After having a good 20 year career at XOM, in 2020 like a lot of other employees it laid me off and in 15 minutes over a zoom call. Every now and then I get mails from XOM referring me as a retiree, what the heck? The DW and the mgmt. committee... — read more 

I am a reservoir engineer. I hate my weird boss she’s obnoxious. Any thoughts on other employment opportunities?

IT is in the process of implementing Nexthink, which monitors your laptops usage and activity. It tracks your personal usage by application and device. It will track your Zoom calls, how much time you use email, PowerPoint, etc... Along with the... — read more 

Is it true that we spent $2 million to implement Hotdesking while saving only $100k per year on air conditioning abandoned buildings and totally destroying employee morale? Wasn’t the whole premise that the buildings would be leased out? Who was the... — read more 

What a scam these external hire executives and board members are running. They come in and ra-e the company for short term gains. Get their money before the long term damage is seen and then abandon the burning dumpster fire they have created before... — read more 

This phony comes from General Motors making huge money. He was a darling of Wall Street selling to them GM Cruise. He then bailed right before it was expected to receive regulatory approval in California. It launched after he left and failed. The guy... — read more 

Broke already? Was super handy. The sidebar work around doesn't have the same capability.

So excited I don’t know if I can sleep tonight! Get to see our CFO in person for the vision for our wonderful careers! So glad it’s at 7am or the suspense would have ki-led me all day.

Have been at this company for over 12 years and over the past year my manager and his line manager are pulling me into meetings telling me im on "track" to become a Senior Principal Engineer in my next assignment. But before i can become an SPE, i... — read more 

Why are all the Marriott hotels "out of policy"? A lot of them are super convenient but instead you have to cab to some hotel far away.

The moto for the merger has changed from the official “Best of Both” to unofficially “Did XOM buy Pioneer or did Pioneer buy XOM?” and its hilarious.

In Annandale and like many others I have zero interest to going to Houston. I was curious what companies you have left exxon for whether you were in Annandale or not? How did their culture compare to our awful one?

I feel so bad for the new hires who are still in the honeymoon phase at XOM. They have no idea what's coming their way much sooner than they expect. This company seems like such an amazing workplace until you've been here a year or so and realize... — read more 

Is the naming of a Polaris Turnaround Advisor evidence they are admitting the project is completely in the ditch?

Dec. 3rd. Are we celebrating the conclusion of the PIP sacrifices? Salary treatment must be sh!t if DW and KM are wasting money on this.

How many job cuts will happen in Bakken as a result of sale? https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/exxon-seeks-buyers-portion-assets-north-dakotas-bakken-shale-2024-10-15/

Finally received an official communication regarding the "upgrade" in medical care for myself, spouse and kids. Replacing Aetna US with Blue Cross of TEXAS is the word. Don't they have Blue Cross in Bengalaru or Guyana? Couldn't they go lower? .. — read more 

10 executives are going to Las Vegas for the next 3 days. The estimated spend is about $150K. Think about that the next time your supervisor goes crazy because your anniversary party is $10 over budget.

I moved to EM a few months ago due to higher pay, but I’ve been feeling out of place ever since. My old job had better work-life balance among many other things, and now I wonder if I should have stayed. Learning about constant PIPs and layoffs has... — read more 

What have you all heard or seen? What I’ve heard from planning contacts: EMTEC headcount (non-India), sharp ramp down over the next few years (maybe transfers, maybe higher NSI?) EMTEC BTC, high ramp up GP, no change. Gradual shift to BTC ... — read more 

Describes exactly what is done with feedback at Exxon’obil. For sure will be done with current survey results https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2024/10/11/managers-are-glossing-over-workplace-issues-and-pushing-toxic-positivity/

Come on Jerry Wascom must leave soon; he is 67. Neil Chapman likewise must be ready to leave and definitely Liam Mallon. When and who else?

The reality if expat assignments : US employee goes to India, gets 45% pay hike, salary is 25 times that of a campus hire in India. Gets personal driver as India is too unsafe to drive for American raised, but not for the 1.5 billion people who live... — read more 

Executives have no unique ideas. All listen to the same consultants and follow each others actions like sheep. Remind me why they are paid so much when they all just do the same thing? Bloomberg article Shell employees voice their ire in company... — read more 

Have y’all heard of this? I just got wind of it today- coincident with Polaris upgrades, no more career ownership, no more CareerConnect development and SDA skills…. we will instead be managed by “Human Capital Management” (HCM). Which honestly... — read more 

The more they offshore, the remaining teams and people get more stuck. The onshore is beginning to feel like a backwater branch of some remote big company HQed in another country. We can all forget about any avenues to advance. Not that there have... — read more 

Word is Polaris is just a huge disaster and will not be rolled out on time or with the original scope. Who will take the fall????

Exxon executives aren't focused on making money for the company - why bother? They're all about enriching themselves and that's it. No one pulls it off with more cunning than the folks in our C-suite. They're pros at padding their own pockets while... — read more 

There is a clear outcome they are driving for with the PA survey. Questions are worded on the premise that the system is perfect and everyone would love it if supervisors would just do a better job of communicating. I flatly reject this premise and... — read more 

Summary. While layoffs can lead to short-term financial benefits, research shows just how much of an impact they can have on employee engagement, morale, and loyalty — and how long that negative impact can last. Humanizing the layoff experience can... — read more 

How much money has been spent to get these working again for the third time?

Took a look at the BCBS offerings and didn't see anything that looked particularly out of line in terms of coverages vs existing plans. Some cost increase in premium across the board but no surprise there as that happens anyway. Am I missing... — read more 

Remind me as many times as you’d like. I’m still not going to fill out your pointless survey. F@&k off.

As part of any group outside of India that is shrinking in headcount you will find there are no longer opportunities for that next promotion. Much less opportunity as each year passes. Impacts everyone even hipos and made even worse by new trend to... — read more 

Money me! Money now! Me a money needing a lot now.

They have co-ktail tables being setup and a stage for the band.

All S&D career development effort is now focused on developing BTC personnel. Any S&D staff that puts on her PDS about how many HC10 people she helped would be PIPd even if not over 50. All S&D group and individual goals are based on how many BTC... — read more 

I really do love how often us technicians have to train these new engineers on how to analyze and understand their data, how things work at EM, and even simple tasks like how to convert a text file to Excel. And they're going to trash all the... — read more 

Bye bye https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4glw4dyw8no

So many examples of this at ExxonMobil. Do you think they are doing anything for your career development if you aren’t a Hipo? Your development plan! What a joke! They have no thought put in on your next assignment or career potential if you aren’t a... — read more