What happened to us doing things like supporting education, eliminating malaria, etc. This is weak sauce P&GA.
SVP s-xual as--ult case - Grand Jury says not enough evidence
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A grand jury in Montgomery County has found no probable cause for the s-xual as--ult case against an ExxonMobil executive. David Scott was arrested in October at a hotel in Magnolia. According to records, the... — read more
Permian Office Building vs Guyana
Exxon to move into new US$160 million Guyana HQ this year – Routledge The headquarters will be capable of housing over 500 persons and will include an offshore command center designed to enhance the management of Exxon’s offshore... — read more
This was on The Pioneer-natural-resources Layoff site!
Xom The Great Fraud! Exxon made 36 billion last quarter. Almost none will be shared with employees! They give no bonuses! Way to go Pioneer!! You sold us out for the Great Satan!
What I got wrong about loyalty at work
Really resonated with me… https://www.businessinsider.com/work-loyalty-gen-z-millennials-gen-x-boomers-employee-engagement-2024-2
Pension vesting for boomerang hires
How does it work for XOM employees who left and then return? The formula is: 1.6% x N x Ref Salary Example: Hire leaves after 6 years (took lump sum). Works somewhere for a while and returns. Does the pension years of service continue at N=6... — read more
Expat tax
Why is ExxonMobil still paying expat assignment tax if I am no longer an expat since 2016? I became US employee on 2016, and they want part of my tax refund to be payable to them! Can someone from HR or tax enlighten me?
Ageism
Alive and well here at EMHC https://finance.yahoo.com/news/older-workers-less-tolerant-workplace-120248942.html
Exxon to drain almost a third of Liza, Payara fields by year-end 2024
https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2024/02/11/exxon-to-drain-almost-a-third-of-liza-payara-fields-by-year-end/ Exxon to drain almost a third of Liza, Payara fields by year-end Feb 11, 2024 News Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil’s operations in the... — read more
India technical center experience?
Visiting from the bp board here....we're just starting a "Technical Services India" technical center. Heard XOM started something similar to this years ago. What has the experience been? Is it just an attempt to replace expensive technical staff in... — read more
What happens to my RSUs if I take no pay leave?
What happens to my RSU vesting if I take no pay leave to go on a sabbatical? Say 6 months to a year? Will the vesting schedule remain the same or will the vesting dates be pushed back by the period that I am away from the company?
But who will PIP the PIPers?
I guess you can only tell your clients “Just fire a bunch of people” so many times before everyone else catches on: https://www.businessinsider.com/mckinsey-consultants-employee-reviews-bad-year-pandemic-2024-2?amp
What exactly is the "executive mentorship" program?
Recently got an automated email that I was assigned a mentor for the 'executive mentorship' program. Background is that I was an experienced hire with now a few years Exxon experience. I asked my supervisor what it was about, she downplayed it but... — read more
When on holiday, never EVER forget about work
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vanbeekerik_skitrip-vacation-personaltime-activity-7161390850181062656-PORh
Drucker’s Annual Management Study
Druvker’s released their annual study for Management for Fortune 500 companies. Exxon again scored in the bottom 1/2 driven down by extremely low Employee Engagement scores (we are talking NSI numbers). I guess when you quietly push out your US org... — read more
Leaders eat last - not at exxon
Been reading the book by Simon Sinek. Every description of what a company or culture shouldn’t be reminds me of work at Exxon. The continuous low level cortisol cause high blood pressure… The author provided 5 leadership lessons that focused on the... — read more
Career cushioning
Anyone else doing this? https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/career-cushioning-latest-workplace-trend-employees-trying-protect-themselves-heading-2024
Exxon shareholder proposal withdrawal may end lawsuit: judge
Exxon Mobil told a federal judge on Monday that the lawsuit it filed against two shareholder activists should continue even after the groups withdrew a climate resolution, as the largest U.S. energy company tried to keep the suit going despite a... — read more
Prepare to be NSI’d
PIP target close to 20% this year due to much of the more qualified Pioneer staff taking the positions of what’s left of our atrophied engineering staff. It’s not only BTC and KL we must worry about.
