The layoffs are over but it will continue to be more and more challenging to be highly ranked. This means if you choose to stay your salary will likely stagnate and go down due to inflation.
The Future of Heavy Duty Trucking is Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Natural Gas ICE
Cummins to introduce natural gas engine for heavy-duty trucks October 18, 2021 www.fuelsandlubes.com Cummins Inc. will bring to the North American market a 15-liter natural gas engine for heavy-duty trucks, the company announced. The 15-liter... — read more
ExxonMobil India announces new CEO, lead country manager
18 October 2021 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas ExxonMobil India has appointed Monte Dobson as CEO and lead country manager, succeeding Bill Davis. As lead country manager, Dobson will be responsible for ExxonMobil... — read more
Woods Forum
Pretty sure the forum invitees will only include CL32 and above. Know of several people from P&GA, Controllers, and Law who received an in person invite even though they never registered. Gotta control that narrative. Over/under on a CL 33... — read more
More KLTC/BTC expat in US
Guess they are coming here to learn about our sites/practices and workprocesses before returning back to home country and do the work remotely. Are they competent in their work or require full support from us?
XOM is becoming messier and messier each day
How is DW still the CEO? He obviously has no idea what he's doing. Can we please get somebody competent to lead us?
Jest a head's up. The Engine are more ruthless
We all know there's a congressional hearing on Oct 28 and DW will be there. Might be the quirky dot on his career here. All of y'all thinking the next CEO will be kinder, greener, gentler. You got another thing coming. These new blocks are carnivores... — read more
McKinsey Quarterly ‘Great Attrition’ or ‘Great Attraction’? The choice is yours
Interesting article from McKinsey. I liked this excerpt... “because many employers are handling the situation similarly – failing to invest in a more fulfilling employee experience and failing to meet new demands for autonomy and flexibility at work... — read more
Does EM Internship count towards Pension Service?
Does anyone know if the time spent as an intern counts towards the 5-years of service required to vest in the Pension plan?
Good managers not welcome post from Friday
Since someone or something is trying to bury this post I added it here. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1dl09z6Q
Reporting: Summary of the GP Forum
I am reposting something from earlier this week that I thought was pretty accurate (although sarcastic). I thought we should re-post the items that someone is clearly trying to bury w/ nonsense posts! Summary of GP Forum - By US 10yr employee ... — read more
CL29 U.S. Salary Range
I’d like to know the CL29 salary range. Not concerned with YEE or RGP, just straight up what’s the min and max salary for this CL in the U. S. Copied prior post for CL25 and curious what CL289 is.
CL28 U.S. Salary Range
I’d like to know the CL28 salary range. Not concerned with YEE or RGP, just straight up what’s the min and max salary for this CL in the U. S. Copied prior post for CL25 and curious what CL28 is.
Spam posts
Anyone else notice that when posts get real there is a slew of nonsense bs posts that have nothing to do with anything that follow? Almost seems like someone wants to bury to real stuff.
What CL do most retire at and associated salary
Trying to figure out what CL most people reach and ending pay to compare to other options. I heard 29 is a common ultimate potential but that doesn’t mean everyone gets to it I suppose.
Stretch assignment
I was asked to be a supervisor in a group I’ve never worked in. After reading comments on here about supervisors I am hesitant to accept. Anyone else been in this situation? What did you do? Seems no matter what you do people won’t be happy and will... — read more
Flex your day examples
So we have this flex your day policy. No good unless we use it. What are people doing with the flex your day policy? Trying to figure out how to maximize my use of benefits.
Groups spared 8% PIP
I under there were some groups such as Global Projects which were not required to PIP 8%. Will they be granted the same relief for the next several years while other groups are not? Any other groups like this? Sounds like a better group to work in... — read more
Best group to develop transferable skills in
What is the best group to develop transferable skills in to enable a change in industries?
No more layoffs?
Since the PIP can be survived now it seems layoffs are over. Many are choosing to resign or take PIL but this is different from a layoff. Is the worst behind us?
Additional Personal Holiday
I wonder what other benefits will be coming out way. Maybe raises will be better this year.
