I keep getting dragged into so-called alignment meetings that reveal absolutely nothing. Hours upon hours of buzzwords and vague reassurance with no real clarity. It feels like they are delaying bad news and hoping we do not notice how nervous the... — read more
Texas and BTC - layoffs?
Most Spring employees between the age of 40 and 55 are dead weights and holding onto a capsizing vessel for their dear life as they know that they cannot find any other job and ExxonMobil is the only place where their BS existence gets tolerated... — read more
RE-ORG fatigue
How many re-orgs have you been through in the last 5 years?
Salary by CL
Anybody willing to share their base salary? Personally CL 28 upstream, ~$325k, yee 25.
January reorg
Does anyone have any insight on the reorganization that will be in January?
Offshoring
Currently, the U.S. levies no tax on U.S. firms’ overseas earnings as long as those profits remain overseas. That policy essentially encourages companies to reinvest their profits outside the U.S. And to give companies even more incentive to hire... — read more
Salary Bands Shifted Down
Lower for longer isn't just about the price of oil. It is the future of your compensation! Salary bands shifted down. Be prepared for years of compensation not keeping up with inflation. Apparently we are all overpaid so no raises!
Exxodus 2.0
Pathetic raises for everyone except hipos and executives. Let the exxodus begin
Exxonmobil Singapore future doesn't look great
Wonder if anyone still have faith for ExxonMobil Singapore future. The recent cut was very harsh and again a political game in the company. There are many whole day do nothing didnt get cut but there are ppl work damn hard get cut.. do you still like... — read more
Oil price fall turns up the heat on Big Oil's bloated payouts
By America Hernandez and Stephanie Kelly October 7, 2025 SUMMARY Current payouts unsustainable with oil below $80 a barrel Crude oil prices expected to continue falling Companies under pressure to cut debt Reduced buybacks and job cuts... — read more
What is the over/under bet on the number of site closures/divestments under Johns tenure as IOL CEO?
Upstream: Cold Lake, Kearl, Syncrude Downstream: Strathcona, Sarnia, Nanticoke, Terminals, Pipelines Chemical: Sarnia Or does it make more sense DW finally recommends to the EM board to buy the minority interest of IOL (30%)?
Opinion: Why Big Oil is panicking over accountability
Opinion by David Bookbinder. opinion contributor American consumers shouldn’t have to pay twice for the damage done by multinational oil and gas companies — once through the harm their products cause to our health and our planet, and again when... — read more
PIL PTO payout
Anyone receive their PTO payout yet? Was it a check or direct deposit?
Christmas Party waste
Another big party with no expense spared. Thanks Darren but I’d rather you save the money on the party and just give every Houston campus employee $200. Assuming $2M spend and 10,000 employees on campus.
Argentina vs. India
I'm genuinely wondering, our work is continuously outsourced to many countries with the bulk being to Argentina AND India, but India seems to bear most of the brunt and hate comments. Is it legit because Argentina does a better job than India? Or... — read more
What is our Layoff Package?
LCS here. Pretty nervous about the immediate future outlook for my group. Is the layoff package generally 3 months, or more or less? And if you find a job within that timeframe do you have to pay it back? Wasn’t with XOM back during the covid layoff... — read more
Btc strikes again
Everything down..... Wtg btc
What’s the salary range in CL27
Considering offer as an experienced technical staff member. Can you please mention the salary and YEE?
The BA takeover of Tax is complete and model for rest of corp
Tax management is ruthless. The income tax group used to be where a new hire can enter into the company and advance. Then they migrated work to BA. Then they brought over people from BA for jobs limiting opportunities for US employees. Those brought... — read more
Meanwhile in Midland and Carlsbad
Hard to believe some of the latest managers are long term employee and have no clue about the basics of the oil and gas industry. Instead of the old managers from just a few years ago who would be in the field shoulder to shoulder with us, we now... — read more
CL28 to 29
How long did it take you to move from CL28 to 29? How much of a pay increase did you see when promoted?
Is everybody in Polaris going to get laid off when it’s done
Really feels like Polaris is where you get moved if there is no position for you and you weren’t PiP. So after Polaris project ends, I’m guessing that means you’re cut. If you are average performer I’d be worried.
The Executives received their RSUs
225K for Darren. He’s got about 2 million shares now KAM is just disgusting to me. After 3 years already accumulated 645K RSUs. JPW and NAC both received 118K shares this year and each have about 1 million shares. It’s disgusting what goes to... — read more
JP Morgan Says Oil Prices Could Plunge Into $30s by 2027
By Michael Kern - Nov 24, 2025, 9:00 AM CST JP Morgan predicts the international crude benchmark, Brent, could drop into the $30s per barrel by 2027 due to an overwhelming market oversupply. Goldman Sachs forecasts the U.S. benchmark WTI Crude will... — read more
Liberation Day in France
Today marks the end of ExxonMobil's presence in France, with the change in control for all remaining assets owned by US major to North Atlantic. There will only remain a tiny commercial structure with less than 20 employees. Esso France is dead, long... — read more
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁🍽
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you on board. Being here last 2 months felt like I was part of the community and a family. All the best to all of you and your families.
Leadership mistakes are costing us
It feels like money disappears every quarter thanks to sloppy management decisions. A lot of the newer leaders just don’t have the experience to handle these situations, and it shows. Staff end up scrambling to cover mistakes that shouldn’t even be... — read more
Brought back after PIL
Has anyone ever been rehired after a PIL?
Surrounded by Incompetence
To those who are competent and actually know how to get things done: are you as sick and tired as I am of cleaning up all the messes and doing all the hard work as I am? Might be bearable if there was some recognition and reward for doing it but... — read more
Time for Canada to lose their EDOs
The Canadian EDO program needs to go. I have worked globally including in Canada and always put in more hours than 40. Never took an EDO in Canada and was never offered one outside of Canada. Get rid of all the people putting in minimal hours. I am... — read more
Crisis 2026-2030
The Monetary-Energy Singularity The article argues that the global economy is approaching an irreversible thermodynamic financial crisis between 2026 and 2030. The core claim is that there is a structural collision between rapidly expanding... — read more
Ranking is more about your role than performance
I have been with the company for decades and discovered that ranking is more about your role than anything else. I would love it if the corp would post ranking data in the data lake. The bias would be very easy to spot using data analytics tools.
Baytown Blue
Is dead. Half a billion down the toilet.
2026 Raises
When are they coming out? What % do you expect by performance group?
New role at XOM
I work at another major and saw a commercial analyst role in the M&A group. Does anyone have any insight if the culture in that group is as bad as the rest?
The state of Beaumont
I’d like to hear from current/former employees. I have an opportunity for a move to Beaumont but I’m not familiar with the site at all. Any information shared would be greatly appreciated.
I don’t trust our financials
With all the outsourcing, the system changes, replacement of experience, I see so many errors. Polaris is a disaster and people being rotated in and out who don’t know the process.