"We strive to foster a diverse, collaborative and productive work environment in order to achieve superior business results." Found that gem in a job advert for XOM. That's what they're selling to new recruits. Once they're roped in, I wonder how... — read more 

Name your #

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exxonmobil-appoints-dan-ammann-president-185800366.html JB, head of LCS, is retiring in May, and the board is bringing in Dan Ammann as his replacement. To anyone in LCS -- was this move a surprise? Seemed like JB was... — read more 

Which one is better?

Oops, they ran out of time to go through a significant number of questions during the Q&A portion. How surprising! If one were suspicious, one might think that they wanted to reduce the chances for people to get answers to tough questions...

If you want a specific reason why I'm still here after having left EM 2 years ago? Here, I'll give you a few. I want to remind myself that I escaped for a reason. It makes me appreciate what I have now much more. I also get a kick out of knowing that... — read more 

All 4 major international oilfield servicing firms have now left Russia: Halliburton, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes and Weatherford International Russia will struggle with exploration and servicing of fields without them. China cannot substitute for... — read more 

An appraisal drilling for hydrocarbons off Cyprus has reaffirmed a reservoir of high quality gas in an area licensed to ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum, the island's energy ministry said on... — read more 

This is not a "stay away" or "you don't belong here" kind of post, I'm genuinely curious what you get from it? If I managed to find a new job and leave or if I were laid off or even fired, I personally would not want to have anything to do with this... — read more 

Do leadership think we are so stupid that we don’t notice who gets promoted or elevated? Picking favorites and those who are willing to jump on the latest nonsense is common place. Qualifications and past accomplishments do not matter. Power... — read more 

There is a lot of chatter around how great Exxon Mobil retirement pension alone is what some people are saying is worth to hang on and into the toxic environment. So given that can those that have already retired, close to retirement, or soon will be... — read more 

For some context (without doxxing myself), I left ExxonMobil a little over a year ago after spending only a few years with the company. I was hired directly out of grad-school and was pretty excited to be chosen (scientific background). I stayed away... — read more 

Can someone in EMIT confirm what the company tracks on our company devices? I always assumed they could track our activities but figured my boss was too busy to spend time checking up on us. Until last week a former colleague reached out and asked... — read more 

All of a sudden there is a flurry of LI #Exxodus posts from our South American colleagues. What's happening in our SA offices? Are any organizations and positions within being sold or sent to MSPs or this is simply people being smarter and jumping... — read more 

They add useless layers of management year after year. I swear sometimes it looks to me like a new managerial position keeps popping up like mushrooms out of the ground after a rainy day. Meanwhile, they cut as much as they can on engineering and... — read more 

He is happier than he has been in years. If you are miserable leave. Why do people act like they have no choice in life? Is it laziness?

When office politics override common sense, when those who run the company are incapable of looking beyond their own immediate interests to see that something would be good for everybody - including them! - in the long run, then you know it's time... — read more 

Do they go with the sale?

By Andy Medici – Senior Reporter, The Playbook, 14 March 2022 Workers are clearly tired of being tired. It's no secret that burnout is pervasive in many industries and quit rates remain at or near record highs amid what experts have dubbed "The... — read more 

I turned in my notice last week! I will do a LinkedIn post, saying how I've learned from my colleagues and will miss each and everyone I've had the pleasure of working with. BUT, since turning in my notice, I've felt a weight lift off my chest and... — read more 

Hello. I heard from trusting sources in top HR that 8% PIP target is settled. Can anyone confirm?

Its incredible how low morale has dropped. Management completely destroyed employee trust and morale. I never thought Id see the company in this shape. Company is doing well financially, however. I wonder how low morale is going to impact operations... — read more 

EMCC, soon to be WETF we're gonna be called folks: Take a look at the amount of activity on our board, then check out our... — read more 

Asked if Exxon was going to do the right thing and get out of India since they are supporting Putin but the post was deleted.

Yesterday, I posted about missing XTO and today, the post is gone. There was nothing violating any bylaws. What’s wrong with these admins on this site? It’d be nice to get an explanation before deleting this post too.

None of the oil and gas majors are best employers out there, but XOM is a special breed and the worst oil and gas major employer when it comes to people. Heck even XOM HR doesn't have any anything human about its HR practices. XOM is also the most... — read more 

Have too many sls.. Overheard some conversation, dare to say just come to get salary only. OMG! Then tell us how bad we did! Fake human! What they think only their own report card, two years later say bye bye. Leaving sh-t under carpet!

I went up to work at XTO in Dallas for a few years. They had a better culture, fewer processes, and a great attitude towards getting the work done. Now, that they are basically gone and most of their management “disassembled” I’m sad we couldn’t... — read more 

Source: Success.com By Chris Hogan April 21, 2016 What makes you a leader? Too many people think it’s about a title—fancy letters like CEO, COO and VP. But the truth is that leadership has nothing to do with a title. It has everything to do with... — read more 

Do non-engineers get treated, from a compensation and career progression standpoint, the same as engineers? Curious about Geology, commercial, controllers and research.

It's that time of the year, as an entitled engineer, I walk into the office, pretend I'm looking at type curves, or whatever other ponzi scheme of cost cutting initiatives we engineers come up with, for 10 hours straight, so to hit my manager with... — read more 

In the spirit of sharing (and adopting) best practices, i recently came across a best practice that might help facilitate the next round of layoffs and wanted to share it with fellow supervisors and managers. The CEO of better discovered a very... — read more 

ExxonMobil crude oil trucking denied by Santa Barbara County supervisors on split... — read more 

Soon it'll be two managers per one direct report.

My wealth nearly doubled lately as I am heavily invested in oil. Enough koolaid drinking. Adios, fellas

Will such high oil prices trigger a Recession?