EM announced a target of 30% India, 30% Spring, and 30% sites. Hidden in those numbers are at least 30% of the people at Spring will be from India and 30% of people at sites will be from India. So real target is 50% of all EM employees will be... — read more 

Has anyone else noticed that for the past 2 years we have been making LESS money. It appears that our we-ponized ranking system is definitely paying dividends. A few more people in the PIP aught to do it. Let’s go ahead and run off our most... — read more 

A lot of interest in offshoring and visa fraud. Would be great to get a YouTuber to do an expose on what Exxon is doing. They could visit some hotels near to campus in the morning and see the huge number of Indians in business trips to Houston and... — read more 

Can I keep the 10% gas discount when I leave? If I set up the autopay to be from my bank account instead of my paycheck?

We are a team of six engineers. Last year, I got a great project I successfully delivered. This year, all but me were given projects and I feel like I am just slacking, doing the miscellaneous stuff. Nothing significant on my plate. Am I being... — read more 

Has anyone looked at their paystub for tomorrow and it shows 0?

This is eye opening and exactly whats happening. Outsourcing and offshoring jobs to India. https://youtu.be/IyimKb7Ku6I?si=Qufpqic5fLbb6vzu

I raised some concerns about my work environment and a toxic leader who isn't even my direct manager. Now I'm noticing that my tasks are being scrutinized more closely, and I'm worried that they might be building a case to put me on a performance... — read more 

Ok we're down to about a month and a half until the impending announcement. I'm sure someone who reads these has some details. What are you hearing? I suspect everything finance will be centralized to Houston (i.e. no teams at the refineries)

It’s a dirty game. They rank their own favorites at the top, then use those inflated rankings to hand them spotlight roles, visible projects, keynote slots, everything. And because those opportunities are handed to them on a silver platter, they get... — read more 

5/14/2026 12:00:00 PM Deal includes Chevron assets in Vietnam, Australia, Philippines, Malaysia Deal expected to close in 2027 Chevron divests Asian refining assets to streamline operations Eneos aims to boost overseas sales share to over 50% by... — read more 

While I appreciate your award‑winning lecture on separating work from life, let’s be real. Try it this way and see if you will be still so vocal about it. You’re spending your evenings finishing tasks late at night because your lazy coworker sends... — read more 

I hate XOM!! That is all!

Please stop sending unprepared or poorly matched representatives as the face of the team or organization to seminars and conferences (external events). It was embarrassing to watch our representative at the AIChE recruiting event struggle to... — read more 

I heard some people will always have ratings above VG. Is it the same as being hipo, or just protected (whatever that means)? Does that change often? What does one need to do in order to be in that pool?

Only PIPs?

Did the former Upstream CFO resign because the Finance 2.0 recommendation came back with a 50%+ layoff for the finance organization? Did he actually have morals and just couldn’t continue to work for XOM

I’m still new to ExxonMobil but I don’t know how our leaders think the actions they are taking don’t hurt our long term value. Short termism is very visible. The way good people are being treated is cruel and does not make us younger gen want to stay... — read more 

Only my second year to go through this process. I know what it stands for, but can’t seem to find anything on the intrawebs. Is it 3 months and you just up and leave that day? I thought I read here you may have to work during it? Sorry for the... — read more 

I realized there is no reward for trying hard. Arriving early and going home late is not noticed. Extra hours and effort aren’t noticed. Still trying so hard. There is no recognition or awareness of all you do. At best they will say something nice... — read more 

The title says it all and we know the truth. This mess of a company can be best described by toxic, dysfunctional, hostile, depressing to be around and bad for ones health. If it was a family it would be a toxic, dysfunctional one with violence and... — read more 

Ran into a colleague who was hired same time I was nearly 20 years ago and I considered to be a friend. He has a higher potential than I do. I was so sad to hear the way he was talking. Total disdain for workers. I guess he has become management.

Still debating whether this “feature” was installed during the North Carolina training workshop or long before that, but one thing’s clear: the pattern isn’t accidental. It’s baked in. 2022Barinaga v. ExxonMobil Chemical Company. Executive Arrest... — read more 

In a very small team somebody always ends up carrying the dead weight because the release dates do not move. I carried a complete slacker for a long time... everybody knew he was a slacker too mgmt t knew entire team knew and othing changed. the... — read more 

It is happening. Massive number of retirements and mid career employees leaving. Super wild to see.

Permian Resources or Diamondback or SM - take your pick but you are way better off with any of them than at the double cross!

Was it: • HR? • A task force? • Darren Woods? • A committee of frustrated supervisors who suddenly realized their 52–55-year-olds had stopped trembling in fear? I’m only asking because when the karmic boomerang eventually returns to sender, I’d like... — read more 

A trade secret is legally defined as confidential business information that gains economic value from not being generally known and is protected through reasonable efforts to keep it secret. In U.S. law, this definition is most clearly articulated in... — read more 

I walked away three months ago because I was tired of working sixty-hour weeks. I left my team in a tough spot, but I honestly don’t feel bad about it. I feel great. They created the mess that I kept fixing over and over again, and eventually I got... — read more 

In April, my PDS review was great. The meeting went well, and my manager even asked me to join him for lunch. He told me I had a great year. Two weeks later, they had the ranking meeting in May, and after that I noticed he was avoiding me in the... — read more 

Anything longer is just pouring energy into a dead end. Looks good on a resume, but don't expect a career or any real payoff.

I hear that XOM doesn’t like to carry the liability on their books of your pension after you leave. So if you leave after 5, 10, 15, 20 years and don’t reach 55 they offer you lump sum for your pension payment. Is this true? If so, what do those... — read more 

I used to believe that if I worked hard and stayed loyal, my manager would protect me. Then I got put on a PIP after my manager promised me I was safe. They don't have your back. They have their own back. Never forget that.

Suppose you make it to early retirement at 55 and still want to work elsewhere. Doesn’t the company have stipulations around not working for competitors after retirement? And aren’t there some big threats tied to that….like lost pension, lost... — read more 

Whenever this years anonymous survey comes out, let’s be honest and give bad ratings, no more good ratings just for sake of it

Is the Performance Harassment Cycle affectionately known as PIP administered fairly and equitably at XOM? Is PIP used as a method to legally remove dead wood 🪵 or is employed to stifle, marginalize and sabotage employees that are competent and... — read more 

Now that Pioneer employees have received the last of their retention bonus money the resignations are rolling in.

EM trading must su-k to lose this much money when all others are creaming. TGs leadership of Trading is equally bad to her leadership of HR where she systematically f’d the company for the long term. BP, Shell and the trading houses are all claiming... — read more 

LinkedIn is on fire for employees leaving EM. It’s not the 5year employees but the ‘after 20years I’ve decided to make the move’ employees. People who are vested in the betterment of EM but have had enough of the constant beatings, low morale and... — read more