Have any of you faced harrasment on racial basis regularly? Is there any hope to get help on this front? I am a BTC employee and my Houston contacts sometimes mistreat me and always pass the blame to me for their mistakes. I may not be flawless but... — read more
8 things you should never say in a job interview — and smart phrases to use instead
Rebecca Jones , HerMoney Sep 26, 2021, 7:20 AM Source: Business Insider One pandemic takeaway that we're taking with us for decades to come (i.e. forever) is the "great awakening" many of us have had about what makes us happy and what doesn't... — read more
Positive Note Monday: Engine No. 1 getting press / Philanthropy Now
Two very diff topics: First (no pop links): Eng No 1 starting to do interviews after the success. Not the new board members, but the instigators guess you could say. These people are investment bankers, btw. Still loves the dollars above all. ... — read more
Annual United Way fun feast
Per the note from Management it’s time once again for the annual United way “drive” I wonder if this year there will be auction opportunities for rides in managers exotic cars, tours of wine collections, private one on one dinners or? Note all of... — read more
Why Chevron And Exxon Shun Solar And Wind
Editor OilPrice.com Sun, September 26, 2021, 2:00 PM·5 min read Exxon, Chevron Shun Solar And Wind Across the Atlantic, U.S. supermajors Exxon and Chevron are betting on renewable fuels and CCS, but they are steering clear of investments in... — read more
Cost of Attrition
The god pod should pay a consultant to tell them what they should already know. Dan Price said it well The best way to avoid a "worker shortage" is to make sure your employees don't quit in the first place. The best way to do that is to treat... — read more
Rising Costs and Falling Capital Productivity Have Fundamentally Changed Return Profile
We produced 39 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per $1,000 USD of capital employed in 2001, 20 boe by 2009, and a mere 8 boe by 2020. This ~80% decline in capital productivity (a metric that is not impacted by prices) over two decades along with... — read more
Curbing attrition rate
After months of conducting an exhaustive study, ExxonMobil has determined how to curb the abnormally high employee attrition rate. It has been decided to place a drape over the Houston campus cube, so no LinkedIn pictures can be taken. Employees... — read more
Tuition reimbursement?
I realize this is probably a humorous post at this point, but does anyone know if tuition reimbursement is still a thing? Haven’t been able to get a straight answer, and this was basically the only perk I was hanging on for. Anyone have any success... — read more
I want all CREDIT of your work
Supervisor and Managers are expert in taking credit of other work, first to send email and do yammer post. We see all your BS and you have Fcuking zero respect.
Fewer and fewer people are thinking of XOM as a long-term employment option
Other than those who are close to retirement and are mostly praying not to be affected by layoffs or PIPs before their time here is up, I don't think there are many employees left here who are looking at XOM as a long-term option. The company has... — read more
BTC salaries are 40% lower than market average
The salries at BtC are 40-50% lower than market, liar management keeps saying they do a benchmark but its just nit true. There are few folks who are happy because they come from tier 3 colleges and conpanies. Some if them are also made team lead and... — read more
Permian will not keep talent unless changes are made
Management doesn't seem to understand what young people want and who they are competing with for employees. Me and others are looking at tech jobs. Some have already left for other employers who offer the work experience we are seeking. Feels like a... — read more
New HR Guidance to Fail PIP's
Is there a new HR guidance o fail as many PIP's as possible before year-end 2021? Some supervisors have received instructions to submit more data for those in PIP for review.
What are review of data science in XOM?
I received offer to join Data Science team at Bangalore office. (Offer is good) friend asked me to check review at this site now I am having second thoughts.
The true meaning of the PIPoffs
A lot of discussion here about the future of the company. Few things are so telling about that as the bloated, serial PIPoffs. The official version that they are meant to help and invigorate employees is ridiculous, as many of those put in NSI wisely... — read more
How is that energy transition going ?
OilPrice.com, September 24, 2021: “The oil industry is in a terminal decline, hedge fund manager James Jampel told Bloomberg on Friday, noting that this year’s rise in oil stocks has been “the biggest dead-cat bounce in history.” “Despite being short... — read more
mental health since NSIed
Got NSIed, selected PIP, started looking for a new job. I constantly feel anxious, stressful, couldn't sleep well and wake up early. This has even affected how I do the interviews. I often find it difficult to speak calmly during the... — read more
Attrition (a.k.a. Downsizing) Will Continue Until our #5 Return on Investment Ranking Returns To #1
Now we know why we need to decrease global CAPEX and OPEX for the next 5 years compared to BP, Total, Shell, and Chevron. ExxonMobil has dramatically underperformed over any relevant time period according to Bloomberg and Engine #1's Analysis of our... — read more
What is future of BTC ?
