It’s pretty much chicken sh** when Exxon fires a 32 year employee for false accusations. And doesn’t even offer early retirement or severance. Way to ruin people’s lives! We are in our 50’s. Stripped of all health benefits, life insurance, etc. what... — read more
Losing motivation
I thought that working at Exxon would be my dream job. I always wanted to work here and I was overjoyed when I finally got the job. What can I say, the enthusiasm was short-lived. After how much time have you lost all motivation to work here?
Investor Day 2022 - We Have Another $4 billion in Structural Efficiencies to Achieve This Year
Most notable highlight concerning OPEX at the 2022 Investors Day today was, "Achieved $5 billion of annual structural cost reductions through 2021 compared to 2019; additional $4 billion expected by 2023" We can only hope that the additional $4... — read more
How honest do you think your manager is to you?
On a scale from 1 to 10 . I’ll give mine a solid 2.
XOM is doing the right thing
Sometimes choosing to do the right thing is more important that money. This is one of those times.
Exxon to exit Sakhalin-1 LNG project in Russia, make no new investments
Mar. 01, 2022 8:00 PM ET Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM)RNFTF By: Carl Surran, SeekingAlpha News Editor Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) says it is beginning the process to discontinue operations at the Sakhalin-1 LNG venture in Russia and devising steps to... — read more
So The EM Russian Exodus Begins...
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-mobil-begins-removing-us-employees-its-russian-oil-gas-operations-2022-03-01/
Is RSIguard or Forgetmenot Spying on me?
I cant help but think these programs are monitoring activity that is accessable to management. At first I just thought Skype's activity was the extent of it but I'm pretty sure I was wrong...Since this occurance I've turned my mic off & covered my... — read more
How badly would it hurt us to exit Russia?
A lot of people want a corporation to make an emotional decision right now, but this will be over soon enough, and then what? I think in the least we need to consider the long-term effects of our possible exiting the country before making any rash... — read more
Shell’s $3 billion Russia exit puts pressure on Total, Exxon
Courtney Vinopal - Yesterday 3:12 PM Quartz.com Oil giant Shell is cutting ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, just one day after BP announced it would do the same. Shell said it will exit its jo--t ventures with the Russian firm... — read more
Not going to work until we exit Sakhalin. 25 years is enough and if we stay all new investment will be lost
Sure none of the robots at EM will join this. Can’t wait to see DW throw a tantrum at IR day about beauty competitions and dictators… once again our peers have us beat….
I’m starting a petition, maybe DW will take notice
Up vote this if you think that middle management and department heads provide no value and actually prevent other people from doing their job, lower morale, cost the company too much in lost opportunity, are the cause of good people leaving while the... — read more
Want to be more like BP
Did BP’s Sunday announcement make anyone else wish we were better?
FYI turn off your phone at work
Turn off your personal phones WiFi when at work. A manager and a co worker accessed sensitive information on my phone and used it against me. Photos iTunes chase bank photos. Getting your jollies by invading people’s privacy should be against... — read more
NSI %
Heard during a Chemical call today that NSI % was still being worked. Makes you think this is a layoff % and not a performance % since so much thought goes into it
The NEW F-150 Lightning will be the BEST selling vehicle EVER.
100% Unbiased Facts (No Fake News) MSRP - $39,794 (minus 7,500 tax credit = $32,294) FASTEST 0-60 F-150 Ever (check Ford's Site) ABOUT $40 to operate the WHOLE MONTH! NO MAINTANANCE EV will get even cheaper! Quiz question. Will the... — read more
Chemical Division
Karen Mckee and company Should take a hard look at Mid management positions. The amount of positions and created made up jobs is ridiculous. Production sites are heavy on this end especially in the Beaumont area. The O&A plant is running out of space... — read more
Sanctions
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-27/exxon-s-bank-in-russia-among-those-hit-by-sanctions-over-ukraine
Sakhalin Production
Friend recently relayed that Sakhalin national technicians are being conscripted to serve on western border? Any truth to this rumor? Will expat be able to evacuate?
