Been hearing the moving package is pretty good. Do they just pay you the cost of moving and you pay the moving company or how does all that work. Maybe save some cash by paying some buddy’s to help move.
New reorg comming for north America. Get ready for it.
I was told by our manager a reorg is comming by the end of the year. We were told some of us were moving to another site. This reorg is supposed to cut costs by reducing redundant positions. There is no talk of layoffs but movement of personnel to... — read more
Exxon stepping back from Texas Gulf Coast plastics plant
Exxon Mobil will postpone its plans for a large new plastics production plant on the Gulf Coast of Texas, according to the company. Construction initially was planned to begin next year on the $10 billion facility in rural Calhoun County. "Based on... — read more
Exxon Eyes Return To Iraq, Plans To Explore Majnoon Oil Field: Report
xxon Mobil (XOM) is reportedly planning to re-enter Iraq after exiting in early 2024 by signing agreements to lay the groundwork for exploring the country’s vast Majnoon field. According to a Bloomberg News report, citing a person familiar with the... — read more
Just heard it from a VP: Company first, team second, self third!
Now, that's some serious cheerleading. Cannot wait to change my attitude and execute on this.
Salaries
Why do some people say XOM employees are overpaid and some say we are underpaid compared to other oil companies? Which one is it?
Oil slips on OPEC+ output hike, supply glut fears
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Tuesday as investors considered a smaller than expected increase to OPEC+ output in November against signs of a potential supply glut. Brent crude futures were down 18 cents, or 0.27%, to... — read more
Starting university hire salary
Back in early 2010’s my starting offer out of university was just over $100k followed by several big raises and I see online our website saying starting offer is 100 to 125k. Considering the amount of inflation since I was hired new hires are getting... — read more
Is anyone else worried that most of the cuts are outside the US?
It feels like they’re separating us from the rest of the world and getting ready to throw something even bigger at us down the line.
Pension lump sum estimate
how much would be my pension lump sum? If I am 60 years old, $230k average last 3 years salary 32 years service with Exxon & ExxonMobil assume interest rate 3% 1.8 million?
What’s happening with pension?
Long held rumours of pension changes. What’s the scoop?
AI’s (Grok) Take on Forced Rankings
Pretty darn close….. Forced ranking systems—where you stack-rank employees like a twisted game of musical chairs, forcing a bell curve distribution (e.g., 10% rockstars, 70% solid, 20% “development opportunities”)—have always struck me as a relic... — read more
Any oil&gas company doing good nowadays?
Is it bleak across the board or are there pockets of good somewhere?
ExxonMobil's Singapore layoffs highlight global pressures on oil and gas sector: Analysts
The petrochemical sector is struggling with weakening demand, overcapacity and a global pivot towards cleaner energy, analysts point out. SINGAPORE: ExxonMobil’s decision to cut up to 500 jobs in Singapore signals wider industry challenges from... — read more
Exxon Mobil Faces Scrutiny Over Global Layoff Plans
Exxon Mobil has announced a workforce reduction plan that will affect approximately 2,000 employees globally by the end of 2027. The layoffs, part of a broader effort to streamline operations and improve cost competitiveness, are concentrated in... — read more
Just like Boeing
https://youtube.com/shorts/ROHUBawQAPo?si=-37CT0-QZAOs7TOU
How long before this is all over?
How long are they going to keep us guessing? Until more of us decide we can’t take the uncertainty anymore and quit? It wouldn’t be the first time Exxon tried to force employees to leave by creating an environment that basically pushed people out. I... — read more
Why Canada?
This is a legitimate question. I think I know the answer, but I want to see if there’s anything I’m unaware of before making the obvious conclusion. Layoffs in Europe I get. We probably won’t own any assets there for much longer anyways, and I’ll... — read more
Question about Pay Ranges?
Can someone post Pay Ranges?
Process Safety - has it begun?
Chevron refinery and now Big Spring refinery. Has it begun?
We don’t need H1B
I’m tired of executives saying we need H1B, how come SpaceX has zero H1B? Exxon/Amazon are more innovative than SpaceX?
So, what’s with the rumors that the hatchet will be swinging in the US too?
Wouldn’t be surprising, but it sure would be good to know.
Cost reduction is a trap, signing your own layoff notice
There’s some serious stuff going down at IOL…. ————- Dark side, only way to survival They can only offshore things that are in perfect shape , running smoothly, with cost targets achieved. We learned that the hard way at Kearl and Cold Lake. We drove... — read more
LCS meltdown
Feels more and more like LCS only exists for media optics. No good path to profitability with any of the venture projects. Equally concerning is the toxic culture created within…screaming, shouting, and slamming doors in meetings is modeled by... — read more
Are they forcing on headquarters or the field
They keep repeating that they want face to face does that mean they want to people assigned to a field office to go there or be in Houston but still work with that field?
Playbook to Delay GCC Transition
It’s ChatGPT compiled summary, but a good refresher and reminder we can adopt. Knowledge Control & Asymmetry • Document selectively: Provide training and documentation, but keep it high-level. Leave out context, dependencies, or nuances only you... — read more
Landed a consultancy gig
After more than ten years here, I honestly can’t wait for the door to hit me on the way out. It’s just a two-year engagement, nothing fancy, but I welcome the change. I completely lost perspective at XOM, got su-ked into the “Exxon way” until my... — read more
XOM to Acquire FANG
Will be announced today.
BTC KLTC WE ARE NOW ENERMY! s
Tech center is no longer working colleagues. They are your competitors and enemies The stronger they get the faster you go, all go. See the logic ? They are CHEAP LABOR. You are expensive labor. Canada, Europe, US, Singapore tech center is taking... — read more
The Outsourced Villain
I didn’t get laid off. That’s my crime. I’m still here in Bangalore — bleary-eyed at 2 a.m., staring into the blue glow of another Zoom call. The Americans on mute, the managers on script, the executives smiling from Spring, Texas, while delivering... — read more
The Performance Hunger Games: A Memoir of an ExxonMobil Casualty
Once upon a time, ExxonMobil told me I was part of a family. Turns out, it was a family reunion where someone always gets voted off the island. Every year, the corporate ritual begins: managers huddle in air-conditioned rooms, armed with bell curves... — read more
Repost: Stop Selling Out Our Future
Posted on Chevron's Board: Stop Selling Out Our Future Friends, Across forums, industry conversations, and personal exchanges, one theme keeps repeating: Offshoring and particularly to low cost labor markets like India. Let’s be clear: Our... — read more
Can oldtimers help me understand why oil prices refuse to budge up?
Joined 3 years ago. People tell me that prices go up and down, bo-m and bust cycles. That makes sense but it now feels that it'll never go up, almost like this is a systemic change. Not sure, it's just my gut feeling but I wanted to see if people... — read more
Has there ever been a decision that benefited the employees?
Let's say, in last 40 years - Has there ever been a decision that benefited the employees?
Layoffs Peak
U.S. employers cut nearly 950,000 jobs through September 2025, the highest number of layoffs since 2020, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Cuts could surpass 1 million this year. While still far below the 2 million layoffs in the same... — read more
Right size or Down size?
It’s disheartening to now know that leadership’s idea of the ideal org size is always smaller. It’s also disheartening to hear many people on this board say similar things - “we could use less of x or y groups.” Makes me wonder if anyone actually... — read more
If the US gets hit too, I honestly don’t know what to do
Who’s supposed to pay my bills? Has anyone noticed the cost of living skyrocketing? Housing, mortgages, it’s all out of reach. Everywhere I look, there are layoffs. I’ve been trying for almost a year to land something else, just to get ahead. I got a... — read more