Just saw this - Hey DW nice job trying to show Wall Street you care. We all know you don't by how you've treated us over the last two years. “Our people are my greatest source of pride. In incredible and tense situations, our people rise to the... — read more 

People often under-estimate EM supervisor's or manager's influence on a project. By taking a active role in the project.... it took twice as long to complete, cost three time more than it was budgeted for, and was four times likelier to fail... — read more 

Wtf is going on with switching paydays. I heard part of a meeting but that's it.

My level of frustration here is still not high enough to accept a smaller paycheck, but I am beginning to understand more and more those who did it and left EM as soon as possible. Health has no price. I wonder what percentage of those who left... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-plans-lay-off-10000-people-starting-this-week-nyt-2022-11-14/

https://www.ft.com/content/2281422c-cf74-49e6-8729-5fd917c8da2d

Look at this post on FedEx Freight and figure out if we are in a recession... TheLayoff.com/t/1jEvfgry @OP+1jEvfgry

"I know some of you are worried about FTX dropping $32 billion in market cap in a few days, basically being caught in a massive fraud, and fully imploding with years of litigation and investigation ahead. BUT, I have really, really good news … They... — read more 

There are benefits to your supervisor or manager not having a lot of technical knowledge about a project. Rather than getting caught up in the technical details when communicating with management and stakeholders, the supervisor / manager can look at... — read more 

I finally got an offer that was worth accepting. I learned a lot while working at EM, but the benefits just aren't worth it anymore. The pay is low and the leadership is hostile. It was always tough to feel like my contributions were valued by the... — read more 

EM has confusing job titles. To add to the confusion, responsibilities are often vague and don’t line up anything that is needed. What exactly do the following people do? Advisor on on special assignment? Market Development? Business Manager? — read more 

Meta severance packages are noticeably better.

We don't have local leadership. We have local managers. They manage the policies from above. There isn't a single manager that believes the automatic PIP process is healthy for their organization. They simply accept its outside their authority and... — read more 

Just found out they are no longer recognizing 15 and 25 year milestones for XTO employees. Guess with record profits we just can’t afford the expense of meaningful recognition to our employees. Thanks for nothing ExxonMobil. #noloyalty... — read more 

Since I still can't find a new opportunity, I'd be happy to get any raise at all. However, I think the raises will be a big disappointment for most of us. Will the best employees get less, while those who do almost nothing much more? My opinion -... — read more 

What will be the pip % quota for 2023? Anyone know?

I am sick and tired of the BS and I will move on. What do you think, is there a place where things are better?

Just curious within the circuit if your group leads are any good. Several years ago we had great group leads that would and could answer any technical question and take whatever time needed to explain how things worked and provide any advise you... — read more 

Love how there is all kinds of training going on to teach supervisors to change the culture. The problem is the choices being made by executives!

Show a little respect and show us you give a sh-it! Restack us but don't take our personal desk/space from us! It is demoralizing and it is just wrong! No self pity here! Just a strong sense of right and wrong and YOU DW ARE WRONG! Ask me to tell you... — read more 

If EM can't drastically reinvent itself, the company will simply fade away over the next 20 years, like other once great companies which at one point in their history missed the opportunity to make the right turn (Kodak, Nokia, etc.). The “last... — read more 

Like this so much it needs its own thread!

It is evident to me that the current O&G bo-m feels different that any other bo-m in the past. EM is not investing in finding the next big discovery anymore. Instead it is spending its billion of dollars in profits in share buybacks, in paying back... — read more 

Heard that salaries would only be going up 3-6%. Essentially equal to this year when you factor in our "bonus". Or in other words 5-10% real wage loss. Do they just assume we are headed into recession and that we won't have any other job... — read more 

Yes, everyone says go find another job...just get out etc. It's not that easy---it's not easy to just up and find some new great endeavor. I really wanted to work here for a good portion of my life and oddly things fell into place. I'm sad that the... — read more 

I’ve been working at EM for 20 years and if i were coming out of school today, i am positive i would not come work for this company. In the 2000s, EM was a powerhouse. All of my colleagues were intelligent and had bright futures ahead of them. Today... — read more 

The employee ranking system is a joke. I have to worry about it all the time because managers are forced to mark excellent employees as NSI. If you want to fire people, then grow some ba--s and do it! Don't insult long-term employees who've seen... — read more 

BTEC Technology organization (now part of EMTEC) is a shell of its former self. Minimal innovation and mainly focus on defending the existing customer base with no long term plan to capture new market or venture into new cutting edge technology The... — read more 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/technology/meta-layoffs-facebook.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20221109&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=191430267&segment_id=112595&user_id=e8b330e57523a8720792983b1e99f2b1

I have to wonder how many of you complaining about hot-desking were also the same people pushing for a return to the office because “that’s where the real work is done”. Nothing snuffs the general hard-on that middle-aged men have for the office... — read more 

Post your favorite article stating how bad hot desking is.

I was in a meeting today and the host made me sick with her overdone praise and thank you to the benevolent leader I mean executive on the call for his “transparency” Disgusting to watch these yammer leg bumper bobble heads in action.

What’s going on at Fawley? See Reuters article

https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2388689-exxonmobil-plans-singapore-aromatics-units-maintenance?backToResults=true ExxonMobil plans Singapore aromatics units maintenance Published date: 08 November 2022 ExxonMobil plans to shut its aromatics... — read more 

I've been following this forum for some time now and it's really noticeable that people generally try to rationalize the decisions made by our leaders. Why do people do that? It's futile. It is impossible to rationalize most of their moves.

Do people realize how ridiculous they look when in meetings with management they constantly nod their head up and down yes? Drives me crazy.

Are RSUs awarded based on performance? For example will two people on same CL get similar # of RSU even if one is OD and another is VG?

Any news on Salary Treatment? I strongly believe that at least it will it keep up with Inflation. It’s simply the right thing to do.

The word on the street is that recruiting has been told that they can replace 25% of staff lost to attrition in the previous quarter. No layoffs are required given the rate of attrition and recruiting targets. Is there any way to confirm if this is... — read more