#Exxodus
EM should leave Russia. Forget moving the Moscow office. Just leave.
BP statement on Russia Relationship
A message to all bp staff on our relationship with Rosneft Release date: 27 February 2022 To the bp team, Like so many of you, I have been deeply shocked and saddened by the situation unfolding in Ukraine. We are witnessing an act of aggression... — read more
Exxon Texas refinery lockout to end on March 7
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) said a 10-month lockout of union workers at a southeast Texas refinery would end on March 7 following acceptance of a return-to-work agreement on... — read more
Seplat Energy to Buy Exxon Mobil's Shallow Water Assets in Nigeria for Up to $1.6 Bln
DowJones Newswire 25 February 2022 By Jaime Llinares Taboada Seplat Energy PLC said Friday that it has agreed to acquire Exxon Mobil Corp.'s shallow water assets in Nigeria for $1.28 billion plus up to a $300 million contingent consideration. The... — read more
Exploration getting lapped by competition
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/totalenergies-makes-large-hydrocarbon-discovery-off-namibia-sources-2022-02-24/ Another West Africa wildcat, another commercial discovery - this time by Total. Seriously, what the **** is exploration doing... — read more
Is Exxon still researching Algae?
Like the title says, is there still interest in algae biofuels or was it given up on with movement to carbon capture? Seems like the algae ads stopped somewhat abruptly
Beaumont strike over
Maybe now that the Beaumont strike is over, management will stop bragging on how they ran the plant so much better themselves.
Interest Rates
If interest rates go up like predicted, there will be no RE’s left to PIP.
BAES Forum
Can’t believe there was a DH that basically disregarded how we are over worked and told us our priorities weren’t straight if we thought an extra $500 was worth our extra work. Money is money and XOM doesn’t provide their employees that. — read more
XOM Rats are coming out of their holes now
Not a single colleague of mine reached out to me after getting laid off with others in 2020. Basically, they just disappered. Since then I have joined another large organization and been working there for a while now. Now, all of a sudden a bunch of... — read more
What Will Our Crystal Ball Look Like in 2023 Regarding Headcount, ROCE, and R&D Expenses?
Source: ExxonMobil Investors Day Meetings Year Regular Employees 2015 73,500 2016 71,100 2017 69,600 2018 71,000 2019 74,900 2020 72,000 2021 63,000 2022 tbd 2023 50,000 (estimate) Year Return on Capital... — read more
Sakhalin Evacuation
How are we going to get everyone out of Sakhalin? I for one would be on the next plane out if I was there. No way I’d let my family stay.
Oil and gas prices are about to go through the roof
It'll be interesting to see how the whole Ukraine situation will play out, but we know for sure that fuel prices are going to go through the roof in the next weeks or months. Sadly, while many people will suffer and lose everything, huge companies... — read more
Frozen Gas - Don't see anybody else here
Will there be layoffs in the Sakhalin and other texian colonies in the Bear country? People saying it is just all about border controls and such. But maybe it goes deeper that that. I'm confused as you can possibly tell about all the implications... — read more
Exxon's workforce falls by 9,000 in 2021 amid cost cuts according to SEC filing
02/23/2022 | 05:17pm EST www.reuters.com HOUSTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said on Wednesday its global workforce fell by 9,000 people last year as part of a deep cost cutting program after the COVID-19 pandemic battered energy demand and... — read more
Supervisors deserve it
Many comments on hear to the tune of “supervisors knew what they were getting into” and “I wouldn’t agree to be a supervisor” For the first comment do you think it is realistic for us all to agree to not accept supervisor roles? How exactly would... — read more
My HR rep quit last month .. what does that say?
They actually weren’t horrible and seemed down to earth, I would even go as far as to say they were helpful! but what does it say about xom that even HR is unhappy and leaving?
Rank your team
Try ranking your team and meeting the forced distribution. Who will you PIP? Does the person deserve a PIP? Too bad if no because you have to meet the distribution anyway no matter what. Fun to be a supervisor isn’t it?
Sakhalin and Ukraine
Any prediction of how Ukraine situation will impact Sakhalin asset?
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