Irving tells investors that they are moving HQ to Houston so that they can collaborate more effectively. Staale tells Campus residents they are losing dedicated desks and offices to improve collaboration. Company continues to spend millions of... — read more 

Do any of you in GPC feel lost in our Guyana venture toxic culture? Our supervisor expects 100% office attendance which conflicts with HR policies. We have teams expected to carry two or three project loads. I'm at a loss.

Pioneer Natural CEO tells us oil likely $100-$150/barrel for most of next coming years on China demand, lack of spare OPEC production and declining growth rates in Permian.

Once upon a time, "make your supervisor look good" meant to be an outstanding employee. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to mean that anymore?

https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/exxonmobil-says-weaker-oil-and-gas-prices-to-weigh-on-profit-gs-maintains-buy By Senad Karaahmetovic ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) signaled yesterday that it is set to deliver another strong profit for its... — read more 

http://www.tradearabia.com/news/OGN_404524.html HOUSTON ExxonMobil is planning its first world-scale plant to produce low-carbon hydrogen at its refining and petrochemical facility at Baytown, Texas, said Darren Woods, ExxonMobil’s Chairman and... — read more 

Just saying...

https://hbr.org/2023/01/5-reasons-to-leave-your-job-even-in-a-downturn The environment is toxic. Your values are being violated. Your skills aren’t being used and developed. You’re not given opportunities to be visible. You’re feeling... — read more 

If a person is a top performer, it does not mean that that person needs additional overload until he or she also decides to resign. I don't know how managers don't realize that giving more work to employees who did a great job on previous tasks and... — read more 

Look at the people who are joining Low Carbon Solutions (LCS). You will notice a pattern of employees who lack technical intellect, ability to be productive, and are total duds (for anyone who has worked with them would know) but all have one theme... — read more 

It’s clear the company is selling assets (Billings, Trecate, California, Norway, Spring Campus, NJ ?). But why now when so much cash is already being generated? Is this to fund other growth …. Guyana, China, Chemical, LCS - which will never make... — read more 

Why do we need reductions in force when we're doing so well? We are recording record profits and the stock is doing better than it ever did. Why continue to PIP and fire good people when there is absolutely no need for it? Is corporate greed really... — read more 

Heard through the grapevine that employees will be forced to move offices from Chemical plant to Refinery soon after renovations are complete. Get ready for more pips and attrition. Better get out before this place only has hi-pos left who will... — read more 

How likely is that to happen?

...who has scheduled regular Monday 8AM status meetings, what kind of a$$ho1e are you? We all know you are a hi-potential brown noser trying to win the sympathy from our supervisor, but did it occurred to you that the mood of the team a Monday at... — read more 

US oil giants Exxon and Chevron are poised to reap $100 billion total profit bonanza from Russia's war on Ukraine ExxonMobil and Chevron are both set for record profits in 2022, of $56 billion and $37 billion respectively, per the FT. The US... — read more 

https://mustsharenews.com/hyundai-oilbank-120-months/ Why do we even bother for xom

https://jobs.exxonmobil.com/ExxonMobil/job/Houston-PhD-Students-Seeking-Full-Time-TX-77001/927061300/ So it looks like now the company is so desperate for talent that is recruiting for everything+anybody+everywhere. If your google search brought... — read more 

I turned 50 yesterday. My birthday and New Year present is a job market that looks at anybody with a 5 or a 6 at the start of their age as somehow defective. My experience and knowledge suddenly matter less. I feel depressed because I know that my... — read more 

Interesting topic that I recently became aware of. This certainly makes sense with all the recruiting that is taking place. Realization is that it costs a lot of money developing people and when the good ones leave, it takes a lot of training. I... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ok-mexico-save-china-where-155359743.html

Is the company expected to make an announcement soon on implementing the plan to close Clinton and Annandale? Apparently they have people lined up to purchase the properties. These site can only bleed so much more before they are non functional... — read more 

No telling what is in store for us in the next year. Out of curiosity, what are your milestones for financial freedom? I’d define this as unplanned loss of employment….your choice or theirs.

https://quoththeraven.substack.com/p/oil-will-crush-all-other-investments

Why are so many XTO employees applying for jobs with us? We are another major in Midland and I’ve never seen this many XTO applicants before. What is going on at XTO to drive people away? Did you all have another layoff? Applicants seem to be top... — read more 

Stop putting in extra hours and working so hard. If you aren’t a HiPo with a sponsor there is no reason to.

Dear all, hope you are having a great holiday season. I left Exxon early this year after working there for almost a decade. I was too busy with my new job and family businesses, and thus left my sizable 401k in Voya since - I am wondering for non-XOM... — read more 

Close to the New Year. What do you think will happen in 2023? Site Closure, further reduction, new executive boards, heavy litigation from government, etc?

Seems to be more frequent these days.

Executive potential I was told. Early thirties, CL28. I'm male, white, Texan, meet all the demographic checkboxes. I sit all day in strategy and planning meetings, always agreeing wh-t the majority, but always sounding articulate and corporate... — read more 

At the end of each year for the past five years at least I always think employee morale has hit rock bottom. A year passes and I realize I was wrong because each time it was worse. Somehow XOM always finds a way to kick us when we're down. This year... — read more 

Every time I read pathetic self congratulatory LinkedIn posts from XOM employees congratulating the company, its managers, cheap employee promotions, and company policies or actions, It reminds me of this great old Japanese wisdom: A frog in a well... — read more 

What I dislike most is that instead of doing an Elon Musk style hard reset, they’ve chosen take the longest, most costly, and inefficient path to normalizing the workforce possible via the PIP. For all of their bravado, they seem genuinely afraid... — read more 

Exxon sues EU in move to block new windfall tax on oil companies Supermajor says Brussels exceeded legal authority by imposing levy set to raise up to €25bn ExxonMobil is suing the EU in a bid to force it to scrap the bloc’s new windfall tax on... — read more 

My supervisor told me this week that the chemical plant and refinery leadership is set to combine starting mid next year. The engineering division will functionalize to how it was a few years ago, technical division will become one across the site... — read more 

Why does BR have Technical DHs?

Just read the book ‘When McKinsey comes to town’… the parallels with EM play book is scary.

As a very tough year, in which.... we have said goodbye to countless excellent colleagues who courageously resigned. we have welcomed countless of clueless newbies that have been deceived by the heartless recruiting liers. management has... — read more 

I worked in several companies in the industry. To be fair, the management is more or less equally bad everywhere. There are some exceptions, but managers generally do not want help, they have their favorites and do nothing to motivate employees to... — read more 

The simplest explanation for why your performance ratings have been declining is that your performance is declining. When you’re not railing against workplace diversity, ESG, or proclaiming that your human rights are being violated by office... — read more