If Career Connect, AI, outsourcing, rankings, and reorgs are all wildly successful, what does the ideal Exxon employee of 2035 actually look like?
The way I see EM today
EM will drain your energy You're just a numbr benefits will continue to shrink U will be watched constantly gossip is survival currenc Trust no one at work Your words will be used One mistake can end you PIP is always hanging over... — read more
Who was the last person who found anything via Exploration at EM
With the Trinidad farm down news- who is the last person who found something via true by the bit exploration that is still with the corporation? Is this a sign?
D&S For Hipos only
D&S is totally focused on the few hipos. No thought or effort placed into roles for everyone else. You are lucky if they even take the time to find you a role. And forget any chance of it being explained to you how the role grows you or your career. — read more
Assessments don’t matter when there are no raises or promotions
When inflation is so high and raises are zero to nothing what does it matter how you are assessed?
EM compensation not keeping up with Houston costs
Housing costs in Houston are up so much since 2021. Really su-ks for those of us the company sent away and now expects to return. Meanwhile those who never leave Houston have their sweet low interest rate mortgages and bought their houses for half of... — read more
NSI these obvious choices:
PIP/NSI these obvious choices ASAP: Your fellow worker who does nothing but attends meetings. Your colleague who is addicted to International Business Travel and spent most of their time looking for and scheming for their next company paid... — read more
Ranking Process
I’m still pretty new to this whole process. My first year was MAC, and in my second year my manager told me, a couple of people in ranking room talked for me, so I was moved one level up in the ranking(VG to E). I was confused because I always... — read more
NI % ?
Title says it all
Is career connect totally updated
Is this end game for career connect or are their other changes pending? Seems like there's less information and features available than before the transformation. What was the point?
Honest question in OBO and farm out
I see we just farmed out 10% of our Trinidad block to Oxy. I have wondered for a long time what the point of this and OBO is. I understand the idea of risk sharing but how are we supposed to have better returns than our competitors when so many of... — read more
The Day the Cows Did a Welfare Check
Remember when the cows wandered into EMHC last year and security didn’t even bother to send a fake “your safety matters” email? I’m convinced they went straight to Darren’s room, took one look at him, and were like, “Ah. You’ve got this ” and just... — read more
The balance here is a joke
The work life balance is so toxic it feels like they're trying to ki-l us off slowly. You either burn out or get pushed out. There's no in between anymore.
BTC mid year raises
Anyone else at BTC surprised to receive a mid year raise? My supervisor said that I had earned it with my performance and also due to the rising inflation here in India. I thought raises were only in January so this is a nice surprise as a new hire... — read more
The Self‑Appointed Royalty of Delaware Alumni
What is it with these Delaware alumni and their entitled attitude? They sit in rooms dividing roles among themselves like it’s their private club, acting as if they’re better than everyone else.
Please retire of 60+
The company is shrinking and is younger people need the roles to open up to survive. The pension doesn’t grow that much after 55 and certainly after 60 it really slows down. Do us a favor and help us get to 55.
Let them eat cake
Zero or paltry raises for employees while executives gorge themselves and continually inflate their compensation year over year.
The reason there are no open job postings
The sole purpose of D&S is to ensure that Hipos rather than the most qualified candidate is selected for the best roles. Ranking follows role meaning that your ranking is highly dependent on your role being visible and valued by management. The... — read more
XOM in 401k long term stock holder 4 NUA
I was wondering if I'm one of the few XOM long career of 33 years stock holders who never traded or sold their stock mainly for NUA reasons. Invested only in XOM, S&P 500, and extended markets index. With the 170 dollar stock price I finally gave in... — read more
Most executives admit using AI makes them value human workers less
Story by Craig Hale Four in five execs say they were less likely to value human employees after using AI AI still requires human oversight, and many struggle to fully trust it Poor and even negative ROI continues to plague many A new study by... — read more
Thinking about resigning
What are the odds they make me actually work the 2 weeks (not a direct competitor or operator)? Any advice on how “best” to leave?
Hipos ruining Permian Opportunities
Permian has become a place hipos have to punch their ticket. This means the rest of us no longer have opportunities for career advancement as the roles for higher CL are all being taken by hipos cycling in and out. If you are in operations forget... — read more
Question for D&S
Why is it that I always get some job that I didn’t ask for and that I don’t want? Nooone ever explains to me why the job is a good next role. Has been happening for 20 years now.
Terrible user interdaces
What program do you use frequently that has a terrible user interface design? Our time writing system is just terrible. So many clicks and pop up windows. Very unintuitive.
KOF
Since when did they start making hourly employees do the KOF? I thought it was only for the salary positions. Knowledgable others feedback
12 Brutal Career Truths
1. Your Potential Means Nothing ↳ Results speak louder than capabilities ↳ "I could have" doesn't pay bills → Start delivering before someone asks 2. Loyalty Won't Save You ↳ Companies are loyal to profits, not people ↳ Your growth is... — read more
Sleepless Nigts
Just woke up in the middle of the night. Feel aweful. Was having. Dream about fighting a bully who was kicking me in the nuts.
Are PIP Results Really Predetermined?
Literally can’t sleep at night. I joined XOM last March and didnt have the MAC one, so it’s my first ranking experience. From what I’m seeing in posts here and hearing in the office, people seem surprised by being PIPed and say the outcomes are... — read more
Nine Simple Wayts to Recognize Your Team
9 Simple Ways To Recognize Your Team (The stuff that’s not in any handbook) 1/ Stop Micromanaging Them → Trust is the ultimate recognition. → Hire smart people—then let them work. → Oversight ki-ls ownership. ***2/ Promote the Competent, Not... — read more
UNC Brag Posts Better than ever!
Now with Polaris!
Hunger Games
People are really on edge lately about the ranking/layoffs. Employees look at each other as competitors as we walk around campus. People feel compelled to speak up in meetings to state the obvious in an effort to show their knowledge. It is really... — read more
Exxon CEO delivers blunt message on Strait of Hormuz, oil prices
I keep waiting for the other economic shoe to drop... Important points in summary. Link to full article at end. ** "Strategic petroleum reserves have been released, commercial inventories have been drawn down." In plain terms, the world has been... — read more
Security for Show, Ethics for Later
What is going on with these people in EMTech? I invited a friend who works at a CO₂‑capture startup to do a talk, and suddenly they’re asking me to “see if we can use his models.” We get constant phishing‑awareness emails drilled into us, yet now... — read more
EMHC Dentist
Has anyone here used the dentist on campus? Curious if the experience was good.
From Crude to Lithium - Arkansas Smackover
Market Shift: From Crude to Lithium ExxonMobil is officially turning the legendary Smackover Formation into a lithium engine. With a 2027 start date, the project is expected to generate $27M in annual profit by processing 165,000 barrels of brine... — read more
Pioneer Flight
People are leaving. Retention bonuses timeline expired, so many are leaving.
Tenure Obsession
Why is pretty much everyone on this forum so obsessed with the Tenure numbers? This is a genuine question. I worked for several large multinational corporations and I've never see this as pronounced as here at EM...
India strategy
We’re making a big bet on India and staffing down all over the world. But has anyone thought about what happens when our internationally unpopular president gets pi---d off at India and we no longer want to be each other’s friends? Seems like the... — read more