I was hired a few years ago and just received my first raise and promotion. However for my CL I feel that I am way underpaid. Can anything be done? Do any other early Career folks feel this way?
BTC is future
I really like BTC compared to my previous org (Indian O&G) my supervisor is cool, work is fine, may be good place for next 10 years. Not sure why so much hate on BTC here. xx
Fawley Hydrogen Hub
https://energyfactor.exxonmobil.com/reducing-emissions/fawley-blue-hydrogen-hub/ Does this project have legs or are they just giving the impression that the site has a great future? Will the Corporation invest $bns into Fawley and will FAST go... — read more
The Empire Strikes Back (LinkedIn)
Looks like the PR department is fighting back on LinkedIn to try to drown out the cube posts. My feed is flooded with “go Exxon” posts. All boosted by an ExxonMobil account. It’s kind of hilarious actually because it’s so obvious what they are trying... — read more
Do you see a lot of people leave your group?
I think a lot of people are quitting.
TSA is Back - Nature garage today
After missing for months, it looks like the TSA is back on campus. We can’t clean the grime off the buildings or clean bathrooms, but we can harass employees.
Time writing question
Here at BTC we must time write and account for every hour against a Jade code monthly, these Jade codes are business unit specific so all of our hours must be “charged out”. Failure to charge out the hours results in supervisor and manager... — read more
Peak Smugness
You know a HiPo has achieved peak smugness and arrogance when they start including a digital image of their handwritten signature and a photo of themselves (either a professional headshot or some photo of them in "action") in email communications to... — read more
DW Holiday Message
How tone deaf can a manager be. How did this guy ever become CEO of one of the premier American companies. I have worked for other Fortune 100 companies. I have never seen someone so unpolished and out of touch.
Can you recover from NI/NSI?
I am early in my career as an experienced hire MPT in Houston. I have avoided NSI/NI so far, but based on attrition from lower rankings, lack of promotions, and a variety of other factors, I’ve come to accept I will be NSI or NI come... — read more
Hope you enjoyed my video
I sure hope you hotshots enjoyed my video. I looked really good next to those lesser known execs and it showcased my “softer” side I needed to show. Enjoy those pitiful raises you fools, and to those of you leaving in January, Good Luck!
C&SI predictions
When? What? Who? Where?
Keep it brief
Please stop reposting long articles from the internet. This is a layoff site.
Oil Surplus Returns as Supplies Climb and Omicron Hits, IEA Says- 1st Quarter 2022 Demand Expected to Be Reduced by 600,000 bbls per day
Oil Surplus Returns as Supplies Climb and Omicron Hits, IEA Says Agency cuts first-quarter demand view by 600,000 barrels a day Extra output is coming from OPEC+, the U.S., Brazil and Canada By Grant Smith December 14, 2021, 4:00 AM EST Source:... — read more
Why It’s So Hard to Keep and Recruit Employees Right Now
MIT Sloan Management Review Lynda Gratton December 14, 2021 https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/why-its-so-hard-to-keep-and-recruit-employees-right-now/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sm-direct In a webinar I conducted in... — read more
When Strategy Walks Out the Door
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/when-strategy-walks-out-the-door/?social_token=70aa2a3ee330adb093efb239374d23e0&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sm-direct MIT Sloan Management Review It’s ironic that companies often spend... — read more
Upstream RTD formerly URC - worst example of behavior
A post about UIS/RTD (formerly known as Upstream Research Company - URC) was recently deleted due to the lowly intervention of management minions. It correctly pointed out RTD/URC and Upstream's very disingenuous and incompetent presidents and other... — read more
GSC LT Gratitude Message
Gotta love GSC LT high-fiving one another on a great year while at the same time attrition is crazy high and raises were total cr-p for the same individuals they enthusiasticly praise. Corporate America at its best.
Chevron, BNSF, and Caterpillar Trumps ExxonMobil in Partnership for Sustainabie Transportation
Caterpillar, BNSF and Chevron Agree to Pursue Hydrogen Locomotive Demonstration https://www.chevron.com/stories/caterpillar-bnsf-and-chevron-agree-to-pursue-hydrogen-locomotive-demonstration DEERFIELD, Ill/ FORT WORTH, Tex./SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec... — read more
Executive pay - Is it worth it
ExxonMobil always keep dangling the Executive Compensation carrot in front of CL28/29 with recent communications that the number will be reduced significantly. Can any demystify the executive compensation - looking at say the CL30-34 range.
