Please excuse my ignorance. I have not been with the company very long. I am just now hearing that some new hires are sponsored. What exactly does that mean? No one will really give me a straight answer. I think it’s safe to assume I am not one of... — read more 

If you were treated badly as an employee, why even come back as contractor at a fraction of the price? It was as suggested that I should back as consultant. Not sure I want to come back to this toxic environment.

Some say it won't happen for a long time. Any thoughts?

By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Equinor SA (EQNR.OL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) have taken the first steps to expand an $8 billion oil development off Brazil's coast, the Norwegian oil producer told Reuters. The firms want to boost... — read more 

Investors will vote on the ex-employee’s proposal at the company’s annual meeting next week By Kevin Crowley May 18, 2022, 10:14 AM CDT Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp.’s top executives are showing a failure of leadership by accepting perks such as... — read more 

By Sabrina Valle (Reuters) -Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday said it signed a deal to sell North Texas natural gas properties to producer BKV Corp for $750 million, as part of a wider move to shed unwanted assets. Exxon, the top U.S. oil producer, set... — read more 

Anything magical about the 15 year mark if you are not 55 or disabled? I hear something changes, but I can't find anything written.

Anyone get their ranking feedback yet? If so, when and which location and business line?

Round up a few people and make them sing praises for TMTS on how great the collaboration is between site and the technology center (TC). How would you feel if you are asked to train your replacement and call it TMTS. There is no trust and... — read more 

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Thursday said it signed a deal to sell North Texas natural gas properties to producer BKV Corp for $750 million, as part of a wider move to shed unwanted... — read more 

Have seen interns all over campus. Just on my group 2. Every morning I see couple waiting to be pick up for first day of work. If you are one of them…please don’t take an offer if you get it. There are much better opportunities than XOM

People who think all O&G companies are the same are either willfully ignorant or tasked with making sure employees don't expect better. They either never worked anywhere but XOM and have no idea what they're talking about or they are part of XOM... — read more 

Quick question. I landed an interview with another company. I wasn't previously employed at XOM and have been put on PIP and fired after that. Should I mention that on the interview or keep quiet about that. I’m sure the question about my departure... — read more 

Down the hall, reviews are scheduled shortly. Other end, weeks later. There is a ho-e in this bucket. Anyone know anything? Ha

Musk tweeted that "Exxon is rated top ten best in world for environment, social & governance (ESG) by S&P 500, while Tesla didn’t make the list! ESG is a scam. It has been weaponized by phony social justice warriors."

New hires

Did you see the announcement today? Is this the beginning of the change we need? I know I saw some of you celebrating in the hallway.

If you still own stock don’t forget to vote https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-18/exxon-s-executive-jet-use-other-perks-are-under-fire-from-company-lifer

Attrition at the plants is all time high. several positions are open and base work is not getting done.

I am a younger American employee (mid 20s) and have always been interested in living and working overseas. I'm currently in a US-based engineering role and would love to work in Western Europe (or anywhere else international). Part of the reason I... — read more 

Company's reputation has really dropped. It used to be a privilege to work here. Isn't it sad to hear what people in the industry think about EM now? Everything I hear is very negative.

When will this company stop hiring people based on irrelevant credentials. The amount of incompetent dark people they are hiring just to hit their quotas makes no sense. How can we be expected to maximize shareholder value while carrying around all... — read more 

By KAREN VELIE ExxonMobil is suing the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors after it denied a request to restart offshore oil wells shut down in 2015 following an oil pipeline spill. Specifically, ExxonMobil asked the county board to... — read more 

For a few months, just so that people could realize that it's all the same, big shitshow when it comes to employees. You won't be treated better at Chevron, or Shell, or BP, or whichever other major O&G company you are thinking of joining. If you... — read more 

I spoke to one of the new hires and that person rightly feels lost here. It is very different when you are trained by a person who is an expert at what they do, versus when you are trained by a mediocre employee who does not even know how to do his... — read more 

Is there a number they have to get to?

Now that we have got money and lots of it ExxonMobil IT hosted their team building welcoming summer with games, ice cream with food trucks brought over. With that reduction in our operational costs last year by pipping, laying off, and forcing people... — read more 

Thanks in advance

This is just an observation for those who are currently on the fence, and I know there are quite a few of those. People are either getting higher pay and better benefits or enjoying a much healthier culture. For the lucky ones, it's both. If you know... — read more 

Move to Midland they said. We will pay you a 20% premium they said. Then they cut the premium. Meanwhile the house I sold in Houston is now worth 50% more while my house in Midland has barely gone up in value. Huge loss of wealth to me and my family... — read more 

If an NRE (52-55?) leaves the company now, is there a lumpsum option and if so what is the formula? (Online estimator tool does not provide a lumpsum number for this scenario)

I don’t know if the problem is that the hiring process is too slow or if people are generally not interested in working at EM, but the fact is that a lot of people are missing so workplace efficiency is taking a downturn. The question is can this... — read more 

Some mental-mid-et-loner-mo--ns posting comments about the recent Safety email about hold handrails in 3, 2, 1.

I submitted my resignation because the job is damaging my mental and physical health. The work load is taking a toll. The lack of qualified leadership is hardly inspiring. Feels like I’m pressured to quit. Not NSI last cycle. I am late... — read more 

Is the overall process long? Is it close to an instant transfer or is the money out of the market for a few weeks?

I’ve been with the company for 20+ years and I can’t remember a time when the morale has been so low. Sure there are many reasons the company has been struggling for the last few years, but I know there have been countless poor corporate decisions... — read more 

Hiring and breeding some of the worst. Examples: Only three words: Dream Come True Online certificates portrayed as degrees and accomplishment on LinkedIn.. misLEAD the way A rat race among brown nosing losers to like management posts on... — read more 

My plant is getting a cleanup. Things around here are suspicious..... Is exxon being sold? Or some of the plants? Anyone hear anything?

It's been a while since I've heard of anybody being laid off.

Looks like LCS and a few other businesses put out external job postings on LinkedIn. What the h_ll? Why don’t they look for qualified candidates internally first before they look for outside hires? It’s a slap in the face to all the dedicated... — read more