Now that we have EV charging in Midland, when will other offices? I have heard that Houston Campus will install charging stations in 2025. Can anyone confirm?
Supply Chain a good area?
With IDP underway I was asked where I would consider going to next and was suggested supply chain. Is supply chain worth moving into? I hear it’s unorganized and full of expats who only want to make a name for themselves with trash initiatives then... — read more
Best and Worst Spots in Finance Org?
What are they? What groups have it good and what groups get shafted the most?
Meta ranking and layoffs
Sounds quite familiar https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-low-performers-cut-employee-reaction-mark-zuckerberg
YOE and 401k Contribution %
What is your YOE and 401k Contribution % (before match)? YOE - 5 Contribution - 9% (before match)
GP Headcount Reductions
Anyone know the target for GP headcount reductions in 2025 and 2026?
What Additional Assets in France Will Be Sold in 2025?
LONDON (ICIS)—ExxonMobil Chemical France has announced plans to close its chemical production at Gravenchon, in Normandy in France in 2024, subject to the relevant government approvals. According to a press release, the steamcracker and related... — read more
Think you can't make as much money other places. Think again.
Ok you think you cannot make as much money outside of exxon. Well you can retire and make just as much. Here is how. Let us assume a 120K salary which is 10k a month gross. Out of 10k you will probably net about 44% pay out. The difference is from... — read more
Why so many Canadians?
Why so many Canadians invading the US facilities.... Deytukorjeerrbss
Adios Amigos
Submitted my two week notice yesterday. Supervisor didn't give a flying fk and gave an indifferent clueless look. Ranked O last cycle, CL 27, Couldn't be happier, looking forward to new job with caring and competent manager that truly care. I hope... — read more
Red flags
Here are some red flags of an unfair performance assessment. Lack of specific examples. *criticisms without concrete instances. Recency bias dominates. *Ignore achievements from earlier periods. *Over emphasis on recent minor... — read more
How’s your India engineering business unit doing?
The very large oil company that I work for near 800 Bell with two buildings is spinning up a whole new engineering center in Bangalore near yours. How did it all work out with you? And yeah laying off a ton of people in the USA.
Goto/emconnect
I get that emconnect is supposed to put everything in one place but is it just me or is it really confusing and clumsy to use? I think I spend 20 or 30 minutes messing with it each time I try to figure out how to start a ticket for whatever.
RTO/Tracking attendance more seriously
More detailed attendance stats seems to be recorded and analyzed: require to report business travel. A new tab called “High Use Friday” to record your Friday pattern. Sending regular stats reports to the management, etc. Just curious, is it an idea... — read more
Exxon taking over
Could someone please let the Exxon heritage management know that they can’t run the Permian Basin like they did their offshore platforms. It’s ridiculous to think you can run efficiently onshore trying to over complicate everything like they did... — read more
Exxon Weighs Sale of Singapore Fuel Stations for $1 Billion, Bloomberg News Reports
(Reuters) - U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp is weighing a sale of its petrol stations in Singapore, a deal that could raise about $1 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Exxon operates 59 petrol stations in Singapore under... — read more
Would we be like Boeing in another 5 years?
Structural cost cutting and outsourcing to low cost country and service providers by previous Boeing CEO, see how deep the trouble they are in now…
Hello 2025.I am back for another year maybe? NOT.
Well I have been off for the past three weeks and it has been wonderful. Time away from that he-l hole with the awful toxic people. No one looking over my shoulder no knives in the back. No micromanaging emails from my passive aggressive boss. I was... — read more
2025 PDP Plan - Survival of the Fitest
OUr 2025 professional development career advancement appears to be closely aligned with Darwin's Origin of the Species Theories "Survival of the fittest" is a phrase that originated from Darwinian evolutionary theory as a way of describing the... — read more
Annandale pulse check
How empty will it be by end of 2025? The first wave people are due to leave in a few months... How long can we milk this dead cow without relo to TX?
