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Were there any lay offs in the UAE within the Subsurface team in Exxon Mobil in the past 3 years ?

EM is not uniformly bad. There are places where there is still a good work culture/environment/balance compared to others. What are the undesirable areas, BUs, departments? Why?

What happens at EM when things are not going well? I haven't been here long enough to see the low point of the cycle, but what I'm seeing when things are high has me worried. If people are baselessly put on PIPs and fired when everything is great... — read more 

If you file a harassment complaint with HR before end of assessment period, they can’t PIP you that period because it will look like retaliation. They’ll probably get you the next year but will protect you this year.

Recently resigned from EMHC (BTW, the Job market is hot) but wanted to share some observations. Many company Kool-Aid drinkers will say the opposite happens. And yes the MOH system is abused. But I'd say at least 25% if not more of NI and NSI folks... — read more 

I am purely technical. In the past few months he has been just trying to find things to make me feel/look bad. Any thoughts? I suspect that my ranking (OD) comes from someone higher above and prevented him from giving good rankings to my coworkers... — read more 

Beth Braccio Hering August 31, 2022 https://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/68615/common-ethical-issues-in-the-workplace Here, we look at some common ethical issues of various magnitudes that may arise in a workplace: Dishonesty When people... — read more 

Interesting read https://casetext.com/case/broussard-v-exxonmobil-glob-servs-co

I had this question for a while. Some folks seem to be represented by their two up and sometimes by a VP in rank meetings. How does it all work? And how can you be represented by someone who you perhaps never talked with?

People think that the pension is a sweet deal, enough to justify the abuse of supervisors and the toxicity of teh culture. Here I claim that the pension is actually a very poor deal. First, it is becoming very difficult for the average employee not... — read more 

It’s a horrible tactic to post pictures on LinkedIn to give the public the false impression that employees here actually socialize outside of work to have fun and that we treat each other like a “family”. I wish it was the case, but it’s so far... — read more 

By Sabrina Valle https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-shell-sell-california-oil-jo--t-venture-asset-manager-ikav-2022-09-01/ HOUSTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Shell PLC (SHEL.L) on Thursday confirmed the sale of... — read more 

Working at EM is like being in an abusive relationship. Regular employees always justifying management for the bad treatment they get. Acting like there is no way out. Saying it's not that bad. Claiming the grass is not greener on the other side. We... — read more 

Rumor has it that starting in 2023, vacation days will be pro-rated across the year. If you leave Jan 1, you would get no paid-in-lieu for any vacation entitlement. If you take your full 2-6 weeks vacation early in the year then leave half way... — read more 

Worked in Exxonmobil for 7 years and went through 8 different supervisor. Only had pleasant experience with 1 out of the 8 supervisor I worked with that genuinely care about your career. Finally left the company and submitted exit clearance form in... — read more 

I just had my PDS discussion and I knew it was going to be devoid of substance and a total waste of time. It was. What I didn’t know was that my wife would inadvertently overhear the discussion. Not only did my supervisor confuse me with another... — read more 

This just in: apparently those of us who perform our jobs within the description, and during the designated working time for the compensation previously agreed upon, are all “quitters” now. Let’s run this in reverse: I walk into the office the... — read more 

Any news on expected salary budget for Product Solutions? I know a lot of people are holding out for any indication before making a decision to jump ship. Hope the corp know how much of an impact YE salary treatment is going to have this year more... — read more 

Seems like we are cutting all over the place. Anyone know what project / software license broke the bank?

There was an email that come out to train supervisor about "Flex your day". What is that all about?

I don't see how this could go wrong...nope...

If you’re in Controllers, EMIT, E&PS, HR or any other function you should start looking for a new gig ASAP. Hearing the goal is to be at or near last year’s salary treatment number (4% budget). Also hearing there will likely be no special increase... — read more 

Insider tip. HiPos are identified in the first 4 years. It is a lot of luck and many are passed over who have capability. Experienced hires have no chance. Best bet is to be 22 years old when join. So much BS about how you have to ID early and then... — read more 

Sakhalin-1 project in the country’s Far East

Lull before the storm

After speaking with some other colleagues of retirement age I’ve found that everyone has dropped in rank and either gotten NI or PIP. Damn shame if you ask me. Seems like something that we should be able to do about it since there is no credibility... — read more 

I'm tired of hearing people say that EM is still a decent place to make a career. Do we even work in the same company? I know many whose career got totally derailed here. EM may once have been a place to grow a career, but now I recommend to... — read more 

If you’re leaving soon or have heard of people leaving- post yours or their offers here: (1) 4 year drilling engineer left for 40% raise (1) 7 year left for 50% raise (1) 5 year left for 80% raise (1) 3 year left for 30% raise All are much... — read more 

If you are active on LinkedIn and reading the news, you probably came across “Quiet Quitting” and “Quiet Firing.” Quiet Quitting: Talent decision and behavior to do just enough work without extra effort but without crossing the termination line due... — read more 

Does National cut off your preferred ExxonMobil rate if you quit??? Not a huge deal but it is nice.

I left EM and now I have a $500 balance on the card. I used to have the EM gas card where they would deduct my purchases directly from my paycheck so I would never have to worry about it. I only used the card once after quitting, so I understand... — read more 

Does anyone know where the Dallas/Irving personnel are being located on the campus. I’m sure they’ll be isolated from the minions in a secure location. I did hear that the got sweetheart relocation packages.

Children born near fracking wells more at risk for leukemia – Yale School of Public Health Finds Tom Perkins - Aug 17 Source: The... — read more 

Imagine attending a meeting with a VP over zoom and your dog is barking so loud he can’t hear you. Do you think he would be understanding and not judge you? Not likely. But it is ok for him to do it to you. Double standard.

Our IT, travel, corporate card, etc services are total cr-p now. Automated systems with no guidance that when they don’t work or you have a question are impossible to find help. What a joke. Fired everyone and now nothing works.

What a joke. Asking supervisors to enter action plans into some stupid website. Yeah that’s going to fix our broken culture. QUIT PRETENDING SUPERVISORS CAN FIX THE ISSUES. IT IS THE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM STUPID!

Our Executive Committee doesn’t have this in them. When times were tough and we were freezing salary and cutting thrift matching… “we’re all in this together”. Guess for our EC that only goes one way. “In recognition of the contribution our people... — read more 

What’s the story?

I do not agree that all knowledgeable and capable employees left the company. There are still many talents here. However, isn't a bigger problem EM assigning employees to the wrong tasks? This is because we have managers who do not know how to... — read more