Political maneuverings and favoritism are alive and well. Back door meetings and maneuverings to install favorites and allies into key roles. People who are the best fit are not considered unless they are willing to play the game and not speak... — read more 

If the economy turns around, do you anticipate any Exxon Mobil layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Almost all of the oil companies will have the same fate, maybe some a little before others. There will also be some consolidation as well. One or two of the brands may survive as a green company too, but eventually it’ll sell all of its oil and gas... — read more 

Search goto/announcements and you will see a pattern of new projects being staffed with BTC engineers. Better make plans for a career change. Structural savings do not include you.

Unlikely

I know a lot of people in EMIT have been quitting for much higher salaries. But what positions are they applying for at other companies? I‘ve only been here two years so I know we’ve had attrition I just don’t know where they’ve gone (heard a lot of... — read more 

Is it just me, or does it seem that our "leadership" thinks that the best way to solve an issue is by sticking your head in the sand and waiting for it to just go away on its own, no matter how long it takes? I can't explain the lack of action on so... — read more 

If I resign in January, will I be paid for my year’s worth of vacation? I assume carryover will be paid.

Upvote if yes, downvote if no. And, yeah, feel free to comment...

Heard from a credible source that raises will be 2-3% for the cycle. Don’t hold your breath if that’s what you’re waiting on to decide to stay…

As most know, XOM is very, very top heavy relative to peers. Been hearing of some work targeting execs and middle level management. Any truth to this? The company is tight in so many places and another 8% of worker level does not seem responsible. — read more 

Everything is being discussed but the main reason we're all supposedly here. What's going on with layoffs? Has there been any news or has it been paused for now?

$10

No one ever told me about my CL. Even my supervisor couldn’t give me a definitive answer.

What’s your CL and salary?

I was recently speaking with a few college friends and they have all doubled their entry salary whether it was staying at the same company or changing companies. Although my starting salary at EM was higher than theirs it seems that my friends have... — read more 

Everyone is leaving ExxonMobil.. what is going on (can someone just do a brief summary) I know we fu---d up by getting more in debt to fund our dividends.. but what else has caused this people to quit? I would love to hear from current or former... — read more 

I have seen 2 people on my LinkedIn announce their new positions (promotions) in the last few days . The one I honestly thought was on me-h, promoted into a role they have 0 experience in. The second was this person’s backfill, and also has 0... — read more 

I’m in EMIT and definitely quitting. It seems like a lot of people have left specifically for Microsoft and Amazon. I assume these are mostly cloud roles they leave for? So is it worth quitting now in a role that’s not cloud and starting with a bit... — read more 

Well folks, I'm finally free my PIP papers came in from the warden. I've been releases from the XOM prison farm. Man, it feels good not to have to worry about creating useless training programs (it's just a let's recreate the already existing wheel... — read more 

Nov. 08, 2021 3:27 PM ET Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) By: Carl Surran, Seeking Alpha News Editor Exxon Mobil (XOM +0.9%) says it made a final investment decision to proceed with a multi-billion dollar investment in the Dayawan Petrochemical... — read more 

Can people share communicated raises? Heard they are out. I'm with EMRE and still waiting....

For those who took PIL with another role lined up - is it safe to update LinkedIn reflecting the actual start date once the last PIL check + vacation was received? Would there be any risk of XOM coming after you for being employed while on PIL or is... — read more 

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-59070451 The question of responsibility for the effects of global warming is - slowly - being tested in court. One case in Massachusetts is using consumer laws to take on oil giant ExxonMobil. If the US state... — read more 

Who has the final say in whether an employee is put on PIP or not? I'm starting to think that instead of being a tool to weed out the low performers, PIPs are being used by managers to get rid of employees they don't like for this or that reason. Is... — read more 

There is a 6:1 Needs to Avails for EMIT. Pretty rough since they will only allow about a dozen hires in the US and it seems there is a strong push from Management to reduce the number of people in the US in favor of growing the GBC's (Brazil... — read more 

Company continues to remove petty benefits to spite employees. Latest example removing employee discount for surviving spouses and reducing eligible dependents from all to only two.

Having very bad experiences with a couple of external hires placed into wrong positions by management. I don’t have anything against external hires because I’m one myself. In one case the person got the promotion because he took credit for work of... — read more 

Last full-time pay and vacation payout in the past week. 401K fully divested of XOM - pre-tax and general dump. Lump-summed into external IRA for the 20 year stint. Medical for 2 set up is the only tie that binds. But legally ok. So for once in life... — read more 

Exxon has been promoting Reservoir Engineering positions in Houston on LinkedIn for experienced hires, and I've had a recruiter reach out to me regarding one of them. Just curious if anyone had any insight into these positions, I didn't think this... — read more 

With an arrogant and incompetent management and a decent fraction of employees that survive on frivolous fraudulent activities, how long before the yesteryears of Exxon becomes a present day Ex-con?

The company will soon become a because case in business, regardless of whether it survives or not. If it survives it will become a case study on how bad its culture is, extreme politics, diversity but no inclusion, and the iconic lieing that... — read more 

Buy call options on XOM. Don’t forget to disclose during your annual compliance statement after you make your purchase.

In full effect in Uncon. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/11/05/the-vicious-job-market-feedback-loop-making-great-resignation-worse.html

In any corporation, when a Big Boss says he wants something done “that way”, underlings execute. But at EM there’s more: the underlings immediately commission a comprehensive study that will show that “that way” is the best possible way, then they ... — read more 

What is the full story? The real story? Is this a tale of a man’s arboreal conquest? Was this tree forcibly planted in an unknown land and died a death of despair?

Has anyone been the target of executive level discrimination? How did you respond? I had one executive tell me as a white male that I should expect to get passed over for promotions and stay in positions longer because I am a white male. I did not... — read more 

Recently resigned and have greatly enjoyed this XOM layoff thread. Multiple times, the news I got here was faster and more accurate than the usual, formal channels. And the trolls (on all sides) here add a nice extra dimension to the Dilbert-like... — read more