I decided today that I will not be retiring with ExxonMobil. I will keep doing my job to the best of my abilities until the right opportunity opens up for me somewhere else. However, when that door opens, I am walking through it without hesitation. I... — read more
Where is EM stock price headed?
I have 12,975 RSUs earned over four years that I can sell now. It is very stressful to know when to sell. I don’t want to sell now if the price is going up, but I don’t want to hold if it is going to fro. I have more and am getting more RSUs that... — read more
RSU Party
https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/xom/insider-activity
Got Raise
(BTC) Supervisor told my hike: its 18%, was in Excellent slot. Sticking 1 more year.
Outside offer to leverage for salary increase
Has anyone been successful in use an offer from another company as leverage for salary increase?
Boondoggles and
Share the stupidest titles of people not doing actual work, but in a self-servant role for maximum kiss a5s and visibility: Upstream Conference Manager People and culture strategist Upstream Culture Lead Corporate Inclusion and diversity ... — read more
Don't spread false narratives
A lot of employees are unhappy and a lot of them are not afraid to share their dissatisfaction. Which is perfectly okay, people need a place to vent and this is it. However, I wish people wouldn't be posting their wishful thinking as facts. There is... — read more
Life after leaving the Kremlin
I left XOM 6 months ago voluntarily. I resigned simply due to the utter disgust over the layoffs disguised as PIP, NI, NSI. The stress level for me was off the charts and when my body started showing signs of Illness, the decision was easy for me... — read more
What they won't tell you in the interview
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChemicalEngineering/comments/nilpoe/exxon_people_whats_going_on_with_everyone_leaving/ XOM is in decline. Pay is not keeping pace with inflation so you are making less than the generations before you. Employees are leaving... — read more
Brave enough to discuss pay anonymously?
Who here has the stones to post their pay, level, and rsu anonymously? Cl27, 16 years, 263k
Coming soon, firings over Zoom
Don't say it couldn't happen @XOM: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/05/business/better-ceo-fires-employees/index.html
Next generation EM CEO candidates after DW
Will not be Chapman, it has been a tradition of EM to nominate 2 high flyers to the final race and pick one. Chapman would be too old. These nominees age needs to be >= 10yrs difference with current CEO so that each CEO could have sufficient time to... — read more
Feels like an eternity
I've been with XOM for a little under three years but it feels like at least ten. This place is legitimate proof that grass is not always greener. I left my old job where I was bored out of my mind for what I thought would be an improvement not just... — read more
Salary Philosophy
I work in HR and can tell you that the company changed its compensation philosophy in terms of where it’s trying to position itself in the market. Market studies showed a much higher increase than anyone received (its been two years of above average... — read more
CARE PACKAGE
Because we care
Supervisor took vacations...
...and we won't know our raises until supervisor is back.
Unconventional Employee Forum
Snoozefest
XOM, the new Enron?
20 years ago I hired with xom back when Enron was crumbling. While I am not claiming overall fraud like Enron, I wholly believe that xom is crumbling from within. With the ineptitude of the GBCs, I absolutely believe that the company's financials are... — read more
Upvote this post if you plan to leave by 1Q22
I'm so excited for the s***show that is going to come soon! Please do not upvote if you have already tendered before Dec 21 or if you have no concrete plans to leave.
Senior exec bonus calculations ignore our $20 billion loss in 4Q'20
The senior execs get bonuses based on cumulative earnings per share (EPS)...but they decided that the $20 billion loss we took in 4Q'20 from the write downs doesn't count. Even though it was the decisions of those senior execs that led us to make the... — read more
Chapman next CEO?
Sure looks like the board is doing all the can to keep him here and happy based on the 8-k filing. Effective January 1, 2022, the annual salary of N. A. Chapman, Senior Vice President, will increase to $1,100,000. This represents ... — read more
Should I carry over Vacation
Fairly new here is it frowned upon to carryover 10 days?
Attrition stories
A group of 10 engineers onboarded together. 1 fired last December and 6 quit since January. Only 3 remain in EM. 70% attrition rate. This has to be higher than planned. I have heard that Management is tracking the attrition but will not publish... — read more
BLOOMBERG Exxon Plans Below-Inflation U.S. Pay Raises Despite Banner Year
By Kevin Crowley December 2, 2021, 12:59 PM CST Exxon Mobil Corp. will award U.S. employees below-inflation pay increases in early 2022 despite a strong rebound in earnings over the past 12 months. The oil giant will increase salaries by an... — read more
Promote High Performance, Not High Potential (HiPo)
Are You Confused About Leadership? Carly Fiorina - LinkedIn - Leadership Matters One of the most difficult and confusing things about leadership is the leader is not the point. Leadership is not about you. A leader may be the catalyst to change... — read more
UIT AMA
Thoughts on the AMA this morning?
NSI and passed. No increment for 2 years?!
Could someone validate this? What is the point of staying?
Raise - really? Actually another pay cut!
Got my raise today. Got 14% and my manager acted like this was great. I’m not impressed as no raise last year, loss of 401k match for a year, and inflation means this isn’t a raise but another pay cut. Even worse is I am paying more for health... — read more
Toxic coworkers
There is this coworker of mine who challenges me all the time because we both wanted to rise up on top in our big group. Now we seem to be best enemies and in one occasion, he said "You should be PIPed!" right to my face. I don't want to go to HR... — read more
Going with another Pair o' Dice - I bid you Adios, friendos
Two months leeway granted for my new job. More precisely - pay with the new starts on Jan 1. All of Jan to be used for relocation (far away) fully paid. And to clean the clutter from EM mindfulless. Feb 1 - meet the new boss. An enviable... — read more
Special Assignment
Lots of folks going on special assignment, especially in F&L. While special assignment can usually mean a whole slew of things I'm certainly curious what this means
10 Tips for a Successful Career at ExxonMobil
One year ago today, it was communicated to me that I was selected for involuntary separation from ExxonMobil. To celebrate this event, I'm giving you 10 tips for a successful career at ExxonMobil. These are based on my observations in the last 10... — read more
In the past, only people at the bottom worried about the PIP...
Many people never heard about the PIP, but suddenly the PIP system was weaponized to target anyone, not just the people at the bottom. I know a high performer that got transferred into a very different job with a tight group and the Supervisor felt... — read more
Who’s really thinking about leaving now?
With the current state, low morale, HR doing everything they can to drive down costs and expected pay rises, should we expect a flood of people leaving soon or slowing down of attrition?
Official 2022 Raise Thread
CL 26, with history of ranking VG to E, ranked G this year: 125% raise. No RSU. No promotion. 😢 😢 😡