Clearly however they are doing benchmarking is corrupt and flawed. Every year the executives pay themselves more while cutting employee compensation. The gap between executive and employee compensation just grows larger and larger every year. Now as... — read more 

HOUSTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Chevron will award employees a special bonus for operational ‌results so far this year, following the ‌U.S. oil producer's record earnings report on Friday that was boosted by high oil prices from the ongoing war in... — read more 

With so many layers of management, how do you even define an executive? Does “executive” refer to anyone reporting directly to a VP or higher ?

What’s the projection on salary escalation by rank and CL increase for 27?

Management is clueless. I know of no other place where executive management would be so indifferent to the absolute rock bottom morale. No wonder they quit doing the surveys.

Is this distribution valid for all teams? O – 20% E – 20% VG – 20% G – 20% NI – 20% (includes NSI at 5% or8%)

I’m in the MAC program. My manager told me people can be ranked anywhere from NSI to O even in MAC, but my teammate said that in the first year (MAC) people are automatically ranked “Good.” Which one is actually true?

... Folks at work should be smiling ear to ear, yet morale is in the cr-pper. Doesn't someone go hey, is this what 1+1=3 really mean...? Discuss.

Getting my PDS feedback this week. Please pray for me!!

I’m starting to see a lot more BTC expats in my building….nothing against them, but will they at least be ranked for performance against US local team members?

I feel like my team has hit rock bottom. Every single person is looking for something else. Everyone.

Post here if you are NRE and have your Assessment feedback scheduled before August 15th. How close are you to retirement and what do you plan to do? Is this your first or second in 5 years? If your first and you have more than 1 year to go, is it... — read more 

So if you are scheduled meeting next week , you are ok ?

48 years, 13 YEE, probability 10%

The upstream has been gutted. We are staffed for copy and past Guyana and copy and paste Permian. With the Horizon challenge nothing is copy and paste now. Executives baffled why everything isn’t like Guyana and Permian. Endless effort being expended... — read more 

Do execs have similar ranking process as the rest of us? If so, do they have similar levels of MLRP?

It will be a bloodbath

I never know what to expect. One week very friendly the next week short and dismissive almost seeming angry.

They stage the whole cycle so they can manufacture nonsense feedback. The entire year I kept asking my manager for a real project because I was under‑utilized and stuck doing basic data analysis. I even reached out to others for work, but he blocked... — read more 

Can someone please help me understand how in Q1 we advertised $8 million X identified items with $4 million of trading impact that will be realized at a later date and then we get to Q2 earnings and no one addresses it

Source: Justin Bateh, PhD Tactical advice for managers running teams, projects, & operations in the AI era | CEO @ AI Operators Lab | Led 40 AI Rollouts | PhD & PMP | Top 100 Maven Educator | Leadership • AI • Project Management • Career... — read more 

Today XOM missed earnings, DW attributed the miss largely to the refining business. If youre not paying attention, refining crack spreads (profit per barrel) are the largest they've ever been. Isn't DW the refining CEO...how does the board accept... — read more 

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