... your worth devaluates. Think about it: The older you get, the lower you ranking becomes. This is so by design. Ask the NRE folks, most of them are in the NI rank group. Also, the older you get, the less employable outside EM you become. This... — read more 

Has anyone gotten or heard of getting a raise along with all the salaried folks? Seems to me once again the lowly hourly hands are gonna get a jelly of the month club certificate.

Despite the recent appreciation in XOM stock price, the 10-yr performance is only slightly better than Common Assets (3.8% vs 3.3%). What does this mean for XOM stock going forward?

In fact, I think that it is not at all uncommon that the employees here are more competent than their managers. It's frustrating, of course, but the question is how to deal with it? By not showing that you are more competent and thus avoiding... — read more 

Firstly, Company wants high performance talents, but it doesnt want to pay to that standard, that is the main reason why many department could not recruit experineced hires. Many years ago, good people queue to join EM they will join even without a... — read more 

2023 will be good

Exxon is offering me a job at Baton Rouge Chemical Plant. The pay is good, benefits look pretty decent as well but before i quit my current job i wanted to ask what is the culture like in the Chemical Plant.

What keeps people to work at a filthy and toxic place where pretense is the default and real talent has no place. Almost all good talent has left the company but who are the ones who keep working here in spite of their so called good degrees (e.g... — read more 

I&D is ok when companies are making lots and lots of money and can hire three "diversity" employees and then hire three qualified employees to do the job that the "diversity" employees can't do, but what happens when that same company isn't making as... — read more 

Is Global Security SSHE still a power house as it once used to be or still hiring selected nationalities, skill set which hinders diversity, innovation, forward thinking and or evolvement. Reckon the future will watch that space for targeted out... — read more 

Merriam-Webster defines gaslighting as follows: *Psychological manipulation of a person usually over an extended period of time that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and... — read more 

Any official numbers? Any guesses? 2020=72k 2021=63k 2022=? My estimate based on the ridiculous attrition I've witnessed this year: 50k.

The attrition here in Houston is awful but wondered what it’s like in the UK, Australia or Canada as those countries seem to make up most of our leadership. Is it good or really bad.

There are too many reasons to list here, but the thing that broke the camels back for me was the constant attempts at gaslighting. I understand a company has to keep up their reputation in the public eye and will gloss over things, but when... — read more 

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21122022/big-oil-exxon-reputation-carbon-capture/ Documents show Shell initially resisted working with Exxon on the Houston project and believed Chevron had doubts, too. Both companies eventually signed on. By... — read more 

If upper management “truly” wants to improve the culture, why do we not have a robust 360 feedback process so that all supervisors and managers can receive real feedback? This feedback could the be tracked to ensure supervisors/managers are... — read more 

If you are too busy concerned about your everyday concerns, such as your uncaring supervisor, your untrusting coworkers, the obnoxious hi-potential millennials that is bragging about its 30% raise, the neighborhoods, attrition, or the next... — read more 

I feel like Exxon is the only place where people keep failing and then getting promoted for it. I don't know about you, but I'm sick of seeing those who mess up in a major way not only get away with it but be rewarded for their failures. Considering... — read more 

first they take our jobs, then they win at soccer.

If I wasn't working here and was getting an impression of the company based only on what some people write here, I would think that EM has the most toxic work environment ever. It is not my intention to defend this place because I myself think it... — read more 

I am interested in whether anyone has received a counteroffer from Exxon? Any thoughts on how common it is here? I honestly don't know anyone to whom this has happened.

Executives spending huge sums on elaborate suites, dedicated exclusive elevator and segregated reserved parking while planning to take assigned desks away Friday m the workforce. I heard that the Executives requested a private bridge between their... — read more 

There was a topic on the hypocrisy of new executive suites vs hot desks and neighborhoods. This post was up for a few days but has seemed to disappear. Has anyone ever seen a whole topic disappear from this board especially after being posted and... — read more 

With all of the headlines and long term commitment to Guyana which dominate the headlines, Management rarely mentions that we have and will be outsourcing all Guyana operations to SBM and perhaps one more company. With Guyana being the new flagship... — read more 

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “dehumanize” in the following way: To deprive (someone or something) of human qualities, personality, or dignity, such as: To subject (someone, such as a prisoner) to inhuman or degrading conditions or... — read more 

I handed in my resignation with a two weeks notice to my manager yesterday and he asked me why I'm leaving. I didn't mind telling him that I received an offer with better pay, after which he asked me to put my resignation on hold while he attempts to... — read more 

I found a job pretty easy in 2020. Now I have another job opportunity that requires a thorough background check. Does anyone have any idea what the HR/benefits line discloses to the background check personnel - such as not eligible for rehire or... — read more 

Would it be a mistake to leave EM a little under two months after joining? I don't particularly like or dislike my job, but I finally got an offer from a company I've been trying to get into for a few years and I don't want to miss this opportunity... — read more 

For those of you who are on the fence about retiring or on the receiving end of a PIP, worry not. The current economy provides abundant options: Salad-to---r at Olive Garden. This should come naturally to many of you, and is one occupation... — read more 

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I understand this forum is largely US-CENTRIC,, but for those interested in what's taking place at EM in the ROW, there are rumours about ongoing discussions for the sale of our 75% share in the Trecate refinery (~30 miles West of Milan, Italy). Like... — read more 

Additional Profit in 2022 : 50B$ Worldwide employees average pay increase: 200M$ (=3% x 100k x 65k) Capital: 49.8B$ (dividends and capital repurchase) New investments unknown Planned investments = cost cutting Looking for employees all over the... — read more 

We want EMTEC to be fun". These were the worlds of the EMTEC VPs when the organization was launched back in April. After 20% attrition and below inflation raises, how'a the fun going?

Anyone know when hot desking starts?

So you think you are a HiPo? Think again if you haven’t been to UNC!

I don't like to criticize, however, I really wonder if Exxon can still attract good employees. How many new hires do you know who have great skills and work ethic? I know very few of them. There are some exceptions, but in my opinion, this is not... — read more 

I'm retiring early because of the outsourcing of the service lines to MSPs. The quality of the work produced as a result is so poor that I'm embarrassed by my own company after more than 30 years of being relatively proud of my department's work... — read more 

Like the old boxing rule, in todays Xom world protecting yourself has become a key survival skill. With the annual hunger games of the rank process, ANY tidbit of information can and will be used by your competition and management. Any and all trust... — read more