EM employees keep applying for jobs there. It’s not because a merger is in the works. Friendly advice: if you dislike Coke, switching to Pepsi isn’t going to make much of a difference. They’re both bad for you and they taste about the same. — read more 

Thought I'd share my experience for those seeking additional motivation to leave: I left xom a month ago for a job paying 50% more, different industry - plus a bonus on top. 3 YOE non-engineer, ranked E last two years. Honestly, I was shocked to... — read more 

Enough said. One of the worst places with terrible management and employees work force. Time to get rid of this cancer.

Venting is fine. However, staying here in the hope that EM will start recognizing employees for their hard work (at least as it used to be), I think is a waste of time. The golden times will not return. This is the bitter truth, and the sooner... — read more 

In this Forum we hear about how bad or hostile some places are (look threads below). Are there places where people are happy, Culture is good and management is actually doing a good job? Upstream asset teams across globe not named Uncon.? (Like... — read more 

Can I just be left alone to do my job? Is that too much to ask for and too much to expect?

Pretty clear message that the issues are known but there is no plan to address any of them. Same old tired talking points about assessments and compensation. At least they admitted our pay is not competitive and told us to not expect that to change... — read more 

Judging by the new internal marketing push, it’s all about- - - I’m really not sure. The video is mostly an incoherent collection of ambiguous positive change buzzwords, with employees awkwardly reading the script like a hostage video. Two hints... — read more 

Happy Monday everybody!

When I first joined Exxon two decades ago, the company was filled with motivated employees who wanted to get the job done, no matter what. What happened to all of them? Nowadays, all I hear is whining about how hard work is or how the company expects... — read more 

That’s a lot of incentive to keep emitting, even before the Ukrainian war delivered a fresh bonanza. ExxonMobil recently announced a $17.85bn profit for the second quarter of 2022 (a figure nearly four times greater than it made a year ago); both... — read more 

Paste your true anonymous questions here. We know HR and management read this forum so let us see if DS is brave enough to face the real questions

The sh-t has hit the fan. Turns out you can’t deliver in the Permian with a demoralized work force and a bunch of “help” from BTC and Houston. Pretty obvious they are doing too little too late. It will get much worse before it will get better. I... — read more 

Who’s ready for another lecture on why inflation isn’t real and neither are raises?

I’m sure there’s an upper cut-off for PIPs. is it at exec level or above? My sup is acting extremely weird and I have a feeling he is on a PIP but he’s an exec so I’m a not sure.

Looks like another 11,000 heads are going to have to roll in order to hit the Chairman’s new magic number of 50k. That means 5-7%/year every year through 2027-28. Pretty soon they’re gonna have to start charging for cube pics!

You can say it's a good paying job, but you can't say it's a good job. XOM has a highly toxic culture that's felt at all levels. From glorifying working an ungodly amount of hours each week to pitting people against each other if they want to... — read more 

What a relief. This was by far the worst supervisor in the company. It even became an inside joke how terrible this individual was. A brown noser, tyran and micromanager who forced everyone to go to the campus every fking day since early 2021, even... — read more 

Most of us retired executives agree that XOM is still overstaffed and more reductions in headcount are needed. We support cutting bottom 10%. We support asset sales to reduce headcount. We support higher Dividends even if it means fewer employees or... — read more 

Culture has gotten to the level of toxicity that people who speak the truth are labeled as trouble makers, too negative, or just ignored. The people running / ruining this place have drank the koolade or are just being untruthful. I fear we are past... — read more 

Be incompetent. (AKA "The Easy Part.") Push to get yourself put on the most visible and important projects Convince your boss that an enemy within is slowing you down or creating barriers. Insist that competent people be put on your team... — read more 

I work in the waaaaaay upstream in one of those departments that puts holes in the ground and then puts things in those holes. After a looooooong dry spell, competitor O&G company recruiters (HR employees, not headhunters or consultanting companys)... — read more 

A "Chief" in the R&D org recently revealed his promotion history saying "I got 1 promotion in my first 10 years and 5 in my last ten". That is just about impossible for a mere mortal. If you were that poor a performer in your early years (1 CL in... — read more 

Here’s a hint, it’s Chevron.

What was your favorite lost benefit?

It’s not hot desking….although no one will have a permanent desk. Everyone up to manager level gets a 1x space. Benefits include further degradation of employees, rapid eviction of PiPs as personal items will be minimal, and rapid herd immunity to... — read more 

Was checking out the Chevron forum and guess what they have a post on merger rumor as well. Time to load up on stock to benefit? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1iJYlU8G#comment_form

What would it take to make you happy? More money? 9/80’s? Meaning? If the CEO asked you to fix our problems where would you start and what would you do?

A lot of speculation a merger is in the works. Would need to be a big player to be worth the trouble. Could a merger actually be a good thing?

I have noticed some very strange goings on around campus. I know the execs have been locked in rooms/ calls discussing something. I have no idea what but something is about to happen.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4540789-exxon-mobil-the-crude-reality EM's stock has fallen from its highs along with the price of oil in anticipation of a looming recession. Today, CPI came in hot making it a lock the Fed is going to continue... — read more 

Deloitte was doing my tax return due to being a former expat. This year’s return they claimed I owed part of my refund to Exxon, which I disagreed after going thru all my paystubs and tax numbers. I hired another company to make sure and they... — read more 

We all know the board visited their week. What’s the most outrageous thing that happened prior to or during the visit? Did they share any groundbreaking words of wisdom? For what they are paid I would expect that we must have gotten something out... — read more 

I don't know how people leaving affects you, but to say that attrition is not a bad thing is a bit strange. How is that not a bad thing??? That's exactly why I've been doing almost triple workloads since the beginning of this year and by now I'm... — read more 

ExxonMobil is now targeting next year for the commissioning of a $2 billion expansion project in Texas, which includes the addition of major new capacity for polyolefin... — read more 

As I sit in a zoom call during the lunch hour watching people in Houston eat their catered lunch I wonder if anyone will notice if I leave to go find something to eat. Then I remember the email that came out saying that if there is food left over in... — read more