COVID is going up quite seriously, especially among kids. Vaccinated folks are still carriers. Harris County raised threat levels to “Severe”. Hospitals are stretched. People are masking up on campus (some, but they standout and get stares). And... — read more 

I am curious to know if a promotion from individual contributor to leadership role will come with a raise? There are mixed messages on this. Not sure if this is based on your group or not.

As everyone has probably heard the Fayetteville Shale will be taking bids this month to sale it off. Has anyone heard who will buy them?

Here is the email I unfortunately received from our friends in inHuman Resources. From: Redacted On Behalf Of HROpsSupport /SM Sent: XXXday, X-X XX, 2021 XX:XX PM To: XXXX, XXXX Cc: Redacted, Redacted Subject: PRIV: Employee Communication... — read more 

I don’t normally write anything here. I just read the posts and their replies. But I have to ask, are those that defend the practices and C-suite decisions actually people who believe in all that drivel, or are they upper management just attempting... — read more 

This was posted by @yzj+18fGgWaX on Dec 3 2020 in this EM folder. It ended up with + 43 and -1, if that means anything. Below, @yzj+18fGgWaX is outlining how EM does their ranking. I don't know if this is true or not; but based on my many years... — read more 

This isn't exclusive to XOM, but I'm currently in a meeting and I think I've heard the phrases "Kudos to " and ", do you want to chime in?" at least ten times. This kind of jargon makes me want to jump out of a window. What's your favorite, or least... — read more 

When (and do) they usually happen and are they anonymous or not?

One of my co workers dropped from good to NSI this cycle. The three choices were PIL leave Nov 30, retire work until Nov 30 or go through PIP. Their feedback was excellent and work was done. The supervisor had no real explanation for the low rating... — read more 

Father Darren promised we’ll be back to the normal raise and promotion schedule starting Jan 1. What are you anticipating with respect to raises? I suspect many are just holding out till then to see how things shake out. Might be another healthy... — read more 

I hear of so many people quitting each week. Many people retired when the interest rate bumped upward. Management finally started to admit that more people are leaving than were forecast when they released people in December 2020. If anyone knows... — read more 

I used to love my job, and this company. I used to stick up for Exxon, and tried to use their gas and products exclusively, and promoted their products to anyone that would listen. In my work groups, I was typically the first one to the office and... — read more 

Here is what I don’t get with this new system: There are 5 buckets. 5! How can supervisors still hide behind the “We think you are Outstanding but the organization just thinks you are Good” message. Seriously!?! Someone here has to be able to... — read more 

How many people are planning to walk away as soon as they're put on a PIP instead of waiting to be fired? I think a good part of the management's plan relies on people choosing to walk away believing that their fate has already been decided. I plan... — read more 

Anyone have any idea what percentage was targeted for each bucket. I am unexpectedly NI for this year. The training seemed to indicate that a large majority of people should end up very good, excellent, and outstanding. Is that really the case? ... — read more 

I'm about 8 years in at XOM, and up until the end of last year I was a pretty motivated, hard-working employee. I cared about the quality of my work, and about contributing to the success of my team. I'd spend personal time learning and studying so I... — read more 

Exxon Mobil’s Oil Output at Lowest Level Since 1999 Merger By Kevin Crowley August 2, 2021, 8:56 AM CDT Source: Bloomberg Declining Trend Exxon's production is at the lowest since the merger with Mobil North America’s biggest oil company is not as... — read more 

I am curious. Has anyone been run up the wall so bad here that they’ve quit for sanity’s sake without a job lined up?

Recently turned NRE, 20+ years, ranking is always fine. Another O&G Major recently made an attractive offer to me. Offer and position is appealing, but concerned I would be leaving too much on the table (mostly a huge hit to my future pension... — read more 

The ranking and Pip process for OCA staff has changed this year. Notifications are now ongoing even though it is August. If you are PIP’d - the PIL is only 60 days vs. the 90 day’s for MPT. Ironic as the OCA staff are the least paid. OCA staff... — read more 

It’s something that I’ve been known to struggle with - leaving my comfort zone. I’ve been putting in applications and going to interviews never believing I’d have a chance in he-l of being offered any position outside of XOM. Well I was actually... — read more 

Jeff Bezos and Dwight Schrute Both Hate PowerPoint By Sissi Cao • 04/19/18 5:23pm Source: https://observer.com/2018/04/why-jeff-bezos-doesnt-allow-powerpoint-at-amazon-meetings/ In one episode of The Office, Dwight says of Ryan’s flashy PowerPoint... — read more 

Trying to see which companies I should apply to to get away from here and what I found is truly disheartening. Based on this forum, Glassdoor, Indeed, and several other places I found every single O&G company has the same issues we're having. Some to... — read more 

Former IT Strategy, now Data Manager - the “Don’t ask what the LT can do for you, ask what you can do for the LT” can best be described as a robot. No human connection, definitely no empathy. I know for sure that executives do get put in the NSI... — read more 

What happens when people who are members of already butchered teams are fired? Will we get a replacement or are we stuck with even fewer people? One of our guys was put on a PIP last week which makes me think he's as good as gone. But we need him. I... — read more 

I was under the impression(my bad) that I would be safe this time as I got ranked in the 'Excellent' bucket last year. Alas!....NSI its is.(sigh!). But as a breather, I am in advanced stages of the interview process with few tech companies. But... — read more 

We've all posted (in cryptic form) some of the corrupt or dufus managers we've come across. What about some of the best managers you've had over the past assignment or two? Any? Any of those who you think could right the ship?

Late last year and early this year, I was actively looking for and interviewing for new jobs, but decided to put things on hold when we learned my wife is pregnant. XOM's insurance is great for prenatal care, and my wife's doctor is incredible. I was... — read more 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-cant-catch-a-break-11627666841

Thought this might be a good place to discuss the ins and outs of job hunting once you take the PIL. 1) When are people typically announcing on LinkedIn that they’re leaving — the last actual working day, or the final PIL period day? (I understand... — read more 

What are the best positions here that non O&G companies recruit from without much of a pay cut?

Who the fu-k owns this site? Does XOM own any shares of this site or sleep with site admins? I am finding a lot of my posts are not published or even getting deleted. What are you scared about? Or site owners and admins, are you protecting and... — read more 

Unfortunately and very unexpectedly got NSI’d on Friday. Supervisor seems very indifferent and hasn’t encouraged me at all to take the PIP. Probably going to take the PIL but interested to hear other peoples experience, feedback, advice, etc. — read more 

I know there were various lawsuits filed last year for wrongful termination from the first round of layoffs they didn’t call layoffs. Has anyone heard anything about the status of those? I only have a limited amount of time to go to the EEOC and... — read more 

Can we get some good news without people crapping all over it? Yes, I know things suck at EM right now. I know there are very few positive things and that's not likely to change. But precisely because of that, can we enjoy when we do get some good... — read more 

I’m in a field office so I don’t see the resignations firsthand, only on LinkedIn. How bad is it really back at the main offices and manufacturing sites?

Considering there was a pay freeze in 2021, and EM reporting higher profits now, will we be getting a pay adjustments to account for the pay freeze next year?

I still don't know if I'm NSI. I thought there were deadlines for this, so maybe my petty supervisor saved his best for last. He's closing on a new house, so we'll give him a break. But I am out of here in any case, within a few weeks. All but... — read more 

First of all these LDS supervisors and managers couldn’t stop the high attrition and most of the best people left the organization and now again they couldn’t represent the team well in the rankings and gave better ratings to their favorites instead... — read more