Inclusion and Diversity (DEI)
https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/Locations/Brazil/Inclusion-and-Diversity#Committees Inclusion and Diversity ExxonMobil values the diversity of ideas, perspectives, skills, knowledge and cultures. A plural and inclusive work environment... — read more
Trust no one
A bit of advice that’s been shared many times before on this forum. Get your experience and get the h*ll out of this place before it damage your reputation, career, or worst, your mental health. I’ve been burned many times through the years. ... — read more
BCBSTX PPO B question
I no longer work at EM, but my spouse does and I am listed on their health insurance as a dependent. We just received our benefit cards and, though there are two cards, my spouse is listed on both with no mention of me. I called BCBSTX at 7:30 a.m... — read more
VPs and their dozen Advisors
Can someone tell me what our 50 or so VPs and SVPs do on a day to day basis (this is not a rhetorical question, i actually wanna know). If the 10-12 advisors that work under the VP are doing all the heavy lifting then what do our VPs do, why do... — read more
Baton Rouge oh Baton Rouge
Nothing changes ever. Bad leaders become worse and worse leaders become worst and get rewarded. Good leaders leave and we individual contributors suffer. Current SLS DH lot is probably the worst we have ever had. I say that, every lot is worst than... — read more
2025 Predictions
What's everyone's prediction for 2025? Any key divestments or new business? Where do we see the Corp going in terms of strategy? Think oil prices will fall? Put your prediction out and let's see how it does 1 year from now!
Who deleted the DEI post?
It disappeared in less then 12 hours!
What are the best employee discounts?
What employee discounts have you found the most useful/best value?
Why Corporate Managers Are Being Shoved Out The Door
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2025/01/02/why-corporate-managers-are-being-shoved-out-the-door/
Does Corporate first mean more controls violations
I keep hearing Corporate First, Corporate first as the new bs phase for cost cutting. But we are seeing our low cost centers adopting a globally but inadequate process whereby we are not paying vendors or partners,we had to shutdown the refinery... — read more
New Year Resolution - Find a new job
How have you spent your vacation? I’ve been applying for jobs and upskilling. Just applied for another job. If you are in your 40’s or younger you need to be doing this! How many people 50 or older do you know who are happy? I don’t know a single one... — read more
Loyalty how’s that working out for you?
Repost Yeah, nobody stays with the same company for more than 2-5 years now, at least not if they’re smart. Why stay with the same company and get a 1-3% raise each year (if I’m lucky) when I can change jobs and get a 10-20% bump every time? Beat... — read more
Exxon pay ranges
Happy New Year everyone! Long time Chevron employee here and I keep hearing about a Chevron-Exxon merger sometime soon which makes me wonder what are the pay scale grades and their ranges for a 20-year experience engineer working in the Spring... — read more
Bring on 2025!
It can’t possibly be worse than 2024. Or at least I hope not.
Why do you people dislike WFH so much?
Genuinely curious. Oh yeah, the whole “if your job can be done from home it can be done from Bangalore” BS has been refuted from here to Mars and back a thousand times, so that answer doesn’t count. I’m looking for substance here. TIA — read more
ANY NEWS ABOUT THE SECRETARIES AND TECHNICIANS AT PERMIAN
Are the Secretaries and techs will keep their jobs after the merge with Pioneer?
After 55 you are an endangered species
Yes have an exit plan. Plan B and C. Make connections outside and build your skills. Hopefully have enough money to retire comfortably. Years past you could be almost guaranteed of making it to 60 now even 50 is tough. Exxon loves the young and... — read more
If you get PIPed, don’t bother with “improving” yourself
In 99% of cases it’s just an excuse to get you fired. You can try and be the best employee, it will not change the outcome. I was stupid and tried.
ExxonMobil Pension Plan Changes (Effective January 1, 2024)
https://bogartwealth.com/exxonmobil-pension-plan-changes-effective-january-1-2024/ ExxonMobil quietly announced changes to the pension payment choices; removing some of the least used choices. Less choice can be unsettling; so, clients have been... — read more
Event
Anyone want to meet up on Tulane street and go to a Flamenco dance? I’ve heard it is fun!!