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 

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 

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 

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 

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.

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 

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.

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 

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exxonmobil-xom-tops-q3-earnings-estimates-plans-%2410b-buyback-2021-10-29

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?

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 

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.

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 

Time to unionize?

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 

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?

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 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 

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.

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 

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 

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 

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!

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 

Two questions: Is there a non-compete for exiting employees? How many weeks notice should I give?

I heard when the headcount reductions are done in a few years, the Spring campus would be too big and XOM will be moving back to Greenspoint. Is that true?

https://energynow.com/2021/12/devon-energy-doles-out-10000-bonuses-as-oil-bo-m-times-roar-back/

After many, many years of drawing the ‘short stick’ in ranking, I’ve seemed to hit a stride where I am appreciated. (Ironically, I deliver the same caliber work as I always have.) Now I have some variation of survivor’s guilt. I am so disgusted... — read more 

Shareholders trying to save us!

Got a letter from HR today to TrUsT tHe ScIeNcE and get the vaccine. Everything they said abou tHe ScIeNcE is completely fu----g wrong. What an absolute mockery of humanity. #iWillNeverComply

I got fired from a small company (150+ employees) at the age of 60 for being too old. They offered me a small severance package if I signed a letter stating I would not sue them for age discrimination. I took the package and found a fantastic job 3... — read more 

Former team lead here, im in my mid 40s got laid off along with a couple of others in my department at Spring. Honestly I thought I was going to die, I had spent 20 years at Exxon and during this time I found out my wife (mid 30s) was cheating on me... — read more 

Couldn’t take it anymore after 15 years. Resigned today via greeting card with a $150 “used” gift card to my boss who’s made my last 18 months drag. Good luck to you with your empty gift card. Good luck to all. F-this place.

The attrition problem is a direct correlation to Tracey Gunnlaugsson. It's time she goes

Oops… guess the good folks in leadership and HR missed again….today’s Washington Post. https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-workers-see-biggest-pay-152403833.html If you’re still at ExxonMobil, you’ve got to either be looking for something, waiting for... — read more 

Someone just told me the Permian is getting their 10 percent premium back. Has anyone else heard this?

How come Visa and Mastercard Corps. are more valuable than ExxonMobil Corp. now? As of now the market caps are as follows: XOM: 265B V: 439 B MA: 337 B

I've been preparing my exit plan for months and I'm about to start applying. I won't lie, I'm petrified of not being able to even get an interview due to my age (54). I know too many good men and women who were laid off or PIPed in the last two years... — read more 

I am in surface at BTC got 3% raise, supervisor congratulated five times with pathetic smile. My CV is ready now.