How to find a headhunter
Taking the first steps to considering life beyond EM. I am looking at jobs on LinkedIn and all that but would love to work with a human on the job hunt. Does anyone have any recommendations for head hunters to reach out to our how to find one in the... — read more
10/29/2021 ExxonMobil Plans $10B Stock Buyback
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exxonmobil-xom-tops-q3-earnings-estimates-plans-%2410b-buyback-2021-10-29
Vague titles
I only have a few years with the company and It’s not clear to me what exactly do the majority of the Advisors and Planners do?
EMIT Raises = Disappointed
IT has worked so hard over the past two years to keep this ship floating despite Execs shovelling in water. Long hours, afterhours work, and doing the jobs of multiple people. Raises for USA EMIT workers was hardly nothing while the company prints... — read more
MSP
If all the work need to be done by MSP what I am suppose to do? Approve Timesheet only? Why they hire engineer for such job that can be done by anyone.
January 2022 plans
Setting up to share a thread about your wishes and plans. I will stay first while working on my exit plan. Hopefully I can secure job offer by March 2022 so that they need to figure out another candidate for NI/NSI; was ranked Good in this cycle — read more
Union
Time to unionize?
Hilcorp $100k ($75k bonus + $25k donation), Devon $10k bonus, ExxonMobil $0
Hilcorp employees in line for $75,000 bonuses after meeting multi-year goals By DAVID WETHE on 12/12/2021 HOUSTON (Bloomberg) --Oil driller Hilcorp Energy Co. is lavishing $75,000 bonuses on employees as reward for reaching multi-year expansion and... — read more
INTERESTING STORY ABOUT PERMIAN WITHOUT BOTHERING THE LAYOFF PEOPLE.
I have seen on Linkedin that EM is hiring experience engineers at Permian. Is this a trap to get their knowledge and then fire them, like they did to their people last year?
Houston Campus - what groups are short?
Hey everyone I’ve been at EMHC since 2017 and the waves of attrition have been accelerating in E3 Post if you’re seeing high attrition in your areas… Here’s the areas my friends are seeing in their areas. Marketing - cutting US headcount for BSC-... — read more
I'm tired of always being tired
I'm tired of being overworked all the time. I envy people who say they are bored at work, I wish that was me. Instead, I'm always trying to figure out how to fit everything into a week and there's never enough time. I can't take any time off because... — read more
Microsoft is on top once again in the Drucker Institute’s annual Management Top 250 ranking. Among the biggest losers this year: AT&T and ExxonM
Great job boss - this is an accurate assessment of our management. No longer even on the top 250 list of best managed companies. Time for a change at the top.
Why are most of the people who work here so bitter?
Just look at the majority of replies (and a good part of posts as well) and you'll know what I mean. Every post gets snide remarks, every replies section turns into a pit of insults. Why? Just because XOM treats you like cr-p and with no respect... — read more
It gets better.
I was a first year employee ranked NI after recovering $150,000 in overpayments for XOM, amongst other accomplishments. I waited until the last decision day and took the PIL package. My supervisor was stunned, as he genuinely expected me to take the... — read more
Google execs tell employees they aren’t responding to inflation
With across the board increases. I am no sunshine pumper but there needs to be some balancing views on here regarding what EM is doing. For those saying EM leadership is deaf to the employees’ needs and that at a minimum there should be an... — read more
He/him/she/her
Why do you include this pronoun nonsense in your LinkedIn profile and now some of you are including it in your email signatures? Looks ridiculous!
Clinton site fate?
A few months ago there were all types of rumors of the Clinton site closing. Any further rumors/truth concerning this? There are only like.. 100 cars in the parking lot on a “full” day. I’m sure I’ll get the typical response about how the Clinton... — read more
Non-compete and Notice
Two questions: Is there a non-compete for exiting employees? How many weeks notice should I give?