I am scratching my head at what people are posting on LinkedIn for resignation posts. They go something like, “I am so grateful for the amazing experience I had at ExxonMobil.” You’re freaking quitting. What is this? Stockholm syndrome?
Why are There so Many Psychopath Cheerleaders in a Dirt Bag Organization?
Why do we have so many EM cheerleaders and boot-lickers in this clearly sh-t ho-e of an organization? Just observe the nasty LinkedIn leeches or talk to your fake supervisors and managers if you have disillusion. Many continue to embrace the... — read more
Question for all who keep threatening they're going to quit
Why don't you?
We are all contractors now paid as employees
It used to be contractors were paid more for the instability of a one year contract. Now we all are on one year contracts. You can drop like a rock in the rankings in a single year for saying the wrong thing to the wrong person or not being... — read more
Shares for cl 26
I recent heard that if you get to CL 26 and above, the company will give shares.. is there really such a thing?
Leadership positions still dominated by white men and women though the company is global
Are we really a global company, and manage talent as it should be? All senior leadership positions still seem to go to the same people despite no clear evidence of strong performance. Is the company really changing for the better?
I NSI’d Exxon
I looked at many of the companies that are hiring for my skill set and compared what they offer in terms of pay, work life balance, culture, benefits, location, etc and compared them and exxon using a forced ranking system. Exxon ended up in the... — read more
What would you replace assessment system with?
Be specific. How would you decide on raises and promotions?
Management Talking Points on NSI
Management circulated talking points to their supervisors to counter the news articles claiming that EM is using the NSI to lay people off. Being asked to parrot lies to my employees is incredibly discouraging. I cannot. If I have an employee... — read more
DWW Board Votes - Well down in the list
So DW was like one of the least voted board members at the recent Investor vote. He and his trusted colleague Frazier who is supposed to be independent were well down the list. Very telling.
DWW Board Votes - Well down in the list
So DW was like one of the least voted board members at the recent Investor vote. He and his trusted colleague Frazier who is supposed to be independent were well down the list. Very telling.
The new EM Board - Expectations
With the loss of trusted board members loyal to DW, and new additions with Engine 1, what do you think will change. DW has Lost the respect and trust of the vast majority of employees. He has lost the faith of shareholders but still our board do not... — read more
This changed things for me
I wasn't looking before now. I wasn't too happy here but this is the company I know and I thought starting over somewhere else would be too much unnecessary work at my age. But after the latest announcement, I realized I have no intention of spending... — read more
Serious question - What improvements has DWW made
Let’s please look objectively, interested in peoples thoughts?
Hotshots ... good luck to you
If you think you can triple your salary by switching companies, good luck to you hotshots
Work from home 2 days a week
Chevron announced today that they will be back after Labor Day but going forward they just need to be in the office 3 days a week Oh I forgot we are ExxonMobil 🤡🤡🤡
Help your friends
[INSERT YOUR NAME HERE] – NGL Trader – ExxonMobil – Houston Campus Please spread the word…tell your friends to not apply to the job below. Bad group to be at. And as we know bad company to be at The U.S. Natural Gas Liquids (NGL)... — read more
Beaumont lockout
Exxonmobil is trying to decertify the union, but the people who they brought in are stealing so much that once the lockout ends that company people involved will get fired. Too funny really
MLRP details
Applies to: All NSI Any NI with NRE employees excluded (age 52-54 with 15+ YOE or employees 55+ with 12-14 YOE) Options: 3 month PIP, OR 3 month PIL, including pay, benefits, outplacement services retirement eligible employees... — read more
Pension plan will be darren's next big mistake
There are a lot of comments on this board about the company match not coming back. Here is my prediction. The 401k match is coming back by end of 2022, and it will be 1 or 2 % higher than the old 7%! Good news, right? But wait, keep... — read more
Rationale of aggressive PIP firings?
Does anyone get the value add rationale of this seemingly senseless forced turnover? If the units don't need to shrink much, it'd be bringing in fresh inexperienced folks to replace PIPed ones. Hardly a recipee for efficiency if they are pushing... — read more
Boycott upcoming BTC Management Forum
No questions on non-anonymous slido, no verbal questions. Peaceful protest. Spread the word.
