more 

One key: Meetings. Lots and lots of meetings. If your calendar isn’t packed with back-to-back meetings, you’re asking for a realignment (and eventual PIP). Maybe you have no idea what the meeting’s purpose is, maybe you don’t know any of the... — read more 

The strategy is to send low quality work to BTC, remaining Houston employees to have high value work. You will never compete for important roles and positions. Campus hires in India - loaded with work with Zero training, on day 1. No exposure... — read more 

Anyone know or have heard of any middle managers that have been PIP’d? Just curious…..

Have you been communicated and NSI assessment? If so can you share how did it go? Meeting scheduled? 30 mins / 1hr? What was shared? Trying to see if there are any patterns.

Now we know why we have to cut our operating expenses between 2020 - 2025. By George Heynes on Jul 14... — read more 

More than 60% of attrition in India LDS team. Is it because of the LDS leader in bangkok/Houston CLO/Indian management?….

I have noticed that some Business Units have not scheduled PDS feedback sessions? Have they been told to wait to deliver the results? Why are they waiting?

The one thing that's keeping me here is not being able to tell for sure if the job I might accept will put me in a better position. I've seen it happen. People accept a job thinking it was going to be great then once they start it's something... — read more 

Hi Folks, like the title says: I left Exxon a couple of days ago, curious when the unvested portion of my 401k is removed from my Voya account (need to roll over), and when is unpaid vacation paid out (already submitted info to Hr before leaving)? Is... — read more 

One of the worst leaders on the learning division… everything getting outsourced

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Huge-Dividend-Cripples-Worlds-Largest-Oil-Company.html

Where in the benefits system do you update your information?

I've been asked to 'Carry On' as a proud member of the We Are. But the delivery of the message was more: 'Hey! You're not Carrion! Good going. Won't be picking your bones for now, lucky one.' To be honest, it was disappointing on a few levels. I'd... — read more 

Source: www.LinkedIn.com Author: John Maxwell Leadership guru John Maxwell is famous for saying "leadership is influence." The real challenge is figuring out how to do it. But first, exercising influence as a leader has one tough prerequisite... — read more 

Yes, I can be laid off or fired any day, but I refuse to worry about it any longer. Whether I'll be affected is out of my hands. They might say they want to get rid of the low performers but we all know that's not true. They have a numbers-driven... — read more 

If we had one would you use it? Would this be better than the current policy of asking your supervisor for a transfer?

I am 59. Until the last month, I've been very happy being at ExxonMobil. I've been fortunate to have jobs and opportunities that challenged me and I've always been ranked well. I hate the new assessment system. I also hate the 8-10% NSI... — read more 

Hello! Is there still an ergonomic program in Houston? If so, who runs it?

Finally any “leaders” held accountable for their (awful) performance? Under what KPIs would they not need significant improvement? Or rules don’t apply to them?

Some traders received bonus If you are a trader in any commodity and did not receive be aware you not part of the boys club

Sometimes XOM can seem like high school where popularity is everything. Most feel they don’t need to work as long as they are popular and make their manager feel superior. These types of people will eventually climb up the ladder and contribute the... — read more 

A friend was made an offer at another company. The problem is, it offers significantly lower pay while benefits are comparable. He's undecided. I personally think it would be worth it to take a pay cut in return for less stress, no unrealistic work... — read more 

After the many controversies in the past several years and especially in the past several weeks, is anybody else now ashamed to admit they work at XOM? I don't even oppose what was done. I just can't believe that if you were going to resort to... — read more 

In the past, all of us know we can look forward to a stable career with EM, and slowly grow our technical expertise. I still felt married to EM despite the average ranking. Many of us know we are not the top quintile and will never be a manager. But... — read more 

2021 Q4 corporate interest rates are likely to stay low, at levels comparable to Q3, but will likely go back to at least normal in the first part of 2022, so there will be a strong incentive for whatever REs are left to retire by the end of this... — read more 

What hr email do i include in my resignation email so my vacation can be paid out? Also any other things I should do before resigning?

I see comments alluding to no pay increase this year. Do y'all genuinely not know how to read an email? It clearly states effective Jan 1st '22 salary program will change, if you are elegible (most of you can't even read so I doubt any of you will... — read more 

I'm interested if there are people - and if so, how many - who believe they are safe from the incoming cuts? If you believe you will not be impacted, can you please share why? Everybody I know is worried, some to the point of already looking for new... — read more 

A thread for sharing your assessment results to help everyone understand general trends. Would help if everyone could provide it in the format below… Here’s mine: Org: EMCC Years: 7-8 Previous rank: Needs Improvement New rank: Very Good General... — read more 

Hemorrhaging people and management still says we don't have an attrition problem. Please stop this PIP nonsense - it antagonizes the workforce. Maybe give out a raise or two. Something to try to build back morale.

I’m a 20+ year employee who received the NSI designation. My direct supervisor did not represent me in the meeting, it was done by her boss. My direct supervisor was unable to give any real context to the feedback that landed me in NSI. Now my... — read more 

The Job Family Lead for EMIT’s Business Capability group just emailed the whole job family to complain about people’s negativity towards the company. In addition to being poorly written, it reads like a desperate attempt to keep his own job by... — read more 

What industries are people applying to that provide a competitive salary vs Oil and Gas? I have heard people going to Amazon, Tesla, etc and claiming higher salaries but I don’t see those jobs posted online. Can’t seem to find many jobs... — read more