Why aren’t more people upset? I seek comfort from having my own, small, personal space to come to everyday. I like the routine of knowing where I sit and who sits around me. Call me OCD, fine….but little things like this are what let me... — read more 

Go watch it again. Pretty much sums up what's going on. Basically following the blueprint from Office Space. Sad. "Ah, yeah, we're gonna bring in some entry-level graduates. Farm some work out to Singapore. That's the usual deal." "I gotta wake my... — read more 

Traveling to Brazil and collecting their jerseys for the World Cup.

Signs you are being quietly fired. Changes related to work responsibilities: Reassigning important job responsibilities to other employees Demoting an employee, or changing their job description Not assigning promising new opportunities ... — read more 

The leaders of Exxon's Global Project company literally listed a United Way auction item, asking for donors to bid on the privilege of driving members of the Projects’ leadership team around in a cart while they golf. These genius tone-deaf leaders... — read more 

My colleague had a full on anxiety attack when he was told to train a new employee. He did it and is no longer in this company. I am thinking about what are the biggest reasons why experienced employees do not like to train new people. Is the... — read more 

Since bosses found a way to equate workers doing their jobs within the description with quitting altogether, let’s call their bluff and dial down our efforts even further. Let it rot: *To actively embrace a deteriorating situation, allowing it to... — read more 

In case you didn't read the WSJ article, here's one paragraph that, to me, summarizes what you really need to know: ..."In the U.S., oil companies have shifted their business strategies from focusing on pumping as much oil and gas as they can to... — read more 

Midland is a tough sell As companies expand their reach, they are not finding the historic eagerness to return to the Permian. https://www.yahoo.com/video/permian-basin-people-problem-043000319.html

If you are thinking of migrating work or roles to the BTC beware! Every time we get someone trained at the BTC which takes considerable effort they resign. It isn’t helpful when you are constantly training a new person just to have them leave when... — read more 

Now that the SYU sale has been announced, what’s going to happen to the XOM staff? Word is some will be offered positions with the new company. I know we have several SYU people out in the expat circuit as well.. Anyone working at SYU and can... — read more 

I've been here for eight years. In that time I've had one amazing manager, two decent ones, and two horrible ones. And yes, that's how often our managers changed. The funny thing is, the way I described them is also in chronological order. The... — read more 

The gap between leadership and worker pay is huge and growing. I wish we had an overview of how much that gap jumped during the last 5-10 years here. I think it would be very interesting to see. Unfortunately, chances are that the gap will grow... — read more 

Who can approve out of cycle CL bumps? DOAG 2?

Amazing that there were no internal candidates in tax, treasurers, or controllers who were qualified to be the new finance VP after the current guy retires at year end. I’m sure our Controller will be replaced next. Recruiters told everyone for... — read more 

I stupidly waited until the last day to complete my annual enrollment, and I don’t have enough time to analyze the plan options in detail. Which plan is optimal for someone anticipating the birth of a child in 2023? Context: We max out the HCSFA... — read more 

Exxon Considers Leasing, Selling Unused Office Space at Houston Campus How embarrassing https://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-considers-leasing-selling-unused-office-space-at-houston-campus-11667522131

Are forcing teams to hit desk and eliminating styrofoam cups the best our executives can come up with? Pathetic. Grow profits rather than all these stupid cost saving schemes.

It is unbelievable what executives are paid yet they can’t fathom bringing back the 20% Permian premium. None of the excuses for why it hasn’t been brought back make any sense.

Is this a targeted diversity hiring and recruiting program?

I still see a fair amount of people in the USA that are retirement eligible but are still working. I’m honestly curious why they are hanging around? Let alone the current environment, interest rates keep going up and up. For the lump sum, you are... — read more 

2021 CEO pay: $23,572,488 Median worker pay: $189,082 Pay ratio: 125 to 1 In 2021, CEOs of S&P 500 companies received, on average, $18.3 million in total compensation. CEO pay rose 18.2%, faster than the U.S. inflation rate of 7.1%. In contrast... — read more 

Executives continue to increase their pay while decreasing your total compensation package. If you haven’t noticed the pattern you haven’t been paying attention.

I don't think that Exxon doesn't care that talents keep leaving, but the leadership is persistently unwilling to do anything to keep them. This is an indication of disconnected leadership which refuses to accept the fact that employees are less and... — read more 

HR is working up new pay curves for LCS. As LCS is dependent on government handouts of taxpayer money it won’t be nearly as profitable as base business. As such pay curves for LCS will be adjusted down much like downstream pay curves are lower than... — read more 

I try not to think negatively, but... if the employees are treated this badly when the company reports a quarterly profit of nearly $20bn, I can't even imagine how things will look when the next downturn happens.

What have you heard about raises or additional special payments in the US?

There should be a mechanism for feedback on past supervisors and managers. Many are simply not doing their jobs and are unqualified to have people responsibilities. My managers over the past 3 years are cr---y. They have taken no interest in my... — read more 

Carbon Capture is a great play for sure. It will generate tons of cash. But, how about also adding to the portfolio something similar to what BP is doing? Just don't want to be left behind.

Why the flood of people in costumes on LinkedIn? Seems disingenuous when we used to have pictures of what is acceptable work attire. And discouraged from posting anything on LI.

https://streamable.com/7ju8mk Just massive kudos for the person who created this Halloween squirrel feeder

That is the difference between this company now and then. I don't remember that my colleagues ever before expected negative changes to happen, as they expect now. Now no one is expecting any changes for the better, but they are talking about the... — read more 

... read this joke of a website! https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/sustainability/sustainability-report/social/investing-in-people Transparency my a$$. How do you write this drivel and sleep at night?

Chevron And Exxon: Reason To Be Cautious https://seekingalpha.com/article/4551050-chevron-and-exxon-reason-to-be-cautious

There was a fatality over the weekend in Beaumont and nobody said anything? Safety record is looking good this year.

From recent interview after the twitter acquisition "I strongly believe that all managers in a technical area must be technically excellent," Musk tweeted on May 6. "Managers in software must write great software or it’s like being a cavalry... — read more 

If Exxonmobil has zero loyalty to American employees by off shoring to wherever. Maybe it is time for headquarters to get the he** out of the United States 🇺🇸 show loyalty or get out! Your American employees have stood by you for well over 100++... — read more 

Be aware of boundaries predators. The following are lesson learned. Here are warning signs: Person have no credentials for the role they are assigned and you are asked to "support" (aka do their work in addition to their work). Person does not... — read more 

Too bad we can’t flare anymore. Paying someone to take our gas is crazy.