More in U.S. Retiring, or Planning to Retire, Later BY JEFFREY M. JONES 22 July 2022 https://news.gallup.com/poll/394943/retiring-planning-retire-later WASHINGTON, D.C. -- American workers are retiring at later ages than those in the past three... — read more 

WEX to acquire ExxonMobil’s Business Card portfolio August 1, 2022 https://www.fuelsandlubes.com/flo-article/wex-to-acquire-exxonmobils-business-card-portfolio Global commerce platform WEX, based in Portland, Maine, U.S.A., announced plans to... — read more 

ExxonMobil plans more Australian GBJV decommissioning Published date: 02 August 2022 https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/exxonmobil-plans-more-australian-gbjv-decommissioning ExxonMobil plans significant decommissioning work from 2027 at its... — read more 

For Shell, not XOM. That’s in addition to Shell’s regular yearly bonus. “The award enables those employees to share in our current operational and financial success,” Shell said. “It is not a response to inflation or cost-of-living... — read more 

After back to back years of being ranked “excellent”, I got a new supervisor and they tinkered with our ranking group and I ended up with a ranking of “good”. All after having objectively my best year of work. Setting aside the emotional aspect of... — read more 

Anyone know why a BTL left in Baytown? Were they PIPed? How awesome would it be if supervisors got a taste of what it feels like

I don't know if this is true company-wide, but at least in my group the mood and morale are both up. I'm guessing people are feeling emboldened by the good results and are thinking we're no longer in as much danger of PIPs or layoffs. I've been here... — read more 

Hey everyone, I am in EMHC in DS and just got my PIP communication today and that it was mostly behavioral based vs. actual performance issues. I am sub 5 years and a CL 24 exp. hire. Should I stay or take the PIL?

The typical worker who changed jobs between April 2021 and March 2022 saw earnings jump by 9.7% from a year earlier, after accounting for inflation, according to the Pew Research Center. Meanwhile, the typical worker who stayed saw wages fall 1.7%... — read more 

While on the one hand there are many who are leaving, there are also many who are now trying in the worst possible ways to keep their jobs. I think there was never more backstabbing, taking credit for someone's work, gossiping and other toxic... — read more 

I resigned from XOM a few months ago of my own accord. (Not NSI or PIP). It was simply the right time to take the pension and frankly I did not like what I saw in terms of leadership behavior and the type of people who were put into positions of... — read more 

I have seen many co workers leave and then become contractors. Many of them mid career staff. I am thinking about pursuing this. I understand most of our contract staff come through firms but has anyone seen Exxon hire independent contractors that... — read more 

What if an independent 3rd party administered the ranking system? All persons treated equal. Judged solely on performance. No identification of Sponsored. No labels on HiPo. No reference to previous rank. No reference to age/YEE. All KO input... — read more 

So how can DWW and the Leadership committee actually be serious about long term success when all of the less than 10year experience are resigning all over the place, the 10-20year experienced folks likewise but lesser extent and we cannot recruit... — read more 

I resigned three months ago and moved to a different company in a different industry. After being exposed to a new culture and distance myself from my traumatic experience at XOM, I gained a new perspective on what is really wrong with XOM. The... — read more 

Seeing some weird stuff at a US manufacturing site. “Interim” titles, DH’s in “interim” manager roles, DH positions being left unfilled. Is anyone else seeing this? Is it finally happening? Clearing out the DH deadwood?

XOM posted record profits for Q2, mostly due to the steep rise in prices and company scale. No matter how well the company does, I'm still glad I resigned on my own terms in 2021. A few reminders: Company took away the 401k match with zero heads... — read more 

CL 26, O

O: 5% E:4% vg:2 Below: 0%

Tendered my resignation letter last week and the manager gave me a counter offer - 30% higher salary and a move to a better job assignment with greener prospect with immediate effect. Should I take the counter offer or is this a trap?

Has attrition slowed down or you seeing a resurgence now with the PIPs and NSI messages coming out.

I got PIPed in July two years ago, though I had good performance feedback from those I served. It was because I was "old" ExxonMobil manager after thanking me in April 2020 for excellent work, in July said I am placed in PIP. I got three options -... — read more 

Dallas reported at our 2Q2022 quarterly report that our breakeven price in 2019 was $45 per barrel and our current 3Q2022 breakeven price was $41 per barrel after several asset sales and $6 billion in OPEX saving. Our goal is to get to $35 per... — read more 

I wonder how much of that will come the employees' way.

Do people feel safe all of a sudden?

Ways to get promoted at xom, work hard where there are a few, the the is be a yes man or woman or suck up good to management which is what they like best, I’ve seen some sorry individuals get promoted this way.

Question: when was the last time any engineer at Exxon did any actual engineering? Excluding trivial case studies, It’s been years since anybody working there has published anything. New designs? Improved processes? Automation? You’ve got nothing:::... — read more 

What did you think? Felt like school recess and our leader rather quiet.

Anyone have any insights?

When EM hired an outsider to be CFO, she was awarded millions in EM stock then 5 months later another huge amount of EM stock such that she was compensated more that $12 million in first 5 months at EM. These are traceable by SEC filings. This was... — read more 

What makes people still work beyond expectations, help company “break records” while you know the company is not going to reward you, and in fact is only going to benefit the top people?

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Is there a study? Rumors all over the place... any reliable sources?

The best financial results of all time. Minting money. And having fun...

Annika Kim Constantino - Yesterday 8:00 AM www.cnbc.com It can be easy to overlook the quiet person in the room. But they may actually harbor qualities that can make them great leaders, according to Susan Cain. Cain, a best-selling author and one... — read more 

Source: www.statista.com 25 July 2022 Based on an employee survey by McKinsey & Company in Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, United Kingdom, and the United States With employees in the United States quitting their jobs voluntarily at a rate 25... — read more 

How long after NSI ranking do you have to decide to work thru a PIP versus take the PIL

EM could be the pinnacle of all companies if every employee felt empowered, valued, secure, motivated, well compensated, respected, and trusted. Forced Ranking combined with mandatory PIP percentages destroys all the pillars mentioned... — read more 

For half a decade I was always the reliable person at BMRF/BMCP. Kept a low profile, always responded to emails on time, always got my critical tasks done and always executed on my projects. I got praise and my ranking was always pretty decent. 2020... — read more