Everyone should try this. It gives you much better insight into the ranking process. Rank your work group. Put people into the buckets. Meet the distribution. Pick your 8% to PIP. You have to meet the distribution. Where did you put yourself?... — read more 

So many comments on here about printing stuff to look busy. In my group management was always harping on us to print less. IT even has a dashboard where you can see how much you printed. They use it when people resign as well to make sure you aren’t... — read more 

People complain about Yammer on here. Show some initiative to make it what you think it should be or don’t join it. You can easily change the settings to turn off email notifications or create an outlook rule to auto trash them. You could also start... — read more 

This might not be a popular opinion here, but I am leaving (early retirement) bearing no ill will towards the company. I've spent more than three decades of my life here doing the job I love. Yes, things have changed over the years and not for the... — read more 

What is your read on this organization? Do most people in the company know it exists?

I know we all have to cut costs and we’ve seen them across the board like the 401K, project cuts etc. But what cost cutting have the MC made that impact them. They still have their corporate jets, they still have their Stock options, they still have... — read more 

Been with the company 8yrs and recently received an offer from another company for a similar role (remote) with a 20% pay increase. But no pension. Part of me wants to stay at XOM and stay the course. Anyone one have luck bringing this scenario... — read more 

There is no introduction needed. He's a man of shares and waste. And he carries the weight of the whole EM on his shoulders. Straddling the rock in carbon chains. And it is hefty - though much less so than the original. EM. Bros - he's... — read more 

I supervise a large group, hybrid with people in Houston and remote support. This morning I feel physically sick to my stomach after the ranking session yesterday. We didn’t finish so i had to go again today but my body was: no. Awful feeling... — read more 

I can't believe the type of people placed in "NI" during my assessment session yesterday. They are trying to get rid of certain folks by all means. Goodluck and continue looking for opportunities

Heard thru the grapevine that I’m probably on the PIP list. What sucks is that there’s a couple of older guys in our group who are not even close to my skill level. I’ve been told that they’re NRE and therefore pretty much untouchable. Why is... — read more 

The crazy and most frustrating thing is that we have zero positive articles or news coverage ever. Agree we are an oil and gas company and will always be hated a certain section, but look at the recent activity. There is a clear lack of ethics and... — read more 

String rumors circulating that there will be no PIL offered to the unfortunate 8% in the 2021 crosshairs. PIP or GTFO. NOW! And don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Guess the pittance it cost them to give a whopping 3 months of pay to longterm... — read more 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobeccles/2021/05/18/dear-exxonmobil-i-see-a-bad-moon-rising-for-you/?sh=6260b1740cbf

Has anyone figured out how to vote the white card in their savings plan? Not looking for a debate on blue vs. white...expect everyone can make up their own mind, simply looking to understand 'how' to actually vote on shares held in that account?

Energy Transition Creates $14 Trillion Cloud of Uncertainty for Oil and Gas Despite stark warnings made earlier this week by the IEA, analysts with consultancy Wood Mackenzie said even a rapidly transitioning world needs oil and gas supply for... — read more 

Engine No. 1 Issues Message to ExxonMobil Shareholders ***Engine #1's 19 May 2021 response to XOM is much larger than the 9000 characters that TheLayoff.com allows. The entire response to XOM claims can be read on BusinessWire.com at the... — read more 

BlackRock's climate views put it center stage in Exxon boardroom fight By Jennifer Hiller, Ross Kerber Source: Reuters 5 MIN READ HOUSTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - Top asset manager BlackRock could determine the outcome of a proxy fight between... — read more 

So interesting we were able to find millions of dollars stuffed under the mattress to fight the proxy fight but can’t find any money to pay the 401k match

I've been a mud engineer nigh on 20 years. You push things down or you let them up. You keep a balance. Now I see that the company spends 35 million dollars to win the proxy vote. And only 1 million dollars on this Layoff site. That is... — read more 

I have and continue to have a successful career at ExxonMobil. I am concerned the company is slowly dying / best days are past and am considering changing to the electric power industry (wind/solar/etc). I have two recruiters interested from well... — read more 

We are being cleaned up, downsized, right sized, offshored mostly to India, polished, on a very tight CAPEX/OPEX budget, cleaning up the balance sheet, and no new major projects on the horizon. Not to turn this company around for a new, improved, we... — read more 

Given how meticulous ExxonMobil typically is with analyzing all possible risk scenarios, do you think they will have a contingency plan ready if DW is not re-elected to the Board next Wednesday? Or would such a scenario be inconceivable in their... — read more 

Allegations of bad behavior coming now that Bill is divorcing his wife. Do we have a similar culture of bad behavior towards women at EM?

Do you comment on your managers posts? Tell them they are great leaders and you are grateful to be working under their vision? Remember our managers, VPs and CEO are the hardest working people on the planet. Make sure they feel appreciated! =) ... — read more 

https://qz.com/2010367/exxon-just-lost-its-most-important-excuse-for-new-oil-drilling/

What will our future look like? Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/radical-change-needed-reach-net-zero-emissions-iea-2021-05-18/

Massive Covid outbreaks on several offshore facilities in Guyana. Message from leadership is keep operating. No regard for health of employees or contractors.

I think I would have been perfectly okay working from office had I not just spent a year working from home. I wouldn't have known how much the extra time lost in commute means, I wouldn't have known how much easier it is to concentrate without the... — read more 

Exxon: “We saw very encouraging results from the first quarter and want to thank our employees for that” Also exxon: “Because of business results, we are requiring all Houston area employees to return to the office.“ Which one is it?

Doing everything other than much work. Walking around showing my face to management, talking with coworkers, taking a long lunch. And best of all... reading and posting on this board while back in the office getting paid for it. I'm doing the bare... — read more 

Management seems to finally realize there is an attrition problem. I can see they want to address it somehow, but relating to employees doesn’t seem to be their strong suit. In all earnestness, what would you need to hear in order to decide to... — read more 

Ok ladies and gents. I'm about to retire soon so I want to help out as many of you as I can. If you want to survive PIP for all time do the following: Power walk! Make sure you are seen! Walk around the office telling everyone you are glad... — read more 

We don't have enough employees to do what needs to be done. With all the layoffs and attrition, we are chronically understaffed. There is always a line right out the door as a result, which only worsens the problem. XOM needs to go on a hiring spree... — read more 

Hallway talk was at least our VP still takes anonymous slido questions. Then came this month’s meeting and guess what? Looks like we were too hard on him last month because anonymous option has been removed. Bad move VP. You just lost the one talking... — read more 

ExxonMobil is the greatest single-use plastic waste polluter in the world, contributing 5.9m tonnes to the global waste mountain, concludes the analysis by partners including Wood Mackenzie, the London School of Economics and Stockholm Environment... — read more 

what does uis/cds really do? looks like a bunch of non-playing captions and baby sitters and very few worker-bees. i also heard that some senior technical guy boasts of being a technical author whilst he actually wrote a book about developing a toy... — read more 

The quote of the day. Yammer ready. Confetti on the creator's desk, though of course his supervisor will take the credit. External consultants are running this company now. DW never lost power that winter day, guaranteed, but he thought for a... — read more