So many posts on this site go like this: Every single one of the thousands of supervisors and managers in the company are the same and are bad. Those bad supervisors didn’t do my ranking right or treat me right. They should have ranked me high and... — read more 

It seems management is focused on RIFs through PIP cuts. Does that mean layoffs are off the table from now on?

Looks like the company has learned from its business partner, comrade colonel Putin, that dissent is better suppressed with a troll farm than through direct interdiction (anyway, not yet available in the US). Well scripted trolls can mess up any... — read more 

This is a fitting new title for the Ranking Process with mandatory 8% PIP Your friends drop on each side of you for seemingly no reason and you just look forward and try to comply with the rules and live to compete in the next round. What are the... — read more 

Many seem to be pretending the burning dumpster fire train wreck driving off a cliff that will be the 2022 ranking won’t happen. It will happen. What are you doing to be prepared for a drop in ranking? A drop in ranking means smaller raises and more... — read more 

So many people on here post like they didn’t realize the way the company / world work. If you didn’t realize within a couple of years how the ranking system, HiPos, etc work you weren’t paying attention. I am not justifying it or saying it is right... — read more 

Reading all the BS posted on LI (and some arrogant ba----ds here) by all levels of remaining XOM employees (primarily by those with authority) I am thinking are these XOM posters really naive, ignorant, or have they become cunning because of the PDS... — read more 

I vest my 401k match next August. If I get the PIP next July do I still get the vesting?

Did anyone else hear the crowds chanting when DW came to Houston for the employee forum. I thought I heard them saying, “Let’s go Darren” but I can’t be sure. Anyone else hear it?

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/equinor_robots-can-help-increase-safety-for-employees-activity-6856598657240748033-H4Tn Snoop is looking pretty far behind the competition.

Company no longer offers opportunities for worldwide travel. This was why I stayed in the past. Anyone know of companies or industries where world travel is a big part of the job?

Last year was a close call: if the company would have not borrowed money to pay the dividend or if the dividend would have been under threat from the pandemic for another year, the share price would have tumbled into lower single digits and EM would... — read more 

Is XOM really looking at re-hiring those who got laid off? One of my previous manager who I am on neutral terms with reached out to me unofficially told me that the company cut too many people and just now realizing that and then asked me if I would... — read more 

By Carly Fiorina Source: LinkedIn Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been talking about why employees leave. Over four million employees have left their jobs during the Great Resignation of 2021. This is a historically high number. The reasons... — read more 

From the NYer interview of Trader Joe's ex CEO/founder (sold to Aldi): After he left Trader Joe’s, Coulombe spent a couple decades serving on corporate boards and helping clean up companies in distress. Many of these efforts were successful, and all... — read more 

By Olivia Pulsinelli – Assistant managing editor, Houston Business Journal Oct 22, 2021, 4:06pm EDT Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), which employs thousands of people in the Houston area, reportedly is closing two of its local... — read more 

Lots of talk around people waiting until the January salary treatment to make a decision to leave or stay. I just can’t see any large raises taking place, my guess is 6% or less depending on the rank group. Thoughts?

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/10/22/exxon-to-close-two-houston-office-towers-following-worker-exodus “The assessment process is not a headcount reduction exercise,” Exxon said in the statement. “It is an annual process for performance... — read more 

DW deserves to be PIP’d more than anyone in EM. Prove me wrong.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exxon-shutter-two-houston-office-171907694.html

I spoke with Aetna yesterday and they have made it clear that ExxonMobil HR has sat down with them and removed several covered benefit from our health and dental insurances for next year. For some, this may be no big deal, but for those of us that... — read more 

Attrition warfare is a military strategy consisting of belligerent attempts to win a war by wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse through continuous losses in personnel and materiel. The word attrition comes from the Latin root atterere... — read more 

The U.S. Energy Landscape Has Changed. What That Means for Inflation. Source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/why-todays-energy-inflation-is-different-51634677139 No paywall: https://archive.ph/N2E2h In only six months’ time, the script on... — read more 

https://247wallst.com/special-report/2021/10/13/companies-that-produce-the-most-plastic-waste-around-the-world-2/11/ To identify the company generating the most waste from single-use plastic manufacturing, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data in "The Plastic... — read more 

DW wore his Effie Trinket dress and wig and announced that the third installment of the Hunger Games will be in 2022. You can be excused for not knowing about the Hunger Games in 2019, but not anymore. We need to hire additional people to have... — read more 

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?