Executives all hire the same consultants and do the same thing. How is their pay justified when they all just follow each other and do the same thing like a bunch of sheep? https://www.upstreamonline.com/people/bp-to-slash-700-jobs/2-1-2022872

The last few years of your career should be your best and most enjoyable as you are supposed to be in roles where you can mentor for succession planning to keep your investment in the company and stock prices continue to rise. XOM has now made those... — read more 

Does anyone have experience with the outplacement services for those who choose the PIL? For someone who is NOT an engineer or construction person...?

What If the Job You Applied For Never Existed? How long have you been searching for a job on LinkedIn? Three months. Six months. A year. How many resumes have you rewritten? How many cover letters have you tailored to a specific company? How many... — read more 

Is it just me or is there an active campaign to push out all of the upstream employees?

Just curious. Has everyone heard this every year since they started? Why do they even say it? Where are the not em very competitive rank groups?

I’ve never seen this many heartless creatures concentrated in one workplace. Compassion? Don’t make me laugh. They recite corporate buzzwords like malfunctioning robots ,repeating “values” and “culture” they clearly don’t understand. And the... — read more 

I just joined the company. The recruiters talked up the benefits including insurance. Now I can’t seem to find a dentist who takes our Delta Dental insurance. Is there a shortage of dentists in Houston or is Delta Dental just garbage insurance?

Nice. Had my feedback session today and was told that I am a really great employee but my supervisor couldn’t overcome some negative perceptions about me that the assessment group had. Said I need to work on my perception this year to get the credit... — read more 

Curious as to how a VG early in your career affects your career prospects with the company. Are you limited in how far you can go? Looking for personal experience

Exxon is a dysfunctional hellhole that is like bizarro world. Everything is run absurdly at exxon. Employees that are connected and favorites are given promotions. Supervisors are the types that would ki-l their own mother to get ahead. Think about... — read more 

I left before I was going to be piped out. I tried to move up but there was no hope for me as I was not one of the chosen ones. I was given mediocre projects while the favcs were given the high profile projects. I knew it was not going well for me... — read more 

I thought the new process was supposed to result in quicker feedback. Has anyone actually received their formal ranking feedback yet this year? I can’t tell if some of the prior posts are parody….

What’s with all these posts/comments telling people to “leave the company” while the same people stay glued to their own seats? As if telling others to quit somehow protects them from annual layoff statistics. It doesn’t. Even people in NSI rank... — read more 

Might be eligible for RSU’s for the first time this year what is Grant date for the RSU’s? Jan 1 the year after ranking? The year before ranking? April 1 the year after ranking? The year before ranking?

Funny to see Imperial posting about supporting the Stampede while pulling so many jobs out of Calgary. Yeah, way to support the community. Not.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/01/ghost-growth-is-frustrating-and-burning-out-workers-says-new-report.html

I met with a high level and well connected employee recently to try get some answers about my ultimate potential. This person works with D&S for my job family in succession planning. I was very honest about how I don’t see a future with ExxonMobil... — read more 

People work hard, stay loyal, and still get tossed aside when their skills aren't considered shiny enough. Exxon will take everything you've got and then put you on a manufactured PIP to get rid of you. Why would anyone stay at a place that treats... — read more 

Five years ago, today, while I was away on vacation - I received the call that dropped the bottom out of my world - but wound up being the absolute best thing to ever happen to my family. It was a Monday @ 10 AM when I had a Zoom call with my old... — read more 

Seeing the Iraq pics on Campus, it looks like Dan Amman will become CEO soon (2026, maybe 2027 latest). His presence was definitely noticeable. And reading his background, he seems next for the CEO job. Does that mean DW is done soon? With Dan’s... — read more 

If this is true, and with dead weight in management just getting heavier, we'll be in major trouble very soon. When you lose most of the people who know what they're doing and you add useless managers instead of trying to replace them, things are... — read more 

Why does Uncon have such terrible reputation?

What do executive sponsors do to help the chosen ones? And if helping with the ranks is one of their main roles, what happens when the person stops reporting to that specific sponsor?

Whose idea was it and what was the true purpose? Photo Op for LI?

What’s the new promotion guidance? Do managers have some discretion or it’s all automated? What are the main factors? Eg Is Outstanding (or Excellent) in consecutive 2-3 cycles required for CL promotion? Does it depend on current CL?

Can we unionize? And will it help?

When you and your manager have an obviously broken working dynamic, when some people who dislike you influence your manager, when you’re deliberately given assignments designed to rank you , PIP communication itself is firm from day one and their... — read more 

Yes easy questions; what actually been improved as the PA system su-ks, D&S staffing model is confusing as he-l, benefits have only gone one way, morale likewise…I am seriously struggling what has improved….

Professional and Technical Tier guidelines have those positions Associate Expert Senior expert Principal Senior principal Chief Do they correspond to a specific CL? Or rather a CL band (like 27-29)? What’s the base pay for Expert or Senior... — read more 

What was your assessment feedback? Share the most useless and inactionable feedback you received this year.

The only reason for promotion these days, outside of sponsored HiPos, is to replenish the PIP fodder at the bottom of the next CL rank group. They need new non sponsored persons to focus downward pressure onto.

Everyone will be notified of their PIP/PIL options by Friday, August 14. Age protected individuals >40 y/o have 21 (business?) days to make their decision, essentially September 15th if you include the labor day Holiday. They want everyone off the... — read more 

I try to teach the newbies the ropes, but they're on their phones or walking off mid-explanation. Maybe I'm just old-school, but I thought you were supposed to actually learn the job once you join a company. Isn't that the minimum requirement? What's... — read more 

JA posted on LinkedIn that Exploration is Back! Tell me how because I don’t see it from where I work wells in the upstream….. Is he still selling pipe dreams so he can retire? Did he ever find anythind?

Enjoy! https://youtube.com/shorts/qUEdThH-qtM?is=dmMxDbgsclgAw_fz

Is it clear enough after those years? Those BTC engineers are replacing Houston engineers! Why there stupid Houston person even give free credits to BTC engineers. So stupid. You deserve to get PIP and replaced by BTC engineers.

So Mr Exxon thinks they are the smartest person in the room; we have a country program that we think needs to lay off so many people and move to a new city uprooting everyone and their families. We think we are smart by holding them hostage for up to... — read more 

What is the point in feedback sessions if it is always the same nonsense talking points then why take the time for a meeting.

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