I’ve heard in order to make it far in this company (CL 34+) you have to be pegged. Typically this only happens when another high potential leader pegs you. My question is how do I get pegged and does it hurt?

New Hire here, excuse the possible naivety… A new manager has been put in place to run my team, they give an attitude that they don’t care about the business/team, permanently WFH, provide no pastoral support or otherwise to members of the team -... — read more 

Look around, there are new job openings popping up daily and I don't see many of those disappear as quickly as they used to anymore. Could it be that people are tired of this cr-p and are walking away in droves while others are realizing what XOM is... — read more 

I have not been happier during my time in ExxonMobil and finally on the day of leaving the company, I feel amazing. Who else is with me?

KLTC is sending someone who is less technically strong and has only been ranked once to an expat assignment whereas there are engineers who have been around for >3 >4 years and are moved into local roles?? Yes, these people might be ranked... — read more 

at the next BK meeting?

At least someone is Winning!

That’s for deleting the post regarding Guyana and Brazil Leadership. I’m sure this blog is owned by Exxon f … k

Just noticed an Uncon "Crown Jewel Award" being given and posted on LinkedIn.

Then hightail it out of here as fast as you can. That's the only thing it's good for these days.

This ba----dized Agile version of EMIT is a complete train wreck. Can't believe this is still on-going and all the managers are completely in-love with it. What made them think that having a "manager" who doesn't know their direct reports do can... — read more 

CS&I to consolidate Downstream and Chemical into one manufacturing business line. Implementation will start to roll out next quarter. Happy monday!

You know the type of manager I'm talking about. Got where they are through brown-nosing, have no idea how to do their job, take credit for things that had nothing to do with them, resort to yelling and throwing a fit all the time to hide the fact... — read more 

Potential layoffs by November 2021.

I accepted the exciting chance almost in a trance to have this one last dance I lifted my chin with pride because this will be my last ride with all the opportunities being wide I'd get to work with the very best while saying no to all the rest oh... — read more 

I have been to the last few town halls. Some interesting information was let out. First they expect more work from older more experience workers. There are different standards for new employees vs older ones. PIP ing has not resulted in anyone being... — read more 

The future of EM is not catastrophic, but it is also not bright. I think this is due to a few reasons. Significant transformation and innovation is very hard. Historically, most businesses are not able to completely transform their business... — read more 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/sep/16/exxon-bp-congress-climate-crisis

Below is a tribute to XOMs best and brightest, back stabbing, lean and mean managers and mgmt. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/bad-bosses-workers-fought-back-asshole-managers-nurse-guard-amazon-microsoft/ Sincerely, Hardworking... — read more 

I’m middle management and got word from my manager that there will be layoffs of middle management (actually lower management SLS) by December. He gave me a heads up that I should be looking around as he can’t save his job or mine. He said that... — read more 

Well, this should be interesting. Congressional investigators say they’ve found ‘very concerning’ new documents about ExxonMobil’s campaign to discredit climate science. Yesterday, they summoned the CEOs of Chevron, Exxon, She’ll, and BP to testify... — read more 

https://www.thejobnetwork.com/6-reasons-why-your-company-is-not-your-friend/ Any truth at EM?

What happened to this post? Got posted twice and no where to be found? Has this site bought out by XOM?

Being lied to on everything from career development, promotion, to having a support staff. Exactly. I'm so glad someone mentioned this. I too feel more than cheated. My mistake, I was naive. If I could turn back time, I would've never applied for... — read more 

Someone mentioned that we shouldn’t worry about attrition at all. I do not agree. I can list a hundred reasons how attrition affects my work........ Recently I found myself in a very unenviable situation because the two people who were supposed to... — read more 

Symptoms: Superfluous title line (vague descriptions with meaningless adjectives) At least one online free-for-all course from a big institute that suddenly shows up as if it is their alma mater. Bachelor degree info will be missing Quick to... — read more 

The past two weeks have been a shock to me. I have been working in this company for years but I have never ever seen the level of d-mbness, chaos and PURE evil behavior from managers around me. My own manager is ghosting me, because I want to talk... — read more 

So what is your experience so far - if you've noticed that some incentives are given to some employees in order to control the ongoing attrition ? Does anyone receive mid-cycle increase or promotion ? Or salary adjustment in the last past weeks ? — read more 

It’s past time for Bill Keillor to apologize for his “Good Luck” comment to his IT people finding new jobs outside the company. Those of us left are: drowning in work, frustrated by no pay increases, no 401k matches, and clueless managers. Mercy... — read more 

Fawley new refinery manager's history is interesting. Turned Altona into terminal, and sold Augusta. Is Fawley next for the chop.....?

When my prospective employers call the 800 number to verify my employment with EM, why is it that HR (whoever you are) could not find my records? I am ending up sending my EM paystubs and W2's to my new employer. Other companies have automated and... — read more 

EM has turned the corner https://seekingalpha.com/article/4455303-exxon-mobil-has-turned-a-corner

Talk about playing into the company's hands! For as long as you're blaming each other for all the wrongs in the company, those who are truly responsible for everything that's wrong are laughing all the way to the bank. How hard is it to understand... — read more 

Exxon is inquiring about the age of job applicants for positions posted in the U.S. They’re doing this by asking about the citizenship of the applicant (irrelevant to the posted requisition), then asking what year citizenship was acquired... — read more 

Has anyone had any success hiring a professional resume writer or recruiting agency to help them find a job? I've been skeptical of hiring a resume writer, and feel like I've already crafted a pretty darn good one... but I've recently read some... — read more 

I just read that according to Gallup, the main three reasons why people are leaving their jobs are: Not seeing opportunities for development Not feeling connected to the company’s purpose Not having strong relationships at work Other than the... — read more 

How many of XOM employees use XOM gasoline and lubes in your vehicles? I have heard a couple of colleagues swearing and using Chevron gasoline claiming it give more mileage than XOM gasoline. If this is the case Techron seems to be better than... — read more