Remember when we were the company that pushed forward and tried to improve? Now we're all about preserving the status quo. No wonder we have to resort to reducing the workforce one way or another. The stagnation is ki----g us and that's the only way... — read more 

blog.techstaffer.com/should-exxonmobil-have-provided-a-warn-notice-to-employees-before-layoffs

People say that going to a smaller company is often a good decision. I want to leave EM, but I don't like the idea of going to a smaller company. I would love to hear what you think. Perhaps there is someone here who, after the experience here... — read more 

This isn’t really a layoff post except for the fact it involves a movie that has layoffs in it and reminds me of EM in many ways. My boss is starting to complain about anyone (except himself) working from home. On average, he works from home 2... — read more 

Dang wish I had quit sooner before interest rates reduced my lump sum payout. Was hoping for the PIP and tried to quit in place and just talk a lot in meetings but do no work. Backfired as my ranking actually went up. Go figure. Just reinforces my... — read more 

If we have such a bright future capturing carbon and such then why are we reducing headcount so drastically? I thought a growing company was a sign of winning not continual headcount reductions. Hard to get that next promotion when the company is... — read more 

Serious question. Do you know anyone who is late career and is happy? Is that really where you want to end up? Leave before you become that guy.

I’m tired of working 12-14 hour days. How do I get a rotational assignment that has weeks off. I’m working the hours but don’t get the days off. I am in Uncon engineering.

I've heard a lot about the importance of sponsorship. Some colleagues advised me to play the game well or get sponsored. The question to which I do not have a clear answer is how to get sponsored. What's the right way to go about it?

By Amanda Drane, Staff writer - 6h ago Source: The Houston Chronicle https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/for-petrochemical-industry-the-recession-has-already-begun As far as the petrochemical industry is concerned, the recession is... — read more 

I have been reading posts here for quite some time now, and I always find some hard-core EM defenders that dismiss people here as winners, boomers that are well pass their prime time, underperformers that deserve their ranking, overpaid, obsolete... — read more 

How many hours have you worked last week? Be honest, please. I know people who put in 70+ hours each week. Most of them never get rewarded for their efforts. I'm not saying to never do anything extra, but what some people are doing is ridiculous. You... — read more 

By Reuters Sept. 6, 2022, at 5:48 a.m. https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2022-09-06/exclusive-shell-exxon-launch-sale-of-major-dutch-gas-venture-document By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - Shell and Exxon Mobil have put up for sale... — read more 

I have just about had it with management. I have already let everyone know I am retiring in May of next year when I am finally RE, but I honestly do not know if I can last that long. I managed to survive the ranking this year, so I am confident... — read more 

The United Way campaign will be, once again, spamming your inboxes. Supervisors and managers will soon begin their preach on the virtuosity of giving and on how the corporation will facilitate that process through their contests and prices to the... — read more 

Tears spontaneously rolled cried this morning on my drive. I couldn’t believe it at first but it’s that bad to work here.

It might not be evident just yet, but it will become clear in the coming years.

Hiring is restarted including campus recruiting. How can this be when we have not met our headcount reduction targets? If you are midcareer or late career watch out. Big push coming to get rid of you. Prepare for minimal raises. The beatings will... — read more 

It might appear that everything is great right now, but it’s not. Some things might be on the upswing, but overall, we are still feeling the effects of how EM decided to layoff people through forced retirements and PIPs in 2020. It wouldn’t be so... — read more 

Please don't take this the wrong way, I not a misogynist nor racist. I understand that it gets very white, very male, and very American at the top, but forcing incompetent individuals of certain minorities to managerial or executive levels is not... — read more 

Rumors swirling that more offices are getting taken out on campus and more desks and “hot desks” like WeWork True? When? Why??

Similar to a few pay equality posts, I would like to start this post asking other current and ex-employees to post their pension benefit value they received upon their departure. Executives and TG lead HR makes believe that this is a benefit to... — read more 

After four years, I'm starting to feel that the fastest way to grow my career would be to leave this place. I've had minimal progress since I've been here and I've seen people who have no idea what they're doing catapult their careers because they... — read more 

I've been following these threads and looking for some experienced advice. I'm RE this year and on the fence retiring and going on my own anyway. Since I'm now RE going in to the next PDS is there any downside waiting for the PIL and signing papers... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/makes-exxon-mobil-xom-great-070724173.html

Were there any lay offs in the UAE within the Subsurface team in Exxon Mobil in the past 3 years ?

EM is not uniformly bad. There are places where there is still a good work culture/environment/balance compared to others. What are the undesirable areas, BUs, departments? Why?

What happens at EM when things are not going well? I haven't been here long enough to see the low point of the cycle, but what I'm seeing when things are high has me worried. If people are baselessly put on PIPs and fired when everything is great... — read more 

If you file a harassment complaint with HR before end of assessment period, they can’t PIP you that period because it will look like retaliation. They’ll probably get you the next year but will protect you this year.

Recently resigned from EMHC (BTW, the Job market is hot) but wanted to share some observations. Many company Kool-Aid drinkers will say the opposite happens. And yes the MOH system is abused. But I'd say at least 25% if not more of NI and NSI folks... — read more 

I am purely technical. In the past few months he has been just trying to find things to make me feel/look bad. Any thoughts? I suspect that my ranking (OD) comes from someone higher above and prevented him from giving good rankings to my coworkers... — read more 

Beth Braccio Hering August 31, 2022 https://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/68615/common-ethical-issues-in-the-workplace Here, we look at some common ethical issues of various magnitudes that may arise in a workplace: Dishonesty When people... — read more 

Interesting read https://casetext.com/case/broussard-v-exxonmobil-glob-servs-co

I had this question for a while. Some folks seem to be represented by their two up and sometimes by a VP in rank meetings. How does it all work? And how can you be represented by someone who you perhaps never talked with?

People think that the pension is a sweet deal, enough to justify the abuse of supervisors and the toxicity of teh culture. Here I claim that the pension is actually a very poor deal. First, it is becoming very difficult for the average employee not... — read more 

It’s a horrible tactic to post pictures on LinkedIn to give the public the false impression that employees here actually socialize outside of work to have fun and that we treat each other like a “family”. I wish it was the case, but it’s so far... — read more 

By Sabrina Valle https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-shell-sell-california-oil-jo--t-venture-asset-manager-ikav-2022-09-01/ HOUSTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Shell PLC (SHEL.L) on Thursday confirmed the sale of... — read more 

Working at EM is like being in an abusive relationship. Regular employees always justifying management for the bad treatment they get. Acting like there is no way out. Saying it's not that bad. Claiming the grass is not greener on the other side. We... — read more 

Rumor has it that starting in 2023, vacation days will be pro-rated across the year. If you leave Jan 1, you would get no paid-in-lieu for any vacation entitlement. If you take your full 2-6 weeks vacation early in the year then leave half way... — read more 

Worked in Exxonmobil for 7 years and went through 8 different supervisor. Only had pleasant experience with 1 out of the 8 supervisor I worked with that genuinely care about your career. Finally left the company and submitted exit clearance form in... — read more