Early Hires are frustrated as they are not getting exposure. Experienced hires are scared as there no job security. Once EH or MSP are ready to do job their job they know they will be gone in next round. MSP want to get rid of BTC so they... — read more
XOM F&L Salary
I used to be told XOM pays the most and that you could get a 6% to 8% raise every year. Is that true? I joined and have not seen that. Also, what’s the typical salary range at Exxon for someone with 6 to 7 years experience? I think I may even be... — read more
Attrition is part of the leadership plan
The high attrition is what ExxonMobil senior leaders want. This is part of their plan and they want you to resign and leave. The headcount must shrunk with the EM footprint and importance of our company as we decline. We want to reduce operating... — read more
It's all about the quality of the new hires
It used to be hard to get a job at XOM and for a good reason. When it came to the pay and benefits in the O&G industry, we were the cream of the crop so we could choose the cream of the crop. Now that the pay and benefits have fallen behind most of... — read more
Shall I quit?
I am from CS organization at low cost GBC. Joined as experience hire, have been with company for 5 years. Total working experience is 10 years, age 33. My sup told me I just have been marked as hipo and she will raise my CL to 25 at the end of this... — read more
Does the high attrition matter?
Does the high attrition matter? To workers yes, to the company, probably not. After 38 years at XOM I rode some bo-m and bust cycles. During the busts there would be layoffs and high attrition. With the brain drain and low morale of the overloaded... — read more
Worse CEO: Darren or Rex?
I think both will compete for the worst in Exxon’s history, but who is worse among the two? I would vote for Rex because everything he did was horrible, including selecting the second worst CEO - Darren !
Do Company even trying to retain people?
With all these many resignation is there anyone who was successfully retained by company?
Let's talk about ExxonMobil Research Company
Why has there been no mention of this poor excuse of the business? Will it be outsourced? Why have there been no redundancies here? What are they researching? They're just hiding out collecting a paycheck. Not to mention they are not the brightest... — read more
Chemicals and F&L
Why are so many people saying XOM is gonna sell of chemicals and F&L facilities? Chemicals is extremely profitable right now. These claims don’t make sense to me, XOM being more diversified compared to other majors has always been a good hedge when... — read more
EMIT BCJF Manager
Did they seriously try to insinuate that there is no separate advancement path for management vs. technical? I don’t think there’s anyone left who believes that story by now.
Future of Fawley
FAST happening?
Constant reorgs
Can somebody tell me what's the point of constant reorgs? We've had how many in the past five years? Has any one of them done us any good? Let's be honest, it's just pointless shuffling and reshuffling done to justify the endless reductions in force... — read more
Does management not realize the impact of keeping an 8% pip continuously? Do they just not care?
In my view, if we really wanted to reduce headcount, we should have just done it in one fell swoop. Instead of a 15%, lay off 25% or whatever it takes to get to the ‘target’. By doing this continuous 8% pip, a lot of people are on edge all the time... — read more
More re-orgs in 4Q2021?
Can someone help provide reliable insights on the upcoming re-orgs in major US-based organizations (UIS, Chemical, EMRE, EMIT etc.)? Structural changes aside, what scale of movement (out-sourcing, relocation, layoff, etc) are we talking about? With... — read more
Stock of ExxonMobil
The attractiveness of ExxonMobil stock over the past many many decades is that it was the King among the dividend aristocrats. How come now, the rest of them are now larger in market cap than XOM? You know the usual ones that have also been around... — read more
Permian Town Hall
Key takeaways. Questions posted to Slido, Mgmt did not answer Slido questions. Mgmt is not concerned on attrition rate. The word “Care” was used 25 times, no actions to back up the words. Mgmt is here to help, but they are not decision makers-... — read more
Nobody cares
I resolve not to waste a minute more of my precious life on being gaslighted after the last forum. many of us who are young are actively looking for better jobs. we have mentally switched off from all these nonsense safety, process trainings and... — read more