Good managers not welcome
Being a good and competent manager who knows what he's doing and treats his employees with respect doesn't seem to be a plus at XOM. My former manager, one of the best I've ever had, was forced out recently. The replacement we got has zero... — read more
CL27 U.S. Salary Range
I’d like to know where I fall within the CL27 salary range. Not concerned with YEE or RGP, just straight up what’s the min and max salary for this CL in the U. S. Copied prior post for CL25 and curious for my CL27 what it is.
DW believes he is the most amazing human on earth. So why did his shareholders throw out his board and 80% of his employees disapprove of him?
He is #1 at being the worst Fortune 500 CEOs of the century! Congrats boss!
Definitely Tone Deaf and Most Definitely Feeling of Superiority and Ownership of All
After some recent incidents, posts, and exposure of some of the XOMs best and their thoughts about other people internally and externally, there was yet another post. This time it was from yet another XOM Kool-aid drinker and tone deaf BTC supervisor... — read more
CL25 U.S. Salary Range
I’d like to know where I fall within the CL25 salary range. Not concerned with YEE or RGP, just straight up what’s the min and max salary for this CL in the U. S.
It’s Friday!
Who is having Fun? Is it too early to declare morale issues solved?
Collecting quesitons/ideas for 5 min movie
Please submit questions that you think might be worthy of 5 min movie to https://app.sli.do/event/dml5yoij (event is anonymous) Example of the movie https://youtu.be/9rGl3bGa2C4 #WeWereExxonMobil
Woods Forum - Invited?
Have they hand picked the brown nosers for the townhall? We may never see Woods again, after board kicks him out, let’s give him a fond farewell. Should we all wear same color in unity ? Red color signifies revolt
Ball park numbers, How many new hire (0-5 years) geoscientists or in general have a potential of Cl34?
I want to know if the company is just dangling carrots in front of us.
Woods Forum. Pivotal moment?
I’ve been thinking about the employee forum on October 20th and have come to the conclusion it is a pivotal moment in the history of the company. Woods could either save or destroy the company based on how he handles things. I expect unfortunately he... — read more
Is everyone here from EMIT?
Seems like 90+% of the posts here point back to the IT function. Is it that bad in EMIT?
Volvo reveals its first vehicle made of fossil-free steel - What is the long term implications for our Upstream organization?
Mariella Moon 18 hrs ago Source: Volvo https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/volvo-reveals-its-first-vehicle-made-of-fossil-free-steel/ar-AAPvam4?ocid=se A few months ago, Volvo teamed up with Swedish steel producer SSAB to develop a type of... — read more
XOM board and Threads Appear to be Most Active
The XOM board and threads within on this site appear to be the most active compared to the competitors boards. Why so? Is it because the XOM culture has the most toxicity and is restrictive of openness that the employees use this as a medium to vent... — read more
Stargazing Party on Campus with Poopcorn and Soda
Did anyone else attended the after work after hours stargazing party on campus recently? It was a lot of fun using the giant telescope. First the Snoop dog and now we have telescope. Glad to see us investing in cutting edge technology.
Microagressions at Houston Campus
Have you ever experienced microagressions by your fellows? Microagressions are characterized as day-to-day “innocent” comments and hostilities that aim to communicate a sense of difference, discrimination or not belonging to a target even though it... — read more
New 3rd US personal holiday
New email just came out about a 3rd personal holiday for US EMPLOYEES
Green Hydrogen Fuels to Enable Up to 80 per cent of Global Shipping Emission Cuts by 2050
13 October 2021| Press Release International Renewable Energy Agency www.irena.org Green hydrogen-based fuels set to be the backbone for the sector’s decarbonisation, IRENA says Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 13, 2021 – A rapid replacement of fossil fuels... — read more
Exxon Mobil: Oil Will Be More Like Thermal Coal Rather Than Tobacco
Oct. 14, 2021 12:15 PM ET Seeking Alpha Summary Even after navigating the severe oil price crash of 2020, Exxon Mobil still faces long-term hurdles from the clean energy transition that will one day see oil demand peak. Whilst some investors are... — read more