Residents in Baytown fed up with loud noises and bright lights coming from new ExxonMobil chemical production... — read more
Soooo, who’s gonna operate a nuclear plant? 😊
https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2024/01/portland-nuclear-power-company-nuscale-will-lay-off-40-of-its-staff-report-says.html
Salary for Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer
What's the salary range for the Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer in Texas? And what is the CL level?
Project Polaris
What is it?
Darren Woods
Darren Woods is a transformative change agent and just what the company needs. He will lead us to the future with his inclusive style of creative disruption that has turned things around these last couple years.
Big Green Blob
Hindcast.....Big Green Blob, after update in 2019 states Permian Production (MBOED) around now should be 1.3 - 1.4 MBOED. And drumroll please......it is currently 0.6 MBOED or so? Of course COVID happened but to start ~0.3 MBOED when Big Green... — read more
Pioneer Deal
Haven’t really heard anything in about a month from XOM or the FRC. Is the deal dead?
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen on campus?
I call buzzard’s nest
SVP - Any updates?
Post from TheLayoff.com
Getting managed out
What do you do if you feel like you’re being managed out, and what are the signs? I am not given clarity on work goals and think I’m going to be the tribute at the hunger games this year. Is there anything to counteract this?
6 phases of a project
6 Phases of a Project Enthusiasm Disillusionment Panic Search for the guilty Punishment of the innocent Praise and honors for the non-participants
Organization killers
It amazes me the company promote and reward people who ki-ls the organization. Those whose past actions resulted in the massive exodus of talent and knowledge. Many of these bosses have no skills of their own other than to take credit for the work... — read more
Nepotism
Obvious pattern in the company that if you are the child of someone important in the company there is a high probability you will be hired and then given preferential treatment. I’ve always thought it must take a special kind of person to want to... — read more
Best places to work
Thoughts on best places, projects, groups to work in right now? Any new projects to be funded this year and ramp up staffing?
Low oil price; pension finally axed?
You know they have already worked this as a cost savings plan. What will it take to finally make the corp pull the trigger?
Any new hires planning to stay?
Is this site popular with new hires? What are top reasons for new hires wanting to leave? Where do you want to move to?
Re enter your 401k beneficiaries on Voya
HR has made a switch and if you log into Voya you will see your 401k beneficiaries are all blank now and need to be reentered. Efficient for them but not for you! Nice that they couldn’t be bothered to notify us this would happen.
Important
https://youtu.be/xm3YgoEiEDc?si=E5GKTolhYa7WDYav
401k doesn’t vest for 3 years
This was never told to me and is not on the brochure they hand out about retirement benefits. I just found this out via Reddit (classic) and posting it here for anyone else who wasn’t aware. And before anyone gets sassy and says I could have read the... — read more
WHO'S Leaving BMRF
Who is leaving BMRF this year? Comment below-
New Year's resolution
Make your New Year's resolution a simple one, to work your wage. That's it. You'll see how much your life will improve.
bond units for high performers
Can anyone explain the bond units for high performers? I under this is a different program from RSUs.
Stock price follows oil price
Stating the obvious. Even with all the self inflicted pain the stock continues to just track the price of oil.
Happy New Year
Hope 2024 brings you all some positivity.
Red flags
Raises all sorts of red flags when a company ramp up advertisements on “people are our most valuable assets and we are investing in a low carbon future” when its actions are to the contrary.
Exxon Mobil Layoffs 2024
Is there going to be any reorg or Exxon Mobil layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
What to expect from age 45 to retirement
It is apparent to me that for the majority of us as we near retirement our ranking will tank, raises and RSUs will stop, etc. until we are either forced out or decide on our own to retire. I am curious at what age this typically begins. Trying to... — read more
RSU Communications Completed?
Have all communications regarding RSU awards been completed at this point? Currently at CL 25 and last year received RSU award notice in early December having received an Outstanding rating. Received same Outstanding rating this current cycle and... — read more
Time to Unionize BMT O&A Chemical Plant
Time to unionize O&A. Hearing they’ll merge O&A or some others and cut posts. Also going to make people cross-qualify on even more posts with no financial compensation. How is this okay? It’s time to take control back from these jokers of upper... — read more
(Barrons) Oil may struggle in 2024 but analysts like these 11 stocks
OPEC could just as easily withdraw its support, and send prices sharply lower. That is the biggest reason 2024 is shaping up as a difficult year for the energy sector and one factor driving more investors to bet against oil stocks. Energy went from... — read more
Global Security
Heard Global Security are restructuring with new leadership. Any truth to this
You didn’t get PTSD from your office job
Also, your human rights aren’t being violated by hot-desking or the bathrooms being serviced at inopportune times of the day. Just putting that out there.
Poor Leadership & PTSD
https://www.workplaceoptions.com/understanding-workplace-trauma-and-work-related-ptsd/
Argentina
Any insights on how we're feeling about the current political/societal climate in Argentina? Curious to see if anyone has intel on how management is viewing the situation and if keeping business functions there is sustainable.
Is there a layoff season at XOM?
My last company had layoffs every April. I was there for four years and each year it was the same thing. Does XOM have something similar? I've been here for seven months and haven't heard of any layoffs so far, so I'm thinking we might be due a... — read more
Misleading hiring posts
It’s really disingenuous of the company to continue the layoff of existing employees through PIP, while advertising LCS hiring on LinkedIn. Building false impression in media about the state of company. Anyone looking will see the most hiring... — read more
Salary adjustment this year 2024
Seems the salary adjustments made this year in US have been disappointing considering the amount of profits company has made. Yes there were acquisitions but numbers for adjustments have been pathetic. BTC on the other had had handsome 30% raise. So-... — read more
Seems like we’ve hit a nerve.
Someone’s been busy posting unimportant stuff to flood the forum and push down soms relevant topics. Hope mods do a clean up soon.
PXD people
What are we going to do with them?
BRCP Toxicity
Dirty politics, toxicity, talking behind people's backs, sweet talks, fake facades that is what is left of Intermediates now. I feel stuck, just wish i could get out of this constant mental torture of a place. Leaders make the place and if the... — read more