CL 28 next role
I am a CL 28 and am looking for advice on types of roles I should be seeking to continue my career progression. Any advice? I’d like to map out how to reach low 30’s CL before retirement.
Opportunity beyond 27?
As the company headcount shrinks in size, are the opportunities for roles beyond 27 shrinking also? What is concerning to me is that I'm seeing high cls being put into 28 level roles. Even some people seem to be taking "demotions".... What about the... — read more
The KL Replacement Effort
Honestly it's just sad going to my site. We all know over the years they've been offshoring jobs. We all know they've been sending a KL or BTC resource to the sites occasionally, but it is truly hitting full throttle now. One of our units is on... — read more
We are officially moving forward with on-site wind turbines in the European Union
The Flemish government granted the permit for the project to place three wind turbines on the site of the ExxonMobil Meerhout Polymers Plant and a turbine on the other side of the Albert Canal in Meerhout. This is an important milestone for the... — read more
Current XOM play is music chair not hunger game
in music chair, every round (year) one chair (8% NSI/PIP) is removed from the existing chairs. this is the exact XOM play for past few years! in hunger game, people fight to death to be the last survivor which is not the XOM case. so folks, let's... — read more
4Q2023 Earnings Call - Notable Highlights
Please post your thoughts from the 4Q2023 Earnings Call on 2 February 2023 https://investor.exxonmobil.com/earnings (1) Cumulative Structural Cost Savings between 2019 and 2023: $9.7 B vs. 2019; leading peers (2) 2024: continued growth in... — read more
What was the pip pass rate in 2023?
Has that been communicated?
LD retirement
Any details on LD’s retirement? At one time, it seemed that LD couldn’t be president of enough things. Did she disappoint DW with her handling of EMTEC?
PIP/Retirement combo play
Does anyone have any good advice as to how best to combine a PIP/PIL (not sure I care to fight the bullsh-t anymore) with retirement planning? Does frugal vacation usage during the year play a role? Asking as an RE who fully expects it to be the... — read more
What is the Layoff(PIP) target for 2024
Is layoff target 8% again this year? It is amazing how executives know how many people Need Significant Improvement prior to any performance assessment.
What's going on?
How come barely anybody mentions layoffs anymore?
Performance group CLs
So I hear there continues to be more and more assessment groups that have widened the CL range, for example CL20-29 in the same assessment group. How do you compare a new hire ~CL23 or even 5-8 yr person CL 24/25 to a 50 year old CL29? This is... — read more
How much CO2e does LCS president generate?
How much do you think our fearless LCS DA generates when he races his high cost porsches ? He tells the world we are working on cutting emissions while he is out racing and adding to the problem for pure entertainment value. Tone deaf much.
Every time I switch groups my rank drops
I have to build myself back up every time I switch groups. Suddenly my sending group tanks my ranking and then I have to build it back up over years. Makes me not want to move groups!
Cost cutting ide executive parties
When Houston rapper Bun B threw a birthday party for his young granddaughter three years ago, he didn't settle for cake and ice cream on the patio. He threw a princess-themed bash for 40 at a 34,000-square-foot French chateau in the Champions... — read more
Cost cutting idea hunting lodge
Executives have a lot of unneeded perks. Have you heard about the hunting lodge? It is hardy used but costs a fortune to keep. Check out how much we spend for executives to have a nice... — read more
HC10 vs HVEC
Isn’t it interesting that we get called “high cost” but we don’t call other places “low cost” High value engineering center rather than low cost engineering center? Why all the carefully chosen words for HVEC but not for HC10?
You've just gotten fired. Here's how to forgive yourself and move on
Figure out how to move on. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/youve-just-gotten-fired-heres-how-to-forgive-yourself-and-move-on/ar-AA1lCyT0
Education reimbursement
Anyone get approved to pursue education? It used to be you could go anywhere do anything but now it seems your supervisor has to approve so good luck with there being a consistent approach to how the benefit is administered. Likely only those with... — read more
BTC Employee Perspective
Any BTC employees who can share how they see working at BTC to be. Is it a long term thing for you? A stepping stone to graduate school or a better job? Is it seen as a prestigious job in India?