21 October 2021 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday it had temporarily cut back production at its unit in Chad and reduced staffing in the country to essential personnel following worker protests against a proposed sale of its stake in the... — read more 

Why are there so many layers of management in IT? Seriously, we dont need 5 levels, it just adds bureacracy.

One thing I hate the most about the current situation is how little our performance affects the ranking we receive. The whole ranking system is fixed. Our individual ratings should be based on meritocracy instead of whatever directive arrives from... — read more 

by Sabina Nawaz Harvard Business Review www.hbr.org It’s time to retire the saying “Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.” Even though advocates of this approach believe it reduces whining, increases empowerment, helps employees manage up... — read more 

Oct. 21, 2021 9:21 AM ET Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) By: Carl Surran, Seeking Alpha News Editor Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) unveils plans to spend $400M to expand carbon capture and storage at its LaBarge, Wyo., facility, which the company says already... — read more 

Reuters | Posted: 16 hours ago | Updated: 14 hours ago | 2 Min Read (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp board is debating whether to continue with several major oil and gas projects amid a global push from investors for fossil fuel companies to be more... — read more 

I often wonder in Dallas has had a lightbulb moment and said, “Oh damn. What have we done.” They’ve started something they won’t be able to stop. Call it the #greatresignation or #exxodus either way it is just getting started. Attrition continues to... — read more 

Did they bring back the education reimbursement? I read a response to a previous post and got confused

Why?

There’s been a lot of talk here about CL 30 by age 30 if you want a high flying career. But I’m wondering what the “average” end-of-career CL looks like for someone who is good/not great but manages to make it 30 years in EMRE/GP type career paths. I... — read more 

Union workers at Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM.N) Beaumont, Texas, oil refinery overwhelmingly rejected the company's six-year labor contract on Tuesday, extending a lengthy standoff over job... — read more 

I get tired of hearing people commenting that everybody is replaceable and we should be happy to have a job. Yes, everybody is replaceable in the sense that you can get somebody younger and cheaper to fill that position, but their knowledge and... — read more 

Hearing rumors from executive levels that some business units are talking about a retention package of some sort. Can anyone confirm any truth to this?

The layoffs are over but it will continue to be more and more challenging to be highly ranked. This means if you choose to stay your salary will likely stagnate and go down due to inflation.

Cummins to introduce natural gas engine for heavy-duty trucks October 18, 2021 www.fuelsandlubes.com Cummins Inc. will bring to the North American market a 15-liter natural gas engine for heavy-duty trucks, the company announced. The 15-liter... — read more 

18 October 2021 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas ExxonMobil India has appointed Monte Dobson as CEO and lead country manager, succeeding Bill Davis. As lead country manager, Dobson will be responsible for ExxonMobil... — read more 

Pretty sure the forum invitees will only include CL32 and above. Know of several people from P&GA, Controllers, and Law who received an in person invite even though they never registered. Gotta control that narrative. Over/under on a CL 33... — read more 

Guess they are coming here to learn about our sites/practices and workprocesses before returning back to home country and do the work remotely. Are they competent in their work or require full support from us?

How is DW still the CEO? He obviously has no idea what he's doing. Can we please get somebody competent to lead us?

We all know there's a congressional hearing on Oct 28 and DW will be there. Might be the quirky dot on his career here. All of y'all thinking the next CEO will be kinder, greener, gentler. You got another thing coming. These new blocks are carnivores... — read more 

Interesting article from McKinsey. I liked this excerpt... “because many employers are handling the situation similarly – failing to invest in a more fulfilling employee experience and failing to meet new demands for autonomy and flexibility at work... — read more 

Does anyone know if the time spent as an intern counts towards the 5-years of service required to vest in the Pension plan?

Since someone or something is trying to bury this post I added it here. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1dl09z6Q

I am reposting something from earlier this week that I thought was pretty accurate (although sarcastic). I thought we should re-post the items that someone is clearly trying to bury w/ nonsense posts! Summary of GP Forum - By US 10yr employee ... — read more 

I’d like to know the CL29 salary range. Not concerned with YEE or RGP, just straight up what’s the min and max salary for this CL in the U. S. Copied prior post for CL25 and curious what CL289 is.

I’d like to know the CL28 salary range. Not concerned with YEE or RGP, just straight up what’s the min and max salary for this CL in the U. S. Copied prior post for CL25 and curious what CL28 is.

Anyone else notice that when posts get real there is a slew of nonsense bs posts that have nothing to do with anything that follow? Almost seems like someone wants to bury to real stuff.

Trying to figure out what CL most people reach and ending pay to compare to other options. I heard 29 is a common ultimate potential but that doesn’t mean everyone gets to it I suppose.

I was asked to be a supervisor in a group I’ve never worked in. After reading comments on here about supervisors I am hesitant to accept. Anyone else been in this situation? What did you do? Seems no matter what you do people won’t be happy and will... — read more 

So we have this flex your day policy. No good unless we use it. What are people doing with the flex your day policy? Trying to figure out how to maximize my use of benefits.

I under there were some groups such as Global Projects which were not required to PIP 8%. Will they be granted the same relief for the next several years while other groups are not? Any other groups like this? Sounds like a better group to work in... — read more 

What is the best group to develop transferable skills in to enable a change in industries?

Since the PIP can be survived now it seems layoffs are over. Many are choosing to resign or take PIL but this is different from a layoff. Is the worst behind us?

I wonder what other benefits will be coming out way. Maybe raises will be better this year.

Being a good and competent manager who knows what he's doing and treats his employees with respect doesn't seem to be a plus at XOM. My former manager, one of the best I've ever had, was forced out recently. The replacement we got has zero... — read more 

I’d like to know where I fall within the CL27 salary range. Not concerned with YEE or RGP, just straight up what’s the min and max salary for this CL in the U. S. Copied prior post for CL25 and curious for my CL27 what it is.

He is #1 at being the worst Fortune 500 CEOs of the century! Congrats boss!