Exxon’s Workforce Falls By 9,000 In 2021 Amid Cost Cuts BY REUTERS FEBRUARY 23, 2022, FINANCIAL NEWS 2 MINS READ By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON -Exxon Mobil Corp said on Wednesday its global workforce fell by 9,000 people last year as part of a deep cost... — read more 

At Baytown we have contractors working in offices 7 days a week yet no one seems to know what they are working on except drinking coffee and going to the bathroom. Who brought these people in, what are they doing, and why do they need to work... — read more 

Has anyone else noticed the robotic motivational speeches, words of recognition and encouragement, and uptick in “all hands” type meetings and celebrations? Management clearly has their hands tied by HR and Dallas, and are doing anything they can to... — read more 

Instead of incremental changes to our performance review process, why can't our HR overloads take stick in what system is working for the some of the most successful start ups or recently established technology companies? We are a technology company... — read more 

I ended up on PIP. However, I have proof that the bar for my teammates was set much lower In terms that their goals were much lower and more simple to achieve. Any way to fight this with the proof that I have. Should I lawyer up and try to fight this... — read more 

Same thing with the new Skill Assessments, both technical and behavioral. Levels 3 and 4 are unequivocally defined so that only people with “leadership” positions can fulfill the requirements. Regardless of how experienced a worker is, if they are... — read more 

Not sure why the company still have those meetings. Honesty in answer questions and be transparent was not on the table at all. But one thing we learn…Exxon don’t care about attrition, the speech was: we will have to deal with this going forward... — read more 

My other half sent me a picture of a question asked at the GSC town hall yesterday. It was along the lines of promotions being on hold for CL 24/25's effectively freezing merit Increases for those in that band for 5 years. Kathy never confirmed... — read more 

Every once in a while it hits me just how awful XOM management is and how they've managed to make layoffs even worse than they were by turning them into firings through PIPs. We used to worry we'd get let go but at least we knew we'd get some money... — read more 

I was one of the lucky ones who got let go in the first 2020 wave so I haven't been an XOM employee in a minute. Some of my former colleagues and I would discuss some of the concerns posted on this site on the down low and at the time it didn't seem... — read more 

Have you experienced one of these personality types at work? If so, what techniques did you use to navigate around these difficult employees? • The Tyrant. Someone who bullies, berates, humiliates, and declares "my way or the highway." • The... — read more 

Feels more like a Blade Runner baseline interview. Cells within cells within cells. Interlinked.

A simple question: Do you like working from home?

How much do you think the company will pay to move the executives? I bet they get very lavish allowances for the move.

We have heard twice now of the company looking at salary benchmarking mid cycle to determine how inflation and other factors are affecting attrition and competitiveness. Is this a line from HR to respond to questions about attrition and below... — read more 

The interest rate for lump sums has shot upward. Fed has committed to raising the rate for next 7 months. For now, it seems that lump sums will drop more than 6% in next 3 months. This is more than typical salary for those 3 months. Many will be... — read more 

What system or company’s system should we be using to determine promotions and raises?

ExxonMobil directors have advised shareholders to vote against a climate proposal submitted by green shareholder Follow This that requests Paris-consistent emissions reductions... — read more 

I have watched the brilliant show Severance and it is embarrassing to say that as a long time EM employee, I can relate to it all too well. It’s a dystopian story about a corporation that allows you to sever your work self from your non-work self... — read more 

With the ranking process not being transparent (sorry, I can’t tell you who you were ranked against, sorry I can’t tell you what they did that you didn't, sorry I can’t tell you what you should do to be outstanding), it doesn’t motivate me to do more... — read more 

Hydrogen 'twice as powerful a greenhouse gas as thought before': UK government study Landmark report from Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy highlights importance of preventing leakage from future H2 infrastructure 8 April 2022... — read more 

I’m not sure how long this ‘togetherness’ act will last but behind EMCC closed doors decision made to show all F&L managers the door or send them back to individual contributor 3 notches down and to have EMCC chosen ones in place to spread the... — read more 

This year, EM management finally tells us the truth: ranking of employees is not based on their work but on the “impact” of their work. Since the “impact” of work is defined by the assignment, which is given and not chosen (no list of open positions... — read more 

Ever here anyone from management quote Peter Drucker …. "culture eats strategy for breakfast". This implies that the culture of your company always determines success regardless of how effective your strategy may be. Culture must be having brunch... — read more 

It was bittersweet 2 years with BTC Exxon. They need to improve on many things. You cannot always say we came here for cheap labor India has lots of talent you are just destroying people's careers.

What kind of heartless people came up with a 5% target for PIP? The entire workforce is traumatized by 2 years of pandemic, dealing with personal/ financial worries on top of clocking in insane amount of overtime to do 3 people’s jobs. I am... — read more 

By Stabroek News April 8, 2022 ExxonMobil has completed drilling operations on the Cutthroat prospect but failed to find any oil offshore Brazil once again. The well, which was drilled using the Seadrill-owned ultra-deepwater drillship West... — read more 

According to the latest intel from the Federal Reserve, the Russian-Ukraine war is driving the world toward a recession. The 2008 Financial Crisis and Its Effects on Gas and Oil By THE INVESTOPEDIA TEAM Updated July 17, 2021 Fact checked by TIMOTHY... — read more 

I've always wondered if I'm being compensated fairly relative to industry and/or peers. $100k Cl23 1.5 yoe Upstream

I shudder when others start advising that nothing here should be taken personally. Oh yes, many things are very personal. I’m curious, how many employees think they are badly ranked just because they’re not among their superior’s favorites, or... — read more 

This year, the PADP schedule will happen in Apr/May. Last time this happened was ahead of the 2020 layoffs. Are they setting the stage for layoffs again?

Heard that some NRE have received notifications that there is a Special Lump Sum offer coming soon. Please give details if you received such a notification. Is this only for NRE or will this include RE?

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Ever notice that when manage and leadership team holds an employee forum or similar they never talk about their RSU (restricted stock units) which they get rewarded for pumping everyone with the corporate BS. They need to dress up in matching... — read more 

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Not even giving notice could go without stress. The manager was "surprised" by my decision to leave. Do they really think that employees will indefinitely continue to put up with their lame excuses for why the company cannot provide them with... — read more