I'm interested in what your experiences were after you were put on PIP, and the EM still decided to keep you. Apart from the fact that for employees who survive, PIP leaves the feeling of disgust with the company, is it generally harder to work... — read more 

The hub is out of guest cups. Can we please get the cabinets restocked, I am thirsty. No water fountains and now no cups. What’s next?

What would you say?

Andrew Keshner - 1h ago https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/over-50-of-ceos-say-they-re-considering-cutting-jobs-over-the-next-6-months-and-remote-workers-may-be-the-first-go-to Alarm sirens from the C-Suite about a looming recession are... — read more 

Longtimers surely remember how Exxon used to be a place where the best and the most knowledgeable people wanted to work. Today, this is a place that cannot stop attrition. What changed? Core values. How far is the company from its core values... — read more 

Anybody know?

A true technical leader, eh? Definitely not a terminal job for a smiling manager. Just like the last one.

Surely our management is t so dense that they can’t fox the attrition issues! What are they waiting for?

Hi, What should I prepare for as I get ready to leave the company? I.e. Benefits # to rollover 401k and pension. Does anyone have a list of items to check off. Thanks

You haven’t seen a salary increase after one to two years. You don’t receive any meaningful feedback from your manager. Your manager avoids engaging with you. You’ve been singled out to answer tough questions at team or company... — read more 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/dave-mackenzie-industrial-welding-first-person-1.6598734

Monday might be a bit odd of a day out of our offices in the Parana. Expects some delays for some deliveries of services. Not denials of services, just denials of belief. But the fog will clear. espero. It's Spring down there, don't you... — read more 

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm called out Exxon Mobil Friday, saying it and other oil companies were partly responsible for the increase in gasoline prices this year and need to increase fuel... — read more 

Signing bonus. Do you get one when hired on? I know they give you money to help with relocation but what if you are from Houston? Thanks

If you give your two weeks notice and the company tells you to leave earlier, do you still get paid for the 2 full weeks?

I heard HC10 is code name for layoffs. I get HC is headcount but what is 10? Pip 10%?

EMIT’s leadership class are flying around the world. We are too broke to hire enough workers but we can afford conference junkets to Europe and paid vacations to the GBCs for these hotshots.

Never, ever, unless you intend to leave quickly and you already have an offer aligned, don't do anything that would make your boss feel less competent. I have never had a boss with a more inflated ego in any of the companies I have worked for so... — read more 

I always wandered WTF people that are in the top of the ranking actually do. We all know that the top of the raking is reserved to the hi-pos and most obnoxious kool-aid drinkers, yes-men, brown-nosers and parasites that are responsible for the... — read more 

I didn't give it much thought about KM coming into the company and getting gobs of stock. But now I'm not so sure about her performance. Morale was bad in 2020 BUT I have never seen it this BAD. I do not think she is helping. Thoughts on this?

I wouldn't even try to survive PIP because I feel it is a great injustice, judging by some colleagues who are going through all that. What do you think is the reason why you were put on PIP: Perhaps just animosity on the part of the... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-orders-shale-stand-down-over-rash-oilfield-worker-injuries-2022-09-28/ Is this accurate

DHs engage in questionable practices of manipulating assignments so senior technical people in their rank group does not get visibility for their ideas or work. In several instances, the work was re-assigned to their favorites, usually a lower... — read more 

Are you aware of any questionable activities that if investigated might cause trouble for XOM?

From the people who brought America First, ExxonMobil first! Where we say fu-k your feelings, fu-k your work life balance, who gives a sh-t about morale. Want to be a hotshot, not here folks! Google or Amazon for hotshots. ExxonMobil First!

How do loans off the 401 get repaid if you chose to leave? Do you have to pay it out of your final check (s) or does it come out of the sum of the 401 at the end? Thanks

I don't know of one person who was put on PIP who didn't deserve it in some way. I doubt that my team and department are the exceptions in the company. Most likely, people who are put on PIP are hiding the reasons and pretending it's this big... — read more 

If managers and supervisor’s main purpose are just to perform transactional tasks (follow procedures, approve timesheets,etc) then AI could be a realistic replacement because they already aren't doing anything that a computer can't do. AI can... — read more 

Coincidence? Or more evidence that a merger is in the making? https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Chevron-to-sell-San-Ramon-HQ-property-move-some-17264711.php

A frank question...

If the plan is to reduce headcount to 50k. Is that just in Houston? How many employees do we have with the amount of people quitting and retiring?

I received an email a fews days ago asking me to update my prior to exxon experience via a form. When I hired on only received 10 years and "lost" 9 years towards the 5 week milestone. Looks like exxon is making a play to retain experienced hires... — read more 

What were the things that Old EM had vs those of current New EM that (almost) everyone wants to escape from?

Investing.com - 7h ago https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/oil-keeps-tumbling-as-bears-eye-low-70s-for-u-s-crude Investing.com -- The selloff in oil showed no signs of slowing on Monday as bears in control of the market doubled down on their bid... — read more 

EM is legendary for the creation of trendy corporate terminology. Here I have collected some. Please feel free to contribute with your own. "study work": used in 2020. some consulting firm has been hired to determine layoff size and... — read more 

I finally realized that XOM is all about equality. The management didn't want to be accused of discrimination for only giving low performers a chance to experience PIP so they decided to open it to everybody. Low and high performers, young and old... — read more 

Time for another involuntary program! I hope oil drops to $40. I want to see gasoline at $2 again. I love cheap gasoline. Oh man, I also love being out of the oil industry. Enjoy the ride folks! And please consider an Exxodus.

Where are all the pi---d of BR peeps?

Reading through posts here and can think of many better ways to spend time that here. What am I missing?

Is security still a SSHE function, or are they aiming for it to be outsourced which will eventually form part of alleged headcount reduction. Wouldn’t surprise me in the current climate, for support services be in the 100% contracted space. — read more