No more layoffs?
If XOM plans to fire employees based on performance reviews, does that mean we are done with traditional layoffs? It would be good to know that those of us who are among the best performers can relax from now on since that is not the case when it... — read more
BCG Hard at Work
These are the consultants we pay so much money for actively working to ki-l our industry. Makes you wonder what advice they are giving management and what their ultimate motives... — read more
Does 401k still matter?
I wonder at this point if bringing back the 401k would even be enough. I think people have already made decision to leave and it is just a matter of time now even if the 401k comes back. Take the plunge and send out your first resume. It is... — read more
How long can Permian keep pumping without Lease Operators?
It is a run for the exit. Those who weren’t looking sure are now that we are being asked to pick up the slack for all the resignations that haven’t been back filled. Doesn’t make sense to let whole batteries go down and not have the people to restart... — read more
Is anyone not looking for a new job?
Do you know of anyone who isn’t looking to leave? It is amazing to hear the way people at all levels of the organization are speaking. People no longer give a damn. #GoAheadAndFireMe
Can our management answer a simple question ?
If this oversized MLRP of 5-10% yearly which will extend in total over seven years is all about rooting out low performers, why isn’t the company simply laying off the bottom say 40% of the employees ? Our ranking is obviously flawless, fair and... — read more
Angst at Exxon as managers begin employee performance reviews - Reuters confirms that Research & Engineering is targeted
Angst at Exxon as managers begin employee performance reviews By Jennifer Hiller and Shariq Khan www.reuters.com HOUSTON/BENGALURU (Reuters) -Top U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil Corp has kicked off a yearly performance review for U.S. staff, a... — read more
Exxon investors to prod revamped board on net zero carbon study
Exxon investors to prod revamped board on net zero carbon study By Jennifer Hiller www.reuters.com HOUSTON (Reuters) - Investors calling for Exxon Mobil Corp to study the impact of getting its oil and gas business to net-zero emissions by 2050... — read more
A message from WB and RD
My first post was deleted, so we're doing this again... Management must think we're all mo--ns, based on the messaging received at BTCX this morning. Despite their assurances that the assessment process is completely unrelated to workforce... — read more
A message from Wim and Rohan
What a joke... does management really think we're that ignorant? "Our performance assessment process is completely unrelated to any workforce reduction plans. Our performance assessment process is focused on recognizing and rewarding employees... — read more
New record for leaving the company
In the last week, I’ve seen one announcement a day on LinkedIn about people leaving EM, which is definitely an accelerated rate compared to previous months. Today I see three such announcements. This rate obviously depends on each persons’ network... — read more
Things to do before quitting
Expecting to get PIPed soon and preparing myself This is from https://www.thelayoff.com/t/19V5yS1C Convert any personal accounts (frequent flier, EYFPC, Voya, etc.) connected to your work email to a personal email account. Confirm in EDA... — read more
The lowest performers will not be impacted
There are a few employees I know who managed to avoid every single layoff so far despite doing the bare minimum and getting away with it because their noses are always brown. What are the chances they'll be among those affected by the announced cuts?... — read more
CEO Woods Assessment - Vote of Confidence
Based on Woods prior year performance should he be placed in the NSI bucket and PIPED. If Yes, vote thumbs up. If No, vote thumbs down.
Is it just me or has this company transformed into one big management laundering scheme?
I went from 1 to 3 managers in less than a year. My org chart is confusing af.
Things I Don't Miss
timesheet webCAT powerpoint filesweeper (before a good samaritan deleted it for the whole company - thank you) rsi guard (having to hit cntrl alt delete every day to ki-l it lol) LPS EADS/PADP/whatever else knowledgable others Career... — read more
No more hope
My boss has been putting so much pressure in our group to report saving that has not happen yet. Some will take 6 months to 1 year. Looks like we will be the next Enron. No ethics at this company. BIG concern on this.
Any news on EMCC businesses considered for divestment?
We have all heard and read about Exxon looking to divestment low performing assets in various counties such as Iraq, Africa, etc. but EMCC was also looking for some divestment opportunities. This article was in Reuters few months